Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies - Pricelining a hotel in Geneva

Anyone ever done this? Looking to go mid March. Even if I get a hotel by GVA, I guess that wouldn't be the worst thing?

Have you not checked BiddingForTravel.com or (the friendlier but less extensive) BetterBidding.com? I did glance at B4T and found that there were a few hotels in GVA listed.

Have you not checked BiddingForTravel.com or (the friendlier but less extensive) BetterBidding.com? I did glance at B4T and found that there were a few hotels in GVA listed.
I have no use for Bidding for Travel. Their info has often been wrong and I think the woman who owns it has quite a bit to learn about clientele management. That said, I checked Better Bidding and didn't find information about the types of hotels and/or successful bidding strategies about Geneva. So I made a reservation through other means.

I'm still open to hear about anyone's experiences with Geneva. Thanks.

I have no use for Bidding for Travel. Their info has often been wrong and I think the woman who owns it has quite a bit to learn about clientele management. That said, I checked Better Bidding and didn't find information about the types of hotels and/or successful bidding strategies about Geneva. So I made a reservation through other means.

I'm still open to hear about anyone's experiences with Geneva. Thanks.

just booked this cheap $50.00 2 star hotel in GVA:
STARS GENEVE AEROPORT Hotel Information
CHEMIN DE COLOVREZ - FERNEY VOLTAIRE, FR 01210
The Total is the full amount that you will be charged and includes a tax recovery charge and service fees imposed by our supplier.

Standard double room
$113.01(USD) Total
(incl. $10.01 taxes/fees) 01/12

$53.0001/13

$50.00

http://www.hotel-rates.com

Have you not checked BiddingForTravel.com or (the friendlier but less extensive) BetterBidding.com? I did glance at B4T and found that there were a few hotels in GVA listed.

I still make good use of www.biddingfortravel.com but a lot of contributions seem to have dried up over the past few months there. Still, the hotel lists there are useful, even if not always the most current.

I got the 4 star airport Crowne Plaza for $85+taxes and fees through priceline in November. It wasn't too bad taking the train from the airport into town and getting the hotel shuttle from the terminal to the hotel. I don't think there is a 4 star offered downtown. I can't say the hotel was overly luxurious, but hotel prices in GVA are really high. I did take the taxi once into town, but forgot what it cost. It might have been 30 EUR. You can't really walk anywhere form the hotel itself.
I hope this helps!

I got the 4 star airport Crowne Plaza for $85+taxes and fees through priceline in November. It wasn't too bad taking the train from the airport into town and getting the hotel shuttle from the terminal to the hotel. I don't think there is a 4 star offered downtown. I can't say the hotel was overly luxurious, but hotel prices in GVA are really high. I did take the taxi once into town, but forgot what it cost. It might have been 30 EUR. You can't really walk anywhere form the hotel itself.
I hope this helps!

You could walk from the hotel to the airport in about 15 minutes, but it's not a straightforward path for most people.

I did take the taxi once into town, but forgot what it cost. It might have been 30 EUR. You can't really walk anywhere form the hotel itself.

Apart from the public transportation options at the airport, there is also the #5 bus (http://www.tpg.ch/Cartographie/Schemas_lignes/decembre2005/l5.html), which leaves from the opposite side of the Palexpo exhibition hall (a 5 minute walk), every ~8 minutes, and gets to the main station in 17 minutes (http://www.tpg.ch/Horaires/Affiches/decembre2005/Ligne_05/05.pdf).

Taking a taxi into town is an expensive proposition (although CHF30 sounds more like it than €30), as the city government's anti-private vehicles policy (skateboarders get wider sidewalks, motorists lose a lane) have made traffic extremely bad for such a small city.


just booked this cheap $50.00 2 star hotel in GVA:
STARS GENEVE AEROPORT Hotel Information
CHEMIN DE COLOVREZ - FERNEY VOLTAIRE, FR 01210

Rather callous of Priceline to include this hotel in 'Geneva' (their online map stops at the airport), as it is in France; besides, it goes for about $50 even without using Priceline. Keep in mind the standard Geneva transportation pass doesn't cover nearby France.