dekoder

Hi Guys - I'm trying to use Priceline for Paris (which I know is difficult). I'd like a hotel in the latin q, st. germ or louvre/marais/south champs areas, but am having a lot of trouble. Anyone gotten lucky with a central paris hotel on priceline lately? How much and which hotel?
Thanks,
Jeff

P_M

Take a look at biddingfortravel.com to find out what people have been getting lately.

dekoder

Yeah, I've been looking there but most of the 'wins' for Paris are not centrally located. Looking for a win in the arrondissments I mentioned

ira

Hi de,

The best hotel deal that I have seen on Priceline has been the Meridien Montparnasse.

Hope this helps.

fishee

Be careful about a sofitel hotel that most people consider to be far from central but which the priceline zoning paramters includes for the eiffel tower area, i think. Search for a thread that begins, "I'm an idiot" in the last few weeks -- someone who was really regretting her priceline strategy for Paris. Just avoid whatever zone she was in -- or drop your price considerably for this zone and it might be worth the slightly longer metro ride.

WillTravel

I think Hotwire might be better for Paris. It has more zones and you can narrow it down more.

But definitely skip the zone called something like Eiffel Tower - Grenelle - Montparnasse, as it actually includes the infamous Sofitel Porte de Sevres which isn't actually in Paris itself.

I suggest looking at BetterBidding.com and thoroughly reading the reviews.

I was happy with my 4* bid two years ago in Latin Quarter - St. Germain - Montparnasse, which resulted in the Le Meridien Montparnasse.