Hilton 3-day flash sale outside US
Feb 21, 2012, 6:42 am
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Feb 21, 2012, 8:05 am
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Feb 21, 2012, 10:23 am
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I was there recently in mid Jan. it's a new, clean hotel but nowhere near the centre of Florence. 3min walk to bus stop. You either need a taxi or a bus to get into the centre, bus ride will take you about 10-15min, costs €1,20 per ticket, bus comes every 14min if I remember correctly, and google map on your iPhone will be able to tell you when the next bus is coming. I would not suggest you to stay there unless you have a lot of time on your hands because taxis are always on strike in Florence, once every 2-4 days without fail. The taxi ride will cost about €20 each way and you can stay in the heart of Florence in a good apartment with convenience if the Hilton is charging €100 + taxi ride. I paid €77 per night excluding florentine tax during last Hilton flash sale.
Feb 22, 2012, 7:37 am
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For some weekends in Sept, I saw London Kensington @ 83GBP (sale site says from 104GBP), Paddington 113GBP (sale site says from 136GBP). Other hotels were almost double the rate listed on the page (and they were still discounted from the normal best available or AP rates
)Looks like there are some great deals to be had though. Thanks robbert! I wish I'd found this 2 days ago!
Feb 22, 2012, 7:48 am
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