celedon

Thanks Blueskies for weighing in. Won Crown Plaza Heathrow at first bid of $60.

:) Oops, posted in wrong place. Last time I looked Heathrow was in London. celedon

I'm planning to bid $60 for the above. (unless you advise otherwise.) I notice TOBB bidders have won at that price and my objective is to get a hotel lined up quickly-- Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to hit Halifax and I'm a bit afraid of a power outage. (Leaving to begin trip on the Sept 23) My ceiling for a 4* would be $65. I know Luton would be rebid zone. But then given circumstances maybe I shoud go straight to bidding on 3* if the 4* $60 bid did not go through. The URL for savings barn is still good I take it. Merci. Celedon

Bid accepted for Copthorne Tara Kensington. Was hoping for the Millennium Gloucester but at least it is cheap and in Kensington! Some of the reviews bring Fawlty Towers to mind. I must bring my sense of humour and a flashlight. Thanks everyone. Your Offer Price: $81.00 Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 2 Subtotal: $162.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $37.33 Total Charges: $199.33 Previous bid of $70 rejected.

I tried the $70 Kensington bid suggested by WillTravel and got the following message. "If you are willing to raise your price by $22, you can try the same request again right now." I don't know what this is telling me except the obvious. I leave it to better tea leaf readers than me. In my previous post, was I clear enough to point a way to a strategy?

Thank you for all this great advice. (If anyone ever needs infomration on Nova Scotia, I'm your gal) First of all WillTravel, I set off to make my Kensington bid and got bogged down in the search for the Savings Barn URL. Found it this am with all the other messages from iwitche, kayess and thereuare. Wrote a response, lost it somehow. So my number one objective is inexpensive in Kensingon. If need be, I could put up with a bit more luxury in Mayfair but we are not going to the theatre and will likely content ourselves with walking tours (which muster at Tube stations) and early nights. So I think Kensington, Mayfair, Westminster, and since we are staying over a weekend, City may be called into play. Thanks once again. You are so helpful!

Acceptable zones are Kensington, Mayfair and Westminster. Limit will be $110. Let the excitement begin! (No rush though, I appreciate the demands on your time.)

Merci, WillTravel!

Yes, I can see the Thistle Bloomsbury is not a crowd pleaser. Thanks for pointing that out. Perhaps Westminster might be a replacement zone for Bloomsbury?

Can anyone explain the $10 bonus for me?

Thanks Thereuare. I think my zones are Kensington, Mayfair and Bloomsbury. I'm hoping to get a Kensington hotel for $85 ish. (Not how it works, I know, but it's a nice thought. ) Top bid at about $110 perhaps and if that doesn't work out, will consider staying at an airport hotel. Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

We're going to have a siblings reunion in Europe--some of us are in Canada; some in Australia so it seemed like a stellar idea to meet in Italy! But, first, two of us would like to visit London, en route, and turn to BB for some bidding advice--also stellar! From what I've read a 4* in Kensington would seem central and reasonably priced. I notice that South Bank is the only rebid. Others seem to use Mayfair and Bloomsbury in the bidding process. Will later be bidding a Heathrow airport hotel for return. I'm bidding early because I'll be off line from mid June to mid Sept. (But if need be I could find a site.) Much obliged for any and all advice.

The bad news is that my friends' trip fizzled. The good news is that I am always singing the praises of betterrbidding.com! Hope that makes up for taking up your time. Oh, and the reason I couldn't find the MTE hotel is because it was going to be a two night stay; I should have described the dates to you as Mar 25-27. Thanks, once again. Azzever, Celedon

I can't find theunidentified 4*hotel for $180. What area is it in?

The boutique hotel is 3.5* in Midtown Central.