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

[jackstar]

Hi,

I'm hoping you guys can assist with my dilemma..

I will be arriving in London in April and will be roughly staying for 4-5 nights, i understand most areas are accessible by the tube but because of the limited time i have there i would prefer to be right in the heart of most 'tourist' sites ( if thats possible).

More than happy to spend up to $140-$180usd for a ( 4-5 star hotel), can anyone suggest areas i should look at?.

I have had a look in areas such as Mayfair & Westminister but am still unsure which is a better location.

Appreciate everyone's help

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please provide your dates of travel and we will be happy to suggest some options on how to proceed.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchase.

[jackstar]

Hi.

I will require 4 nights in London and will be traveling in April

[AaronJB]

Please provide the exact dates so that we can research availability and date-specific prices. Thank you.

[Romelle]

jackstar,

Which part of London is "better" for a visitor really depends on what the person likes to do. Museums, bars, shopping, plays, music, historical sites, gardens, zoos, people watching, ??

I think you would help yourself, and help others help you if you compiled a list of things you wanted to do in your 4 or 5 London days.

golondon.about.com/od/thingstodoinlondon/tp/top10attraction.htm has the top 10 tourist attractions in London. It should get you started.

There are other good lists too, and wonderful guide books for free in your local library.

Then find a map of London, and mark your choices on it. I'm reasonably sure that will help you define which area is best for you personally. Or areas. Quite a few of your choices will likely cluster in one area, or perhaps two adjacent areas.

There are also web sites more into tourist discussions - Fodors, Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor and even the World section of FlyerTalk.

This site sometimes gets into visitor advice, but it's strength is helping you get a good rate on a hotel (or car rental or air ticket) after you've already figured out where you want to stay. There often is an awareness of things that will fill hotels in an area at certain times - conventions, holidays - so dates are needed to work through that problem.

Romelle

[HarperMAF]

I highly reccomend staying near the US Embassy. We stayed at Marriott Grosvenor House last summer (found on here via PRICELINE) and it was really incredible. It's in Mayfair, which is in London's top three neighborhoods. It's really perfect for whatever you might have in mind.

[WillTravel]

I agree the Mayfair zone is best suited to what you want. Also keep Hotwire in mind, because you can more specifically target your hotel, so it might be a better choice in your case.

If your budget were lower, or you fail to succeed in Mayfair for some reason, the Bloomsbury zone (which includes a bit that is not Bloomsbury) would be my second choice.

If you stick to these two zones, and 4* or higher, you are very unlikely to get a lousy or poorly-located hotel (in my opinion).

[jackstar]

Hi,

Can someone please help me identify the 4 star London hotel in the Kensington - Earls Court area on the dates 2nd of April 2010 - Tuesday 6th April.

4 star London - Kensington

Thanks

[jackstar]

hi folks,

5 star London - Mayfair SOHO

Can anyone help me identify the 5 star hotel for London on Priceline for the dates 2nd of April - 6th April 2010.

Mayfair - Soho area.

Thanks

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.

For help with the above properties, please include the amenities that HOTWIRE associates with each.

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

[jackstar]

Hi,

On the Hotwire website the amenities for the 5 star Mayfair Soho are as per below:

Fitness Center,

Restaurants

High speed internet access

Spa Services

Sorry i am new to this but i'm looking into bidding for the hotel on Priceline, does Hotwire offer the same hotels but instead without the bidding option?.

( just want to make sure i provide the right amenities),

Thanks

[yellowdog]

jackstar

Sorry i am new to this but i'm looking into bidding for the hotel on Priceline, does Hotwire offer the same hotels but instead without the bidding option?.

HOTWIRE and PRICELINE are two diffrent services. Looking at HOTWIRE don't mean that you will get the same hotel at PRICELINE If you're trying to target a specific property then HOTWIRE can often be a better option if you're successfully able to identify it based upon the star rating and amenities shown before your purchase... the trade-off is that HOTWIRE usually costs a little more than PRICELINE, so you need to decide what is most important to you for a given stay, the lowest possible price OR the ability to take an educated guess as to the property you may receive.

Do you want to go with PRICELINE or HOTWIRE? If you're set on PRICELINE is there no need to start ID hotels on HOTWIRE.

Just post if you have any further questions.

Yellowdog.

[jackstar]

Thanks Yellowdog for your response.

I'd prefer PRICELINE for my London hotel and am keen on bidding for the 5 Star Grosvenor Hotel A JW Marriott, is there a way to identify the hotels on PRICELINE?.

[yellowdog]

No, you can't bid on a specific hotel when using PRICELINE. You need to be willing to stay at any 5* in the zone you're bidding at.

All reported hotels for London can be found in this link: Priceline London Hotels

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

Yellowdog.

[jackstar]

Hi guys,

This is my first bid on priceline and am excited!. Have placed a bid of $105.00 to start off in London Mayfair for a 5 star hotel for the 2nd of April to the 6th April.

Obviously this was rejected and i've read i can rebid only if i change the zone....Can anyone assist me?.

Definitely want to stay in the Mayfair area..after reading the bidding strategy am i best to select the Bloomsbury Arch area since they do not have a 5 star rating hotel in that location?

[jackstar]

hi guys have put in a rebid of $115.00 for the Bloomsbury Marble Arch area but was rejected

Should i just wait 24 hrs and place another bid?

[Romelle]

There are lots of instructions for "free rebidding" if you search on that. But for a very short course, all you have to do is just use zones in which there are NO 5*s. And you determine this by looking at Priceline and checking and unchecking the boxes just before you bid (it can change).

For London, you should discover there are 5 free rebid zones at the 5* level, so you can squeeze in a few more bids today.

If you want to get really fancy, later you can study up on using permutations of these free zones to get even more bids.

Romelle

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.

2x

You can read about re-bidding here: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained

PLEASE confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding. If you read the above thread and are confused just post back and we'll break it down further for you.

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

[jackstar]

hi guys,

i have now used up all my free bid options and my current bid is sitting at $138.00. I was hoping to pick up the 5 star Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair for under $140usd as some people on the forum have been fortunate enough to get winning bids around $128usd.

How should i proceed and is my bids unrealistic due to the dates i have selected ( 2/04-6/04/10 - Easter weekend)?

[yellowdog]

I don't belive that you're that far away at $138. I would keep going in $5 steps using your free zones.

But if you would like to get help with a bidding strategy so please post your budget/night, zone(s) you're willing to stay in and the rating for the hotel.

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

Good luck!

Yellowdog.

[jackstar]

Hi Yellowdog,

Appreciate your help..I have now used up all all my free zone bids.

What is the best process now?. Can i rebid in another 24 hours? or can i start all over again?.

Thanks

[MadFlyer]

You do have the many combinations of 2, 3 or 4 zones together in london, but it does take time.

As that is the Easter holiday weekend, I do not imagine that 5 star hotels that cater heavily to business clientelle will fill up, so you are not really in a hurry.

I note that the Intercontinental has a prepaid of

[yellowdog]

jackstar

if you don't have any zones left must you wait 24h to bid again.

Yellowdog.

[thereuare]

Is the Mayfair-Soho zone the only zone you're currently bidding? If you let us know your maximum bid we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

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

[jackstar]

Hi,

Yes Definitely prefer and want to stay at Mayfair and max bid will be $140usd

Thanks!