Priceline Hotel: 4* Berlin (Tiergarten-Kufuerstendamm) Maritim Hotel Berlin

[mgoes]

After seeing that some people were getting a couple of the hotels where I was interested in staying, I thought I'll take the plunge and try Priceline again. I've had both good and bad luck with hotel bidding in the past, but I wanted to save $...

Here's my result:

First try: 5 star in Tiergarten - Kufuerstendamm for $60, fail.

2nd try: 5 star adding East for $65, fail.

3rd try: Added 4 star for $68, awarded Maritim Hotel Berlin. Checked the prices through the hotel online and it was going for $172 a night.

Dates: Berlin May 22-25, 2 rooms

I'm happy with the price, but very unsure about the hotel. That's my only worry that it is far from everything despite being in the Tiergarten - Kufuerstendamm area. Also hotel reviews say that it's a conventioneer hotel that is busy and overcrowded...and in an area you can't get to public transportation from...really doesn't sound like a real 4 star to me.

Is there anyway to dispute the star rating of a hotel with Priceline. When I was looking before bidding on their site, I saw nothing of this place and didn't expect them to consider a 4 star as that sort of quality.

[thereuare]

Welcoem to BetterBidding!

Thank you for sharing your results with the board and helping us add this property to the Priceline Hotel List.

You can try challenging the star rating, although it can often be difficult to do so (a little easier with HOTWIRE), and while i don't know this hotel, i think you'll have an uphill battle... Tripadvisor rates it 5*, Expedia 4.5*, and Orbitz 4*... so i suspect the star rating is fairly accurate (or at least not overrated)

It would be appreciated if you used the requested PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your future travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[mgoes]

Thank you. I will use the link for future bookings. Just getting started with this upcoming trip!

Hopefully the hotel will be better than the reviews I read, but I was looking on the maps and found there really is no easily accessible public transit...something I thought would not be a problem in Berlin.

[thereuare]

Call/email the hotel and ask what your options are to get to the center of the city (or wherever else you intend to go)

[mgoes]

Will do!

Now I'm trying to figure out Prague and rental cars. I'll use your links! And post my results once I get my courage up to try bidding.

[WillTravel]

Use the Berlin Transit Planner:

http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/Bvg/Start

You are within a few hundred meters of several transit stops.