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We stayed at the Grand Hyatt during the last weekend in April, 2008. Like yourself, we won a single queen bed room. I e-mailed a week before asking for two doubles only to be refused. Got to the hotel walked up to reception and to our surprise the check in assistant offered us a choice of either a single queen or two doubles without me even asking. So, hopefully (fingers crossed), if you are unable to secure a double before you check in you still maybe offered a twin room upon on arrival. PS. I'm not a frequent hotel stayer but the Grand is a really nice hotel, in an excellent location. Have a great trip

******RESULT******* Managed to secure the Grand Hyatt for $165 (total $568 inc. taxes for 3 nights). Hope this a good choice. Cheers for all your help

I'll be arriving NYC on thursday 24th and leaving Sunday 27th I'll give this a shot. If i raise my max to to $195 could you suggest a plan? thanks for your advice once again. PS. Keep forgetting to query this, but on the last stratergy posted, on the final bidding block for the $145-$155 range it writes: Select 4* MTW and MTW... Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $155, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Should there be two MTW's?

Do you reckon i could get this same hotel cheaper on PRICELINE?

I'm paying $189 for the first two nights then $209 for the last night.

Quick update: Only 7 days before departure and still not secured a Pricline hotel but have now got a reservation at the Milford Plaza (through Quikbook). Looks like this is where we'll be staying if Priceline doesn't come through for me in the next few days. :) Will keep you updated if things change PS. Can anyone reccommend nice places to have breakfast around Milford Plaza hotel area.

Managed to book the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers as a backup for $210 per night (cancellable) through Quikbook. Lets hope priceline can deliver me a gem before i depart in april. Still trying though :-)

If you could ammend the stratergy to reflect my highest bid value of $185 then that'll be much appreciated. Cheers

Just a quick update. I've tried for a few weeks using the stratergy given but have been unsucessful. So, tonight i tried downgrading to 3* and using the stratergy. But alas, still no luck. Will stick with it though and in the mean time i will book a back up hotel (which i should have done a long time ago :) ) will keep you posted Question: If i was to increase my max bid to $185 do i simply add $15 to each individual bid given in the stratergy? Thanks

Been trying this strategy with no luck so far. Will persevere a while longer before deciding to include 3* in my bidding.

Thanks for the stratergy. I'll give it a try over the next few days and provide you with an update.

Don't really have the funds to go above my max bid but, ideally i would like to search for a 4* first and then if unsucessful i would have to lower down to a 3*. Cheers

Cheers for the info folks. My max bid amount would be $170

OMG, this is starting to confuse me a little now. The original budget in my first post was inclusive of taxes. As i am not sure about how tax is calculated i was assuming it was a one off payment ..........or is a percentage of the bid price??????????? HELP!!!

Not particularly. I left them out as I thought it would be way above my budget. But you never know, there may be a bargain to had in these zones if i'm lucky? I guess there is no harm in including these zones Also, i should be able to stretch my budget, inclusive of tax, to $185

Hi All I've never used priceline/hotwire before so hope this forum can help me out! I looking to book a hotel for 3 nights (04/24 to 04/27). I would prefer to stay in the MTS, MTE or MTW area's ( would liketo be close to the shopping centres, Empire State etc.). However, the other zones are also acceptable apart from SoHo My budget is approx between $150 & $165 per night, please can some advice on a strategy bid amounts etc. Ideally would like a 4* but a good 3* is ok too. If you require any further info please ask and i'll do my best to answer. Many thanks folks