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March 8, 2006
The perils of dithering
I had decided to splurge on the Kingsway Hall Hotel after asking about it; I admit I was leaning that way even as I wrote the query - writing the question helped me know what I wanted. But I waited until Tuesday, when I had completed ticket arrangements at Covent Garden before going back to Lastminute.com to purchase the room.
Gone.
With no trace.
And a few weeks earlier, when the Waldorf Hilton (another place that was exactly what I wanted) was coming up at $109 on Hotwire, I waited as well for my credit card statement to end. It was gone before then.
The lesson, which I may never learn but I'll say it anyway is:
If you're shopping with some clue of what you're doing and you see what you want at a price that you think is fair, don't wait forever to buy it.
Posted by Leigh Witchel at March 8, 2006 6:53 PM
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Ouch! I've had the same experience when booking airline tickets. Perhaps something just as good will come up on short notice.
Posted by: Your wicked stepmother at March 9, 2006 11:11 AM
Sorry if I am being dense, but how did you know it was the Waldorf Hilton coming up on Hotwire?
Posted by: Jason at March 21, 2006 4:20 PM
The best way to figure this out is to check at Better Bidding - http://www.betterbidding.com - where people post their Hotwire wins as well as the amenities listed on wins. Matching these to the amenities offered narrows down which hotel it may be significantly.
In this case, I was pretty certain - my parents stayed there on a Hotwire bid I made for them earlier.
Posted by: Leigh Witchel at March 21, 2006 5:06 PM