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Priceline Hotel: 3* New York City (Lower East Side) Blue Moon Hotel


nirobt
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HI,

 

I'm planning to stay in Manhattan with my wife during October 13 till 17 (4 nights) and interesting in bidding for at least a 4 star hotel.

In terms of areas I don't really mind in which area to stay since I understand the majority of the areas in Manhattan are attractive. Despite this I won't be interesting staying in the Harlem area and would prefer not to stay in the MTE since I will be staying there during September (booked through a pl Express Deal).

 

Obviously I would prefer to spend as little as possible for this stay but I believe that my max budget will be $160 per night before tax.

I will appreciate if you can help me adopting the right bidding strategy for my needs.

 

Thank you all,

Nir

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Welcome to BetterBidding!

... would prefer not to stay in the MTE since I will be staying there during September (booked through a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal).

Perhaps your September win could help another user who will be traveling to NYC around the same time... can you please share the details of your win with the board as a NEW TOPIC (including the star rating, city, zone, hotel name, room rate per nite, dates of your stay, and if you recall the amenities PRICELINE EXPRESS associated with the hotel). This will enable others to know about your win when searching the topic titles on the board and in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins and Priceline Maps.

After posting your win, please read your messages and then reply to this thread, we'll then have a look at the offer above.

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Can you please further reply to your previous Priceline win indicating if there was also a PET FRIENDLY associated with this property?

As for your stay above the most frequently bid zones at the 4* level (besides MTE) are:

CPS, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea

However, note in the CPS zone is the Hudson Hotel which while well located has notoriously small rooms, would this be acceptable?

As well, these zones may offer cheaper prices but are not as well located as those above:

Downtown, HK, LES, Soho, East Village

Please confirm which zones are acceptable and we'll advise accordingly.

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I think I should try aiming for the following areas in this stage: ESB, MSG, MTW, TS and Chelsea.

If I won’t be able to get a good price for the above areas I'm willing to expand the search also for the Downtown, HK, LES, Soho and East Village areas.

 

Thanks a lot.

Nir

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At current rates i think that $160 or under will be a tough win for your first set of zones (and may be for your additional zones as well) but if you want to give it a try, you can do so as follows:

When bidding 4* in NYC you have ONE re-bid zone. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.

Select 4* ESB and MSG...

Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MTW and TS...

Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and ESB...

Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB and MTW...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG and TS...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MSG...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB and TS...

Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG and MTW...

Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MTW...

Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW...

Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, TS...

Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, Chelsea...

Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MTW, TS...

Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG, MTW, TS...

Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS...

Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, Chelsea...

Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG...

Bid $153, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MTW...

Bid $153, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $158, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160

Any questions feel free to ask.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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As noted in my previous reply i thought that $160 might have been a little difficult. Do you want to:

1) wait it out and hope for lower prices in the weeks ahead

2) increase your budget for these zones

3) keep your budget the same and include other nearby zones

4) keep your budget the same and lower your star rating for these zones

Your thoughts?

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Sorry to hear that the bids weren't successful. 

 

I do think trying up to $180 is a reasonable approach (continuing from your last failed bid up by $2-3 at a time using re-bidding) and hopefully that will be enough. If not (although hopefully it will be), I'd think (given rates) you would not be very far off at all.

 

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I think $180 will still likely fall short (at the moment i think you'll likely need to be closer to, or more than $200/nite), but to revise the previous strategy up to $180...

Select 4* ESB and MSG...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* MTW and TS...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and ESB...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB and MTW...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* MSG and TS...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MSG...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB and TS...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* MSG and MTW...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MTW...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, TS...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, Chelsea...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MTW, TS...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* MSG, MTW, TS...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS...

Bid $168, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, Chelsea...

Bid $168, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG...

Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MTW...

Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICE.LINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $180

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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  • 1 month later...

Hi,

Sorry for not update you sooner.
Unfortunately the bidding wasn't successful and I'm not sure how to proceed.
The max price per night I'm willing to spend is $185, I understand that I probably won't be able to get a 4 star hotel in the above mentioned areas and I'm willing to expand the areas to include MDE, Downtown, HK, LES, Soho, East Village as well.
Do you think this is reasonable and will sufficiently increase my chances?
If this isn't good enough I will consider reducing the stars rating to a minimum of 3 star – I would appreciate to get your thoughts regarding this idea.
Thank you,
Nir

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At current rates i'm doubtful that increasing your bid another $5 and/or including the other zones at the 4* level will help your case much, but you can try the following:

Select 4* ESB and MSG, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MTW and TS, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and ESB...

Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB and MTW, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG and TS, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MSG...

Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB and TS, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG and MTW, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* Chelsea and MTW...

Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, TS, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, Chelsea...

Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MTW, TS, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, TS, Chelsea, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* MSG, MTW, TS...

Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $168, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, Chelsea, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $168, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MTW, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG, MTE, DT, HK, LES, Soho...

Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $180, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* TS, Chelsea, ESB, MTW, MTE, DT, HK, LES, EV...

Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $180, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 4* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $183, if rejected add re-bid zone...

Bid $185

Any questions feel free to ask. If the above is rejected do you want to wait it out and hope for lower prices in the weeks ahead OR do you want to lower your star rating to the 3.5* and start bidding the new star rating now?

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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Hi,

You are probably right and the chances are that those minor adjustments won't do the work. 
I prefer trying bidding for 3.5 stars hotels while kipping all others terms the same (areas and pricing).
I will be grateful receiving your suggested strategy for this plan.
Thanks,
Nir

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At current rates i don't think you'll be successful at the 3.5* level either... but if you want to give it a try, as you only looking to bid the 5 zones of your original bidding strategy or now including the 'alternate' strategy which included 11 zones?

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You can try the following:

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, DT, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, DT, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, MSG, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, HK, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, MTW, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, LES, Chelsea...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, HK, TS, Soho, EV...

Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Soho...

Bid $163, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, HK, LES, Chelsea, EV...

Bid $163, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, MTW, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, DT, HK, TS, Chelsea...

Bid $168, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, MSG, MTW, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $168, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, HK, LES, Chelsea...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, MTW, TS, Soho, EV...

Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, LES, Soho...

Bid $173, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* MTE, DT, HK, TS, Chelsea, EV...

Bid $173, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, HK...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, LES...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, Soho, EV...

Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* HK, LES, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE...

Bid $178, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* HK, LES, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, DT...

Bid $178, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* HK, LES, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, Soho, EV...

Bid $178, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, HK, LES...

Bid $180, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, HK, Soho, EV...

Bid $180, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* LES, Soho, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT...

Bid $183, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* LES, Soho, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, HK, EV...

Bid $183, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...

Select 3.5* ESB, MSG, MTW, TS, Chelsea, MTE, DT, HK, LES, Soho, EV...

Bid $185

Any questions feel free to ask.

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Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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Hi,
Unfortunately the bidding wasn't successful.
I'm thinking about going for only 3 stars hotels but I'm not sure if the hotels within the 3 stars category are satisfying (I'm not looking for something fancy but it needs to be reasonable and worthy).
Do you think the 3 stars  can be good enough and can be achieved with a relatively moderate price (around a max of $165). I will appreciate your comments and recommendation.
Nir

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At current rates I think you'll likely need to be near your $185/nite bid to be successful at the 3* level.

What looks like your best deal at the moment would be a 3* hotel on PRICELINE EXPRESS for $197/nite, but the discount link and code in my signature takes an additional 5% OFF brining this to $187/nite. This property has a good 8.0/10.0 rating from previous guests, and if my guess of the Blue Moon hotel is correct, it also has a very good 4.5/5.0 TA rating (most of the negative reviews are regarding the hotel having a strict cancellation policy):

Free Breakfast

Free Internet in room

Business Center

You could try bidding for something cheaper, but then you won't be able to have a guess as to what it is that you may receive, and you're subject to any 3* hotel in the zones that you choose... at least with the property above you have a bit of a 'safety net' with the positive reviews. As well, maybe the Free Breakfast can help justify the slightly higher cost since it will save you money for that meal.

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

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...for probably the same hotel you mentioned.

If I will win the same hotel...

Not sure if you were seeing something different earlier, but currently the two date ranges show a different amenity set for the 3* hotel in the LES zone, so i would assume that they are likely different properties. As well, even if they are the same, one is priced at $181/nite and the other at $215/nite, which would not produce any savings vs. purchasing the complete stay for all 4 nites.

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Hi,
The price for the mentioned deal (Lower East Side 3 stars) has just drop down to $180 before the 5% discount so I decided to book it.
Indeed it turned out to be the Blue Moon hotel as suggested in the forum.
Thank you so much for your help.
The deal includes free Wi-Fi and free breakfast.
Nir

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