Priceline Hotel: 4* London (The City-London Bridge) Mercure London Bankside

[funkymonkee]

Hi

I was bidding on a 4 star hotel in London for a few nights at the end of July. I was deciding on the areas to try and bid for and was torn between Kensington-Earls court area and The City-Tower Bridge area. I didn't really want to stay in Westminster or Mayfair. I ended up choosing The City/Tower Bridge area because it seemed as though the 4* hotels there were a little nicer (Crowne Plaza/Hilton) and there was less chance of getting the lower end 4* that are in the Kensingtion area (Holiday Inns / Copthorne Tara).

I placed my first bid at $85, just above the $80 which I was told (in the priceline red box) would have little to no chance of being accepted. The $85 was rejected and I decided to wait a day and bid again instead of adding a new area. The next day i bid $90 and this was accepted. The hotel I was given was the Mercure London City Bankside. I didn't remember seeing this hotel and thought that it was a new addition. However, when I went back to better bidding I realized that it was there as a 3*. Apparently it has recently been upgraded to 4*. I was rather disappointed by this and was hoping for a better grab. The hotel seems fine based on trip advisor reviews, but really appears to be a no frills place and probably should be a 3* hotel. I will post after my visit and update. The thing that really got me was that if I went directly to the hotel site I could have gotten the equivalent deal through a summer sale promotion they were offering. Oh well thems the breaks

Details

first bid $85 - rejected

second bid (24 hours later) $90 - accepted

Mercure London City Bankside75/79 Southwark Street

London, SE1 0JA

44 20 7902 0800

July 31st - August 2nd

Total $216.74 (USD) ($90 a night plus taxes and service fees)

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your results with the board and helping us update the Priceline Hotel List with the new star rating for this property.

Can you please add a reply to this thread with the dates of your stay so we can enable this purchase to appear in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[funkymonkee]

Mercure London City Bankside (4 Star - new rating)

London City-Tower Bridge Region

Two nights 31/7/09 - 2/8/09

$90

[AaronJB]

Thanks for the follow-up.