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I understand now...yes most of the hotels I've checked are like 329 some days and the 189 the rest. So I should check some and see what days are high and which are low and bid accordingly ie. If Friday Saturday are high and the rest low then do a bid for $200 for Friday Saturday and say $160 for the rest. I think we have resigned our selves to the fact we aren't going to beat our price but if we could jump classes for the same price that would be awesome. (My wife would love to stay at the Waldorf...I've checked..its sold out) :) No we are not driving. So in summary...we want to stay in Manhattan because of the convenience. We are willing to take the chance of a split stay if it means we could get a way better hotel for the same price as we have for the super 8 (maybe a little more but not much). We don't have to be in Times Square although the central location would be great for getting to all areas of Manhattan. We are pretty much just doing the site seeing and shopping trip...with no set agenda. What do you suggest for a bidding strategy? Another question which might not fall in this forum but what if you have a $1000 credit limit and your stay would work out to over that? How would Priceline be able to charge your card immediately for the stay if a bid was successful? Thanks again for your help.

Hi thanks for your help I really appreciate it. We've talked and Manhattan is really where we want to be. In Jersey we couldn't use our Unlimited Metro card and have to pay the lincoln tunnel toll. With our infant we thought it would be nice to at least be in Manhattan in case we want to go back for a break...and I don't want to have to pay NJ Transit again or pay the Toll. We are willing to stay elsewhere doesn't have to be times square...something close to transit (Subway) is I guess the most important. We plan on seeing most of Manhattan, Empire, Liberty, Central Park, Rockefeller, 5th Ave, Brooklyn (gotta try the pizza), Chinatow, etc. So to understand what you are saying is that alot of places are booked which means I might not get a place because they don't necessarily have to sell it off. (Running at a higher occupancy rather than a low and need to fill it even if at a low rate) Is that right? We could split our stay in Manhattan...maybe it would help with doing Upper and then lower Manhattan. Thanks.

Yah I don't think we really want to move that much. I think once is probably enough with our baby and all. Which date is troublesome (do you mean already booked)? Have you stayed at the Super 8 in Times Square?

Just letting you know that the Rockefeller Tree will be lit Nov 30th at 8:50pm. I'm sure other Christmas displays will be up around that time frame.

I think we would be willing...I was looking at splitting my time between the Manhattan Club and then another hotel.

Hello, I've never used Priceline and came accross this site while researching. What a terrific site! So we've booked at a Super 8 in North Bergen for $62 per night. But I think we are going to go with the Super 8 in Times Square at $162/night just because of location...I don't want to pay NJ Transit and Lincoln Tunnel Toll's each time we want to go back to the hotel. So I'm wondering if I would be wise to try and use Priceline to get a better rate. I've been watching ebay and found weeknights at the Manhattan Club for around $150. I don't have to be at Times Square it was just the cheapest we could find...and we are on a tight budget. (I still really like the $62 per night in Jersey but they also want $15/night for a crib!) Thanks in advance.