Originally Posted by
bluegatorade
I know usually people don't book hotels six to seven months in advance, but do luxury hotel prices really change much? I'm looking at a trip for mid June to Paris, and many Virtuoso properties are 1.5x or more the price of what I see for the next two weeks.
The Paris Air Show is June 17-23. This week is extremely high occupancy, and prices will be set higher. Have you been checking dates that overlap this event?
Mid-December is definitely Low Season in Paris, and rates will be set accordingly.
My standard advice to clients is to book your hotels now (as long as there's no deposit) and monitor the rates. If they go up, you've set the maximum you'll pay. If they go down, your Virtuoso travel advisor can get them revised downward as long as you're outside the cancel deadline.