Thanks.
I've been doing research on these particular dates and thanks to Hotwire for tipping me on the lower rates prior to Thanksgiving. I also had a fallback plan just in case I couldn't get that one day (a night at a 3.5* hotel). Also based on the history of bids posted here on BetterBidding, I was able to pretty much guess the hotel and the rate. :)
Success in getting booking for 11/24 - same hotel, Intercontinental The Barclay at a lower price of $165.
Bid started at $155, rejected
Added rebid zone and bid at $158, rejected
Added rebid zone and bid at $159, rejected
Added rebid zone and bid at $160, rejected
Added rebid zone and bid at $165, accepted
Now onto my San Francisco hotel booking... :)
Started bid at $160
Added free rebid zones at $5 increments till the bid got accepted at $185.
Actually needed 11/24 as well but my previous bids up to $200 all got rejected so I shorten it by a day. Will look for 4* on 11/24 now. Hopefully same hotel. Wish me luck
*Edit: Sorry, can admin please change topic header for me - Dates won should be from 11/25 to 11/29. Thanks
4* NYC (MTE) InterContinental The Barclay
in Priceline Hotels - New York
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I checked out combinations of different dates that I wanted on HOTWIRE and found the best hotwire rates for a 4* MTE to be $189 on 11/24 and $209 per for 11/25 till 11/29. When I selected 11/24 to 11/29, the rates were $219 which didn't make sense.