Priceline Hotel: 4* London (Finsbury-Islington) Hilton Islington

[wishful]

Got this hotel on my third bid, happy (extremely) with the price and location.

Bid 5* Soho just as a lark - $70

Added 4* because I knew I didn't want to put in for all the free rebids for a 5* and added Marble Arch - $75

Added Islington - $80

The bad thing this is I put in the wrong dates, I needed a room from 10/29-10/31 and when the bid was confirmed and it asked me if I wanted to extend my stay, it said no rooms were available for 10/30-10/31.

If I look up this hotel on Hotwire is it pretty sure I will get this hotel again? What does anyone think of me just bidding for a 4* in Islington for my extra night, how likely is it I would get this same hotel? It's really important that we don't need to switch hotels on Tuesday as we plan to be out starting at 6am for a day trip and can't come back to check out and move our luggage and don't want the hassle of checking out at 5am and going to anther hotel to store our luggage until we return.

Moderator, feel free to move to run of the house or "stupid bidding tricks" or "check the dates AGAIN" sections :)

Thanks,

Wishful

[thereuare]

If I look up this hotel on HOTWIRE is it pretty sure I will get this hotel again?

What are the amenities shown to be associated with the hotel you're being offered on HOTWIRE?

What does anyone think of me just bidding for a 4* in Islington for my extra night, how likely is it I would get this same hotel?

Slim, given that you were rejected on your "add a nite" attempt and that no counter-offer was made.

You could store your bags as the hotel during the day, retrieve them when you return in the evening and then check-in to your new hotel. What is the rate for the remaining nite direct from the Hilton website? How much would you pay for the same hotel?

[wishful]

Things are in a bit of a tizzy right now - got lucky with my Paris bids - so I may just take what I can get for London and bid for another night elsewhere, but I think I will just go on Priceline everyday and click on "Extend Your Stay" as that link is always there and see what happens.

FYI, I won the Islington Hilton and to my recollection did not bid on The City zone, but the Islington Hilton is listed on the hotel list here and elsewhere as in The City zone, so that just adds to the minor confusion for me :)

[thereuare]

I think I will just go on Priceline everyday and click on "Extend Your Stay" as that link is always there and see what happens.

You can only try the 'extend your stay option' once.

[darioc]

I stayed at this hotel a few weeks ago. They let me check out at 2pm without charge, after that is 10 pounds per hour.

In my experience with priceline some hotels will exdend your stay at the same price if you call them direct.

[wishful]

You can only try the 'extend your stay option' once.

Really? When I go to "View my trips" and then click on my trip it shows two links, one at the top and one right above the info I cut and pasted and it says "Happy with your hotel? Extend your stay!" Darn, I was keeping my fingers crossed. I'll try what the other poster said and call the Hilton Islington, but in looking at room dates and prices, the room rates have gone up to $500+ a night starting the 30th from their usual $300 a night, so possibly there's a convention or something.

All in all, heck I'll be in London, so I guess it won't matter :)

[thereuare]

From the priceline website, current as of this writing:

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