Priceline-I can't believe it worked for me!
Aug 21st, 2007, 05:02 PM
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Priceline-I can't believe it worked for me!
I'm not a Priceline person, but with hotels in Frankfurt soooo expensive during the International Auto Show Expo, I thought I would give it a try. I got the Movenpick 4* for $188.40 for two double rooms. I searched Movenpick's website and the cheapest room available is 319€. Sounds unbelievable..I hope it's okay. Even the 2* Ibis is 179€ per night.
Aug 21st, 2007, 05:29 PM
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That's great. Less than $100 per room per night. I've used priceline twice for Zurich and with taxes & fees, less than $100 per night for a 4*.
Congratulations. You don't have to worry about the currency fluctuation since everything is prepaid in $$$.
Congratulations. You don't have to worry about the currency fluctuation since everything is prepaid in $$$.
Aug 21st, 2007, 05:30 PM
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I've found quite a few great deals with Priceline in the last couple of years. Just to name a few: Only 2 weeks ago I got the 4* Sheraton LAX for $77 plus tax. Last year I got the 4* Thistle Marble Arch in London for $60 plus tax. Once you get started with Priceline you will be a fan for life. Congrats and welcome to the club. 
Aug 21st, 2007, 05:38 PM
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Yup, sometimes Priceline's incredible. The last time I used it I got 4 nights for 4 of us in a Crowne Plaza hotel in the Bahamas for $1400, airfare included.
I hated the Bahamas, but at that price, who cared?
I hated the Bahamas, but at that price, who cared?
Aug 21st, 2007, 05:54 PM
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Oh, don't get me started....the Bahamas actually scared me. I mean, I am the world's most eager, mellow, I'll-love-anything traveler. Except when there's absolutely nothing to love or be of interest. I swear I researched the hell out of that destination, and OK, we did have a nice visit to some famous gardens somewhere and some underground waterfall, but oh please....even the beaches were gross...and the food...as I said...don't get me started.
The hotel was nice. The pools at the hotel were nice. It was a really cheap vacation. That was nice.
The hotel was nice. The pools at the hotel were nice. It was a really cheap vacation. That was nice.
Aug 22nd, 2007, 06:02 AM
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I've had very good luck on Priceline in Madrid, Bangkok, and most recently Reno Nevada.
No, you cannot specify room type or number of beds, but you can call or email the hotel after you win to request what you want.
The downside is sometimes you get attitude from the front desk because you've only booked a "priceline" room. They view this as license to give you the worst room in the place.
It helps if you belong to the frequent guest program of that hotel chain.
No, you cannot specify room type or number of beds, but you can call or email the hotel after you win to request what you want.
The downside is sometimes you get attitude from the front desk because you've only booked a "priceline" room. They view this as license to give you the worst room in the place.
It helps if you belong to the frequent guest program of that hotel chain.
Aug 22nd, 2007, 06:27 AM
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"I hated the Bahamas, but at that price, who cared?"
Reminds me of the old borscht-belt one-liner: "The food is terrible, and the portions are too small!"
When I won the Hilton New York on PL in March, they upgraded us when I showed my HHonors card.
Reminds me of the old borscht-belt one-liner: "The food is terrible, and the portions are too small!"
When I won the Hilton New York on PL in March, they upgraded us when I showed my HHonors card.
Aug 22nd, 2007, 06:49 AM
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There are lots of islands in The Bahamas. Care to tell which one you were on that you hated so bad? Pretty big statement to say you "hated the Bahamas". Sort of like saying I hated the whole state of New Jersey because Newark is so nasty.
