Priceline Hotel: 5* London (Mayfair-Soho) Grosvenor House

[Winterpeg]

Hi Everyone:

First post on the board. I have used both Priceline and Hotwire before but your board is so full of useful information that I had to join and contribute. I would most likely use Priceline and bid for a room on this occassion.

We need a room (5Star) for my wife and I in the Soho/Mayfair area of London. We would be arriving September 13th, 2009 for 5 nights and the question that I have is:

How far in advance should I book for this stay? September is the beginning of a slower season, so your advice is appreiated.

I noticed a few persons had gotten the JW Marriott Grovenor House for about $155 plus tax in July would be acceptable. I would start lower because of the non summer season.

Thanks in advance and I will definetely use the "tabbs" for the Priceline site from this site.

Winterpeg

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

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[paulieuk]

The retail prices for September are very high as I've been discovering in my quest for accommodation for my in-laws who are visiting.

Bids are being rejected for 14-17 September and 23-25 September in the often accepted ranges in a variety of zones.

A friend who works for Accor (owners of Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure etc) says "sept is really busy in London - dont believe what you read in the paper about london hotels - business is rocking ..."

[brianc_li]

September is the beginning of a slower season.

Don't know where you got that information from. September is arguably (along with May) the busiest month of the year in London. (Also Paris and Amsterdam that I know of, probably many more). Business tourism is back in full swing by then and there are still a lot of regular tourists around. Also, with the pound being so weak against the euro at present there are a lot of visitors from the mainland.

[Winterpeg]

Hi Everyone:

I just did my first attempt at bidding for a 5 Star in Soho/Mayfair and I started with $125 per night and ended up getting the JW Marriott Grosvenor House for $149 a night for 5 nights for a total of $875.98 all taxes included.

I used the PRICELINE link and will update the calender with those numbers.

Happy Bidding:

Winterpeg

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nicely done! Hope you're happy with the results and your first successful PRICELINE bidding experience was a good one!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.