Ready to do the Priceline Plunge-Spain help please.
Oct 7th, 2002, 11:39 AM
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Someone posted that you can get hotel vouchers for Spain at a website www.bancotel.com. I don't know exactly how this works (but would like to know once you find out or someone else there knows), but it sounds like you can get really good deals through this.
Oct 7th, 2002, 11:58 AM
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I agree with the posters above, priceline may not be the best option here. For both of these two cities, location is crucial (esp. Sevilla) and your choice should be impacted by factors such as number of people, time of year, whether you will have a car or not, proximity to attractions, etc.<BR><BR>If price is a big concern, Spain has a level of accomodation called hostal/hostales (not youth hostels) that can provide very satisfactory accomodations, many with private bathrooms and maybe even A/C, for between 30-70 Euro/night. The downside to hostales is that they do not have restaurants or many other amenities, and they sometimes (but not always) do not have 24 hour reception. Surf on over to www.madridman.com for lists of good hostales, and check out the bulletin board over there for lots of posts. For me, this is the best option for accomodations in Spanish cities. Alternately, you can purchase bancotel vouchers; you can get a list of hotels that accept them at www.bancotel.com, but check with the hotel for their willingness to take the vouchers on your dates.<BR><BR>In the countryside, there are casas rurales that are also great deals.<BR><BR>I would be worried about priceline sticking me in some business-class hotel 20 miles from the center of town...
