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Priceline Hotel: 3* New York City (Long Island City) Fairfield Inn New York Long Island City/Queensboro Bridge


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Thanks for the quick response!  Yes, I've stayed with a friend at newport, nj in the past and it's still convenient to nyc so that's why I was looking in this area, hoping to have cheaper rates than nyc. Please let me know if I'm completely wrong and somehow jersey city is more expensive than nyc. My only needs are close to the subway/path station and not too far from nyc like newark. Looking for a decent clean hotel but not anything fancy, that's why I set it at 3* because I don't know what 2.5* would be. Hoping to get the cheapest rate and flexible; willing to pay up to low to mid $100s?

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The issue is that all the 'known' 4* hotels are on the waterfront and offer easy access to the PATH train (although NOTE that thru 2014 the Exchange Place station is closed on weekend, although currently thru the summer there is weekend ferry service to Manhattan nearby to account for the station closing)... but once you get below 4* the hotels on Route 1&9 (the west part of this zone) come into play and those will not be convenient for you as a 'nyc substitute'.

Currently the 4* hotels in this zone will run you close to ~$150/nite... but HOTWIRE does have 2.5*-3.5* hotels in the $165-$175 area, but not sure of your 'true' budget and if worth a little more to stay directly in the city.

Let us know your thoughts and we'll take it from there.

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Good to know! I had assumed all 3* would be close to the path. In that case i guess i would have to up it to 4*. But 150 is a little high. I was hoping for under 120. Would it be better to stay in brooklyn queens? Can 120 get me something decent and close subway?

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The 'problem' bidding on PRICELINE in the Brooklyn zone is that the zone is so geographically large you run the risk of not being near a subway. I'm not a fan of the Long Island City zone (it's going thru a revival but it's not "there" yet, imo, still a lot of graffiti around and just 'feels' dirty to me)... but it's geographically a third of the size of the Brooklyn zone and you stand a better chance of being closer to a subway station.

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Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

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There are no re-bid zones available when bidding 3* in NYC, but i assume that any/most zones in Manhattan would be acceptable (although unlikely acceptors at your maximum bid price of $120/nite)? If so, we can use Manhattan zones as pseudo-rebid zones in order to get more bidding opportunities.

In addition to Long Island City, please confirm if all of the following are acceptable:

CPS (note that should you win here the Hudson Hotel is in this zone which has notoriously small rooms, but imo would likely be a better choice than LIC, so i would include it, but it's up to you how claustrophobic you are)

Chelsea

Downtown

ESB

HK

LES

MSG

MTE

MTW

Soho

Times Square

UES(??)

UWS(??)

Let us know regarding the zones, as well as confirm your maximum bid, and we'll advise accordingly.

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What kind of hotels can I get for 3* at max 120/nite?

At current prices it's possible that you may not be able to receive any hotel at 3* for $120 or less, but i think your best chance would be in Long Island City and we can use the Manhattan zones in order to get additional bids within the same 24 hour period since those zones are acceptable as well.

You can try the following:

Select 3* Long Island City...

Bid $85, if rejected add Downtown...

Bid $90, if rejected add UWS...

Bid $95, if rejected add UES...

Bid $98, if rejected add Chelsea...

Bid $100, if rejected add Soho...

Bid $103, if rejected add ESB...

Bid $105, if rejected add HK...

Bid $108, if rejected add LES...

Bid $110, if rejected add MSG...

Bid $113, if rejected add MTE...

Bid $115, if rejected add MTW...

Bid $118, if rejected add TS...

Bid $120

Any questions feel free to ask.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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Up to 120 and still rejected (added long island city as well as all the manhattan locations).  Would bidding closer to the travel dates be better (hotels dump more rooms out when they have empty rooms? If so, how many days from the travel date is best?)

 

Thanks!

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You could continue to try in the days/weeks ahead, but there is no way to know if rates will come down, or move even higher, between now and your trip. Seasonally, this is a busy (and therefore expensive) time of year in NYC.

Hotels have a 'pretty good' guess as to what type of demand they expect for any given set of dates and price room rates (and opaque room rates) accordingly. If demand comes in weaker than expected you could see rates drop, but if demand is stronger than expected, you could see rates head higher.

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Help in identifying please:

 

PL express deal
Long Island City-Map it

3*
save 25% or more+
C$147
per night
Choose 3-star Long Island City deal for C$147

What hotel?Guest Rating: 7.0
Free Breakfast Free Internet Business Center Fitness Center

 

Hotwire:

Elmhurst-Maspeth-woodside

3*

C134

85% recommend

free breakfast, parking, internet, fitness, business 

 

Thanks!

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If the prices you have quoted are in Canadian dollars please change the currency on the top right corner (of both PRICELINE and HOTWIRE) to US dollars and post to the board in US Dollars so that rates are consistent and not subject to interpretation or future currency fluctuations.

PRICELINE EXPRESS deal

Long Island City-Map it

3*

save 25% or more+

C$147

per night

Choose 3-star Long Island City deal for C$147

What hotel?Guest Rating: 7.0

Free Breakfast Free Internet Business Center Fitness Center

Please doublecheck... i see a 2.5* hotel for this price and amenities. Is this property actually 2.5* rated OR are you looking at the 3* hotel for about the same price but with a different amenity set? Are you now willing to pay $147/nite for a hotel thru HOTWIRE OR would you first try bidding higher on PRICELINE?

Hotwire:

Elmhurst-Maspeth-woodside

3*

C134

85% recommend

free breakfast, parking, internet, fitness, business

Are you using the EASY VIEW tab at BiddingHelper.com, as the 3* hotel i see in this zone when searching for your dates has more amenities than the above.

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Priceline express:

express deal
Long Island City-Map it
save 25% or more+
$134US
per night
Choose 3-star Long Island City deal for $134
What hotel?Guest Rating: 7.0
Guaranteed Amenities:

Free Breakfast
Free Internet in room
Business Center
Fitness Center

 

It says 3* on express, not 2.5

I'm willing to pay 134US as long as I know it's a good hotel next to the subway rather than pay a little less on bidding and it could be in a bad spot in long island city.

 

 

Hotwire:

$118US
per night

 85% recommended

3.5 out of 5.0 tripadvisor

Amenities
Free Parking
  Free Breakfast
  Free Internet
  Airport Shuttle
Fitness Center
  Business Center
  Self service laundry
Accessibility
Accessible for the blind

 

Sorry, you're right it's got alot more amenities. I didn't know to click on it for the full view. And I was using Cdn$

 

Thanks!

 

 

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Priceline express:

express deal

Long Island City-Map it

save 25% or more+

$134US

per night

Choose 3-star Long Island City deal for $134

What hotel?Guest Rating: 7.0

Guaranteed Amenities:

Free Breakfast

Free Internet in room

Business Center

Fitness Center

 

It says 3* on express, not 2.5

I'm willing to pay 134US as long as I know it's a good hotel next to the subway rather than pay a little less on bidding and it could be in a bad spot in long island city.

I'm not seeing this property, i'm seeing:

3* Long Island City with:

Free Internet in room

Restaurant

Business Center

Fitness Center

OR

2.5* Long Island City with:

Free Breakfast

Free Internet in room

Business Center

Fitness Center

 

Hotwire:

$118US

per night

 85% recommended

3.5 out of 5.0 tripadvisor

Amenities

Free Parking

  Free Breakfast

  Free Internet

  Airport Shuttle

Fitness Center

  Business Center

  Self service laundry

Accessibility

Accessible for the blind

 

Sorry, you're right it's got alot more amenities. I didn't know to click on it for the full view. And I was using Cdn$

I believe there are even more amenities. To see the complete list you need to:

1) use the EASY VIEW tab of our BiddingHelper.com and click the green 'See All Amenities' button

OR

2) search HOTWIRE (or use the HOTWIRE tab at BiddingHelper.com) and...

  • click the offer
  • on the next page click the BOOK NOW link
  • in the TRIP SUMMARY box click the 'See more' link at the end of the amenities

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Priceline:

You're right.  The amenities are different from the quick view to the detailed view

Guaranteed Amenities:
Free Internet in room
Restaurant
Business Center
Fitness Center

It's jumped to 148US  

 

Hotwire:

You're Right:

Free ParkingFree BreakfastFree InternetAirport ShuttleFitness CenterBusiness CenterSelf service laundryInternet accessAccessible for the blindAccessible for the deafAccessible path of travelIn-room accessibilityAccessible bathroomHandicapped parkingRoll-in shower

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I don't have a quick guess for the PRICELINE EXPRESS property and would need to research this one further, but before doing so, is $148 still within your budget or at this point to you go back to bidding a little higher than your previous rejected bids on PRICELINE?

The HOTWIRE property is no longer showing on my search and the 3* currently offered is priced at $154/nite.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you got this stay settled and that the location should be convenient for your plans this trip.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and helping us add this property to the Priceline Hotel List.

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Enjoy your stay.

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