Priceline Hotel: Venice - 12/23-12/25 - Advice Please

[phani]

Hi,

I need a hotel in Venice. I would like to stay close to city center as this is our first trip there. We will then be travelling from Venice to Florence to Rome to Amsterdam back to the states.

City: Venice

Dates: 12/23 to 12/25

occupancy: Double

Minimum Star rating: 3

Maximum bid $ 125

Zones: Close to City center

Can any of you please help and give suggestions on how to bid and get a good deal.

Thanks and Go Blue

Phani

[WillTravel]

Are you sure you want to bid that much?

I took a look at HotelClub.net and saw deals like this one:

Eden Hotel (a 3* and well-located in the Cannaregio district), with either a double or a twin, and breakfast included, for 60 Euros per night.

[phani]

You are correct, I think I might be able to get a 3* for a lower price. Can you recommend how much I need to bid to get a 4* in central venice. The median retail price in priceline is $338 for a 4* and $304 for 3*.

My total budget for a 9 night stay in Europe is around 1K. In your opinion do you think I will find good accomodation for this budget. My Travel agent recommended the following for Venice. Are these any better than the Eden hotel you recommended?

Kette- 3* - $175 per night

Albergo All Angelo- 3* $175 per night

San Julian- $175 per night (googled it but could not find the star rating)

Rialto- (4* I think) $190 per night

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Can you recommend how much I need to bid to get a 4* in central venice.

You should try to find the best deal you can thru the non-opaque services... then base your maximum bid as some percentage of that figure. Once you determine a maximum bid we will be in a better position to offer a bidding strategy for you to follow.

[WillTravel]

With Priceline bidding, you give up a choice of location. If you stick to the Venice Island zone (and don't choose the mainland options), then I think your location will be OK, if not ideal.

It's hard to compare those hotels, because I haven't stayed at them. I suggest looking at the reviews on TripAdvisor and on venere.com . Note that the star rating does not necessarily indicate how nice the hotel is.

I did stay at this one a few years ago (a 3*):

http://www.laforcolahotel.com/ - and I found a cheap rate for it through Octopustravel.com and I liked it very much . But it did have a quirky shower and bidet.