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Thanks once again thereuare

Ok,

 New thread for the second leg of our trip.Looking to switch it up and get out of Irvine this year.Irvine is kind of boring and shutters pretty early.

Anyways,here's some PLE options I see:

4* Costa Mesa 8+/10 $103/nt

Pets Allowed

Business Center

Restaurant

Airport Shuttle

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

3.5* Costa Mesa 8/10  $118/nt

Pets Allowed

Business Center

Restaurant

Airport Shuttle

Free Internet

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

4* Newport Beach 7+/10  $127/nt

Pets Allowed

Business Center

Restaurant

Airport Shuttle

Free Internet

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

3.5* Newport Beach 7+/10  $128/nt

Business Center

Free Internet

Free Breakfast

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

Thanks!

Hi,

Just wondering  if this could be the hotel Normandie?3.5 star $87/night Koreatown/Miracle Mile.Guest rating 8/10. Amenities:

pets allowed,free internet,non smoking,biz centre,pool,restaurant,fitness centre

And if so,what are the forum's thoughts on the Normandie?

Thanks

I'll try that.Thanks thereuare

Hi,

 Sorry if this has been covered already but when I search express deals the "map view" option is unavailable.Multiple cities,different sessions.On my PC.Is it just me?

Jay

Kimpton Hotel Palomar it is! I'm pleased with this result. I could go on bidding but I wanted to get this trip out of the way before I concentrate on NY in September.

The 10% off coupon was also a nice bonus.

 Many thanks to the forum and especially to  thereuare for your help. Now I can relax knowing every portion of this trip is booked.At least for a little while before I dive into NY bids.

ok a few others I'm considering:

4 Star in Brentwood-Westood  PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal $189/night

Guest Rating:8/10

Guaranteed Amenities:

Pets Allowed

Business Center

Restaurant

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

4 Star Hotel in Manhattan Beach - Hermosa Beach - Redondo Beach Area for $169/night  PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal

Guest Rating:8/10

Guaranteed Amenities:

Business Center

Restaurant

Free Internet

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

3.5 Star Hotel in Brentwood - Westwood Area for $186/night

Guest Rating:7/10

Guaranteed Amenities:

Free Parking

Business Center

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

Hi,

 Any ideas as to what this PRICELINE EXPRESS deal is?

Dates:June26-28

Zone:Downtown LA

Star Rating:3.5

Rate:$133/night

Guaranteed Amenities:

Business Center

Restaurant

Indoor or Outdoor Pool

Fitness Center

No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

Thanks in advance

For the record I have stayed at the Hudson a few years ago.While not a 5 star,I thought the room was nice,if a bit small.It's close to the subway and the park.Having said all that,I feel your frustration with the resort fees in certain zones and the way PL deals with it.I'm interested in an update with your dealings with them and your trip in general.

In my experience (Limited compared to yours most likely) the L can be jam packed. Especially at the 1st av station.

The suitcases are manageable (spinners) but kinda big. Maybe we'll try it.

It will be after 7pm on a Thursday and the luggage is on the large size. He lives a block from the Myrtle station at Broadway so we could take the L and walk but getting two suitcases on the L at night seems like a real jerk move.We could get to the M which is closer to his apt,but again two suitcases on the train seems bunk.Maybe not as bad as the L would be but I'm still leaning towards a cab.

Thanks

Edit:Using a couple of online fare calculators I get anywhere from $30-$50.$19 Uber.

Not sure on the second question. On the first question, Amtrak does offer baggage storage although not sure if they do it for non-passengers. I haven't used it, but also found this on Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/schwartz-luggage-storage-nyc-new-york).

 

Enjoy your stay.

Thanks for the quick reply,and especially for that link.Cheers.

Edit:Using google I find a few others near Penn Station. Thanks again.

Got a question,sorry if this the wrong forum.

My gf and I will be staying with relatives in

Brooklyn for the first half of our trip. So if we take the

train in from EWR we'll be stopping at Penn Station.

Does anybody know if they have a luggage storage

service? We'll probably want to spend some time in

Manhattan before heading to Bushwick to drop off

our big suitcases. Which brings me to another question.

Presuming we do stop at Penn St,considering we have

suitcases I'm wondering if we would be better off taking

a car/cab to Brooklyn? Thanks

Well we weren't able to add the three other nights to our bid for the same price so we'll have to split. As is typically the case

with PRICELINE emails,it is total BS.

My girlfriend just won the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel for $207 /night for September 20-23.It's a little more than we wanted to spend(Canadian dollar is weak right now) and Times Square is far from our preferred neighbourhood (We usually prefer to stay near the LES) but it's such an expensive time of year so sometimes compromises need to be made. It does seem to be a little outside Times Square itself,but still has a subway nearby.

 There is an option to add three more nights to our stay for the same price which we will probably take advantage of since our trip is September 17-23.We could try our luck in a more preferred zone but my girlfriend doesn't really want to split it up if we can avoid it.At any rate,the place looks decent and all things considered I think the price is decent as well,especially if we add the 17-20th as those dates in particular seemed even more expensive than the last three days when split up.

Have you tried splitting your bidding in half?Making a bid for the first three days and then another one for the last three days.I've done it before it's not so bad.I'm going to NY almost the exact same dates and I've noticed after the 20th the prices are lower.Just some food for thought.

Sorry,I forgot that you already mentioned that you did try that.

Have you tried splitting your bidding in half?Making a bid for the first three days and then another one for the last three days.I've done it before it's not so bad.I'm going to NY almost the exact same dates and I've noticed after the 20th the prices are lower.Just some food for thought.

Ranchito is on the list. Went there last year and I enjoyed it.Margaritas were strong and the guacamole made table side was a nice touch.

Thanks for the heads up. When I'm down there I try to find some good Mexican

joints but we'll see how the rest of the crew feels.

By the way it looks like there's a property on Hot.wire that might be this one for $80/night.

Just purchased this hotel using PRICELINE EXPRESS. The bonus to this hotel over others in the area is free parking.

Whenever I tried to pay with paypal it wouldn't work.I paid with a credit card and it worked just fine.

PL currently has a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal listing for a 4* in the MSG/Convention Area for $180/night with the following amenities:Pets Allowed,

Restaurant,Fitness Center and Business center.Also bed choice available.The dates are Sept17-Sept26.Wyndham?

We were considering a condo rental for this year's trip but if this hotel is half way decent we could be swayed.

Thanks for the help as always.

Pardon me if I'm out of place for responding. There's many factors involved. One being length of stay.I just booked a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal for an 8 night

stay.I had no luck with NYOP,even going as far as breaking my trip into three segments and bidding siginificantly higher than the express deal I purchased. So for me the express deal was cheaper,and gave me piece of mind knowing I don't have to go through the bidding process more than once for one visit.

Thanks for the help. I've taken the train in from newark before

but it was during the day. I don't mind it other than it seems

agonizingly slow. Once in town (Penn station or wherever) we'll

just grab a cab to the hotel

Well, this is my 7th visit but there is one thing I'm

looking into. We land at ewr at 12:30am. I think our only

options to get into the city at that time are shuttles or taxi/

car service. Any suggestions? I would take the air tran/train

but by the time we get our bags I think the trains have stopped

running. Thanks for any insight

We're extending from the 25th to the 27th