Report your Priceline successes discusion area.

blindman

coolcarma wrote: »

A couple of warnings about Priceline though:

We can't use the american site so must go through priceline.co.uk to bid

Be careful you don't inadvertently get the credit card you've used in the bidding locked just before going away on your hols

Yes you can.

BTW
You do not need the credit card that has won the bid on Priceline when you check in as you have already paid.
(In fact the credit card that the hotel bills as the payee belongs to Priceline)

If the hotel asks for a card for the extras (mini bar etc) then you can provide another card.

Did you read this bit in Martins Guide?

Thanks to all those MoneySavers, especially Blindman (see his Priceline bidding guide), for lots of tips and info.

as you do not seem to have read my guide.

blindman

blanik wrote: »

........

Martin - Thanks Great article.



So on reflection -
Great bargain,
Looking at the sites betterbidding looks as if it had more information than biddingfortravel so should have checked both.
Should have realised price was plus tax - my fault
Make any requests direct to the hotel if you can rather than central reservations, and ask again at check-in ( It costs noting to ask ).
If you go for an expensive hotel watch out for the price of extras, although free coffee was available until 9AM.

Now trying to do a search for Paris - thanks coolcarma for your report. :wave:

I suggest you read my guide as your questions and points are covered in there.

Sonic_Boomer

Hi there!

Needed one night in London for a surprise trip to the theatre with my fiancee next month.

Bagged a room at the Hilton in Islington for £50, saving me around £80 when compared to the price quoted on their website. Very happy...especially given reports on TripAdvisor.

Don't be scared...Priceline is excellent!

ajlennon

• Destination: London Soho
  
• Type of accommodation: e.g. five star hotel
• How many extra daily bids did you have available: 5+
  
• How much were your 2nd/3rd etc & final bids: initial £80, then £85, £90, £95, £100
  
• And then write your Priceline hotel booking story

Fantastic tip thanks. I bid £80 on a 5* in Soho and was offered £110.

I did a few repeat bids using the zone tip and was eventually accepted at £100, making it £122 all in.

Fantastic and thanks once again MSE!

(Just need to figure out how to request a non-smoking double now...)

Alex/

blindman

ajlennon wrote: »

• Destination: London Soho
  
• Type of accommodation: e.g. five star hotel
• How many extra daily bids did you have available: 5+
  
• How much were your 2nd/3rd etc & final bids: initial £80, then £85, £90, £95, £100
  
• And then write your Priceline hotel booking story

Fantastic tip thanks. I bid £80 on a 5* in Soho and was offered £110.

I did a few repeat bids using the zone tip and was eventually accepted at £100, making it £122 all in.

Fantastic and thanks once again MSE!

(Just need to figure out how to request a non-smoking double now...)

Alex/

Well done.

Which Hotel did you win?

Could you also please post the win at BetterBidding ?

just need to figure out how to request a non-smoking double now..

Just contact the hotel as you normally would and ask.

GlennTheBaker

ajlennon wrote: »

• Destination: London Soho
• Type of accommodation: e.g. five star hotel
• How many extra daily bids did you have available: 5+
• How much were your 2nd/3rd etc & final bids: initial £80, then £85, £90, £95, £100
• And then write your Priceline hotel booking story

Fantastic tip thanks. I bid £80 on a 5* in Soho and was offered £110.

I did a few repeat bids using the zone tip and was eventually accepted at £100, making it £122 all in.

Fantastic and thanks once again MSE!

(Just need to figure out how to request a non-smoking double now...)

Alex/

Just email or phone the hotel and ask them - in my experience they will happily oblige.

straylandsbloke

very pleased

Tojo_Ralph

...
I am getting a case of Deja Vu with these threads. :rolleyes:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1105661

The thread title and hook reads.... Report your Priceline Successes Discussion Area

Yet the body text blurb reads.... Please report your Priceline Successes/Failures Here.... and then goes on to give advice only on.... How to report your success.

I look forward to another fully researched and completely unbiased article that will inevitably conclude that on a thread where MSE'rs were asked to report Priceline successes and failures, more MSE'rs reported success.

:rolleyes:

blindman

Tojo_Ralph wrote: »

...
I am getting a case of Deja Vu with these threads. :rolleyes:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1105661

The thread title and hook reads.... Report your Priceline Successes Discussion Area

Yet the body text blurb reads.... Please report your Priceline Successes/Failures Here.... and then goes on to give advice only on.... How to report your success.

I look forward to another fully researched and completely unbiased article that will inevitably conclude that on a thread where MSE'rs were asked to report Priceline successes and failures, more MSE'rs reported success.

:rolleyes:

Not sure what the problem is

straylandsbloke at least did report a success.

RedBern

Belated reporting of a Priceline success...

Hilton Canary Wharf (Docklands) 4* 12/9 + 13/9/08 2 rooms
bid £55 and with taxes etc it was £65 per room per night.

When I first put £55 - the Priceline box came up with the advice "based on recent prices you have very little chance etc" but I thought I'd just give it a go... perhaps because it was for 2 x rooms that made a difference? anyway success straight away.

Delighted with hotel - we were going to the O2 so ideal. Can't wait to use Priceline again (almost as much fun as looking for those cheap comparison Ramada/Days Inn last year!):rotfl: