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I've been to Hotels all around the world and this has to be one of the classiest/nicest hotels that I have ever visited. Out of curiousity, how much did you get the room for?

can you repost that bidding explanation? i'm not getting this. I've tried all week to go 4star with my zones being NMA and LOOP, starting with 85, then attempting to go up in 5 and ten dollar increments. the only problem is that it keeps asking me to pick different neighborhoods and / or stars therefore, my bids are very limited. how do I bid and close my browser and start over and how do I rebid for my original initial zone? sorry for all the questions, but i don't seem to be having the luck everyone else is having with that PALMER HOUSE DEAL.

can you repost that bidding explanation? i'm not getting this. I've tried all week to go 4star with my zones being NMA

Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area North Michigan Ave - River North Area i really want to stay in these two areas, but when i bid i threw in midway / 4 star cause i've read there aren't any 4 stars in that area. ill be there from the 23 - 25 september. max bid? 100, but i'd love to stay around 75 ish. i'll even go to a 2 star if i have to. i started at 50, went up in 5 dollar increments and then ran out of options. closed out went back in with 60 with 5 dollar increments, same thing closed out went back with 70 starting and then ran out of zones. any suggestions?

thereyouare, first, thanks for hooking me up with the NYC hotel. The hudson hotel is incredible and I wish I could stay there again, but with no guarantees and all.... anyway, i'm going to chicago next and would like to know what your opinion is of a three star and a botique? what's the difference and some examples? I'm putting my bids in for a four star but i've been turned down, so i'm going to wait three days and try again. thanks again for the help. Ciao

I finally scored my hotel in Manhattan under my 200 budget for 162.00 a night. After numerous 5 dollar increments, starting at 120 for 3 and 4 star hotels, one part of town at a time. I finally gave in last night and began my bid at 140 for Upper Mid Town, Upper East Side and Upper West side. They came back right away and suggested I bid 22 dollars more, bringing my bid to 162. Accepted right away, however, if they ask you to do this, I would bring it up 12 or 11 dollars and not 22 so quickly. In any event, they accepted it and Hudson Hotel here I come. please note that even though priceline states that their prices are based on two person occupancy, when I called the hotel, they said I'm stuck with a Queen. oh well. Now, can anyone give me a restaurant / bar to go to that has good margaritas and nice company?

first and foremost, thanks for everyone that gave me advice and patience as I finally muscled my way through and got a room. the reviews are pretty scary, but what the hell. I ended up getting the Hudson Hotel on West 58th Street, for 162 after following the advice you gave to others. Puts me under the 200 range and from what I've read, it's in a pretty good location. again to "thereuare" and "thenewbie" - a sincere thanks for holding my hand through this. sincerely, OGM p.s. we're going to the cubs/yanks game and looking for good places to go afterwards. know any place with good margaritas or beers?

I think you misunderstood me. I went to holiday inn.com and without sweating it out, i could get a room for like 189 (before taxes) just like that. i thought the whole idea of priceline was to get a 189 a night hotel for alot less. am I wrong? if I am, why would anyone bid with them and not know what they're getting until their card got charged. am i complaining that i don't understand the system? damn straight I am. if you go to my first post, i claim ingnorance in traveling etc. and as you figured out, I'm not lying. I basically copied the bidding process in the exact same order as others and keep getting rejected. I figured if I can win one at the 160 price range, and pay about 30 plus bucks in taxes etc, i'll stay within my goal of staying under 200. The only way I can do that now is to stay by lga, which YOU recommended not to do. English is my second language, so when I said "ok, I give up", that means, I need help. Sorry for the confusion.

OK, i give up. i went down to a 3 star hotel for 150 and still rejected. i'm only there a night and i'd like to keep my hotel costs under 200 with taxes for that saturday night. i can't believe how people are getting their bids accepted but me. unless they're lying :) which i never thought of until now.

right now im staying at the coutyard by lga. im not too crazy about the price and the distance away from the city. i can spend 50 more and stay at the holiday inn without bidding. anyway...i'm still going to try priceline. i have nothing to lose

I've been looking for 18 june for one night for anything around times square area and above. i'm going to be going to the cubs/yanks game on saturday night. i've been bidding at 120 for a 4 star. i always felt that was a reach, but what i see to be reading, that was the going rate for a 4star in manhattan. again, i'm going to be in new york for one day and i was advised to stay by the airport, but in the city instead and i'm trying to do so without taking out a second mortgage. thanks

I've tried to use priceline in the past, and i never get accepted. this time, I'm trying to get a 4 star in NYC and based on all your posts i've put in a price and they say sorry can't find anyone willing to accept the bid. maybe i should go down to a 3 star, but what should I expect in a 3 star hotel in nyc? i'm ignorant to say the least in hotels and travel in general, so if I come across annoying, now ya know. Ciao OGM