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October 1-5, 2017 Amenities: Free Internet, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Spa services, Children's activities

First bid accepted.

First bid of $60 for 11/11/2008 accepted -- almost takes the fun out of it :)

NYC (Airport LGA) Wyndham Garden Amenities: Restaurant Fitness Center This is part of a split stay, and here is the other part of this HOTWIRE RESULTS

Hotwire was listing this as a Customer Favorite Amenities as: Restaurant(s) Fitness Center Tennis Nearby Business Center

OK, after more messing around with the dates (now it's become a game :) ), I found the Hotwire rate drops even further (to $168) for 9/3 - 9/11. I looked around for something for the night of the 11th, couldn't find anything reasonable, and then considered staying near La Guardia. Not a bad idea, given our morning flight on the 12th. I'll cross-post to the Hotwire forum, but here's what I ended up with 9/3 - 9/11 $168/night Inter-Continental The Barclay 9/11 - 9/12 $79/night Wyndham Garden

Denied for both legs :) I guess I should book the Hotwire portion, wait 72 hours, and re-bid a little higher on the first leg...?

If you think I can do better than $183/night, then I'm willing to try a split bid strategy. I would be willing to switch up to 3 times. Can you recommend something?

My maximum bid is $200. For the Hotwire hotel, I'm seeing "Restaurant, Fitness, Tennis, Business" and "Customer Favorite". Perhaps I was placing too much emphasis on the "Customer Favorite" in determining the match, and should only look at the amenities?

Thanks for the quick response! I'm leaning toward using Hotwire for 9/3 - 9/12. It looks like the Drake for $182/night. This would leave me with finding a room for just 8/31 - 9/03. Could you suggest a bidding strategy? Thanks!

I am willing to split my bid. Do I just split it into two equal-length stays, or is there a way to determine how to split it?

I'm looking for a 4* hotel in in either MTE, MTW, or UM/CPS for August 31 to September 12. I read through the bidding strategy and a number of posts detailing bidding strategy for these areas, but I struck out all the way up to $210/night. I stopped bidding then because Hotwire has what is most likely the Drake for $223/night. My question is, am I starting to look for a hotel too soon? I understand this will be a busy time, but are prices likely to come down if I wait a few months to book? I understand the industry is pretty fickle and there are no guarantees -- I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice...?