Priceline Hotel: 4* London (The City - FD) Crowne Plaza - The City

[gcap05]

I've been trying various bids for a two-night stay in London. Checking in on 12/16th and checking out on 12/18th. Tried both 4* and 5* hotels in Mayfair/soho. The lowest counter-offer I could get was $190. THere have been no counter offers for a 4*.

I've noticed elsewhere on this board that people have been getting 4* hotels in London for around $100. I did offer that but nothing has been accepted.

Any tips of how to improve my chances without significantly increasing the bid? I am willing to go up to $140 per night. (Btw, I did try $140 but no offers)

Thanks in advance.

[gcap05]

FINALLY won a bid with an "unfamiliar" hotel (i.e., not sure if this has been reported in this forum's hotel list). I think I probably overbid :)

Here's the info:

4* London $120 - Crowne Plaza London - The City

Same dates.

[gcap05]

One more note:

Just looked up the regular rate at this hotel from the hotel's website for the same dates. I've basically received a 60% discount.

Expedia doesn't even list the hotel as an option.

Hoping it's a good one.

:)

[thereuare]

Glad you were successful.

Did you accomplish this by adding a zone that you previously didn't? What bid was rejected before the above $120 was accepted?

Thank you for posting and adding this property to our list. Here are some REVIEWS of this hotel.

Enjoy your stay and time in London.

[gcap05]

My bids for $100, 105, 110 were all rejected. I just decided to bump it up to $120.

I took the risk of picking areas that were "unlikely" to have a 4* in order to rebid but I did observe something very strange. The system randomly allowed me to try my bid immediately without changing anything. That was weird.