TomTom84

Given that there was a recent price drop on PRICELINE EXPRESS for 4.5* hotel with amenities that highly indicated towards the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side (e.g. pool, 9/10 guest rating, gym, free wifi), I decided to try to underbid the stated price of USD 184. Bidding strategy was successful, paying my set maximum bidding price. Very happy with the hotel and price achieved. I used your reference PRICELINE link for the booking, thanks a lot for your help.

No success despite having my highest bids at USD 230 for the zones mentioned above (excl. Soho) and USD 220 (incl. Soho). Does it make any sense to wait and try again closer to my actual travel dates? Do you have any other advice?

Great, let's aim for the following areas in this case: Central Park South - Westhouse appears to be most likely result which apparently charges a residents fee of USD 40 per person per nite. If true, CPS to be deleted from list Midtown East Times Square ESB Lower East Side Chelsea Union Square

Sorry if I wasn't clear, the following areas would be acceptable (unless you would not recommend any of those): Upper West Side Central Park South Upper East Side Midtown East Times Square ESB Lower East Side Chelsea Union Square SoHo Downtown - Wallstreet

Your sister site is indeed very useful for an initial screening. I have no objections against any areas as long as we styay south of 80th and I was not able to find any 5* hotel that I would not be very happy with at a certain price tag. I was able to find various hotels in the price range USD 2,700 - 2,900 (incl. taxes and fees) which would be equivalent to USD 240+ on Priceline. From your experience, would you say that it will be one of those hotels if I manage to be successful at all? Given that the number of potential hotels increases significantly, I prefer to stick to 5* hotels only when bidding. Could you advice on a strategy? For your refence, I booked the Lex NYC as a back-up.

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I am aware of the fact that Priceline provides higher uncertainty than Hotwire and Priceline Express but willing to accept that risk. That is one of the reasons only looking at 4.5* or 5* properties as the number of hotels is limited and there are hardly any that I would not be to content with. I also do not mind to be located anywhere in the highlighted area on the map. For your background, I booked a hotel (Top 30 rated Tripadvisor Hotel @USD 220 per nite incl. taxes and fees) with a refundable rate as a back-up in option I will not be successful. Of the hotel list developed by you, none of the hotels suits me at the stated price. I probably would prefer to look at Priceline offers. Looking forward to your suggestions how to proceed with regards to the bidding. How can I develop a complete list of hotels that fall in a certain * bracket? I understand that the regular Priceline booking search does not provide a complete list.

Hi, First of all thank you very much for hosting this fantastic website which helped me a lot to get acquainted with HOTWIRE and PRICELINE. For our upcoming trip to NYC from 22/06 - 1/07 I am looking to score a good deal on ideally a 5* hotel. As this will be our first trip to NY, we are not fixed on certain neighborhoods but would prefer to stay in Manhattan to be not too far away from the tourist attractions. Budget is USD 200 (excl. taxes and fees) per night, however, not completely fixed if there was a really good deal available. Very good reviews and a good access to the underground network are important for us. Is it feasible to be successful with the stated budget? How much discount compared to Priceline Express is achieveable? Today I placed bids up to USD 200 on 5* Times Square which I understand should be either The Chatwal or The Knickerbrocker but was unsuccessful. Another alternative could be Soho (How likely is this Smyth as I couldn't find it on the regulat Priceline search)? If my strategy does not work out, I would also consider 4.5* hotels and looked at ESB (Archer NY?) and Lower East Side (Indigo?). Is this feasible? Looking forward to your advice and any recommendations that you may have. I will be booking via. BiddingHelper.com. Many thanks, Tom

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