Priceline Hotel: London Bidding Help

[wireprice]

Hi,

I'm new to priceline, but I understood the whole system and I love it :)

We need a hotel in London from 5/11/10 - 5/14/10 (3 nights). But the problem is we are 3 people.

The hotel should be central and "cheap". I don't know if I should book 2 rooms, or check the triple rooms on hotwire (which are damn expensive).

So, is it possible to stay 3 nights for around 400$? I know that the hotels in London are quite bad, so I don't think 3* hotels would fit...

What should I do?

Thanks,

wp

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

PRICELINE only guarantee a room for two adults. That could mean one bed. Is this a risk you're willling to take? or do want to bid for two rooms?

If you go with HOTWIRE can you search for a room that guarantees a room for 3 guests.

Let us know how we can help you further.

Yellowdog.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[wireprice]

Welcome to BetterBidding :)

Thanks :o

PRICELINE only guarantee a room for two adults. That could mean one bed. Is this a risk you're willling to take? or do want to bid for two rooms?

I don't think that the hotel would let 3 ppl go into one doublebed room...

So I want to bid for two rooms. Any Idea in which steps should I bid?

If you go with HOTWIRE can you search for a room that guarantees a room for 3 guests.

Yeah, I tried it, and got just really expensive rooms. :/

Let us know how we can help you further.

Is the price of 400$ realistic? And in which steps should I bid?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Sure, I think its only fair when you helping me that I have to use your link helping you :)

Thanks,

wp

[yellowdog]

That would be $65/night and room.

The board needs to know what zone you're willing to stay in to help you? After we knowthe zone is it easier to tell what you can do with your budgett.

Yellowdog.

[wireprice]

These zones would be nice to save some tube travel time and money:

- Mayfair - Soho

- Bloomsbury - Marble Arch

- Westminster

These are OK:

- Notting Hill - Bayswater

- The City and London Bridge

This one too, but I dont like the south area of this zone :/ There is no tube...

- Kensington - Earls Court - Knightsbridge

Thanks very much,

wp

[yellowdog]

I have to ask you. Are really willing to stay in 2* hotel in Bayswater, Soho etc? I'm a positive guy but the hotels are dumps! And trust me when i say dumps.

I think you should do some research about the reported hotel for the zones before you start bidding. You budgett is not realistic for a decent hotel in the Center parts of London this time.

Yellowdog.

[wireprice]

I have to ask you. Are really willing to stay in 2* hotel in Bayswater, Soho etc? I'm a positive guy but the hotels are dumps! And trust me when i say dumps.

I think you should do some research about the reported hotel for the zones before you start bidding. You budgett is not realistic for a decent hotel in the Center parts of London this time.

Yellowdog.

Yeah, I heard that the hotels in London are bad. I was last year in a 3* Hotel which had the standard of a 1,5* hotel...

Okay, which budget would be realistic for a 4* in those areas?

(Or, let me say, I found (in a normal way) a travelodge for about 400$ (triple room). Is there a chance to get something better (for about 100$ more?))

Thanks,

wp

[yellowdog]

Okay, which budget would be realistic for a 4* in those areas?

Do you mean 2 PRICELINE 4* rooms?

Let's do this the other way. How much is you max budgett/night and room for a 3* and 4* on PRICELINE?

Yellowdog.

[wireprice]

Do you mean 2 PRICELINE 4* rooms?

Let's do this the other way. How much is you max budgett/night and room for a 3* and 4* on PRICELINE?

Yellowdog.

Okay, there are Travelodge family rooms (3 Beds), which cost 400$ for our whole stay. That means 130$ per Room (actually one) per Night. If one compares it with a 2-Room solution it costs 65$ per "Room" per Bed.

Now, I want to spent some more money, about 80$ per Room per Night. Do I have some chances to get 2 rooms better than travelodge?

I dont know if a 3* hotel is good enough in London. Travelodge is better than a 3* hotel there, or am I wrong?

So, 80$ per Room per Night for a 4*... Possible?

Thanks,

wp

[yellowdog]

Travelodge is better than a 3* hotel there, or am I wrong?

I have no clue about Travelodge.

80$ per Room per Night for a 4*... Possible?

My guess would be $120-$135/room/night + tax and fee for your 3 first preferrd zones.

And with some luck maybe $90-$105 for a 3* room/night + tax and fee for your 3 first preferrd zones.

Yellowdog.

[WillTravel]

Which Travelodge are you looking at? There are only a couple that I consider to be in convenient locations, and a few more that would be tolerable in terms of location.

Keep in mind some typical restrictions with Travelodge: they either do not store luggage or charge to do so, they will not allow early check-ins. I would try to find out what the deal is with the Travelodge in question.

As for the quality of the Travelodge, I wouldn't expect 3* quality, but check the reviews on www.tripadvisor.com as they do differ.

I would expect 3 adults to find a Travelodge room to be a very tight squeeze.