ghost dog

Hi, I am taking the rail from Madrid on April 14th to Seville, Spain. I will be staying from April 14th through April 16th. I checked Hotwire. They have a 4 star hotel with a 90% Hotwire guest approval rating for $38/night. Sounds like a really good deal! Does anybody know what this Hotwire hotel this could be? I read some forums and some people suggested this Hoteles Silken in Seville, Spain. Do you think I can do better on Priceline? This forum is awesome! Thanks, Ghost Dog

I stayed at this hotel. It was so-so. Service was so-so. But hey everything else was super expensive. The paint on the tiles were chipped and there were lines at the front desk. And the rooms were tiny. When I called to see how much addition it would cost to get a room to get a view I was quoted $20. But when I showed up at the front desk they wanted another $35. Also they charge to use the buisness center.

Thanks for the reply. There seems to be no standard when it comes to the star rating then? If Hotwire says 3.5star and Priceline says 3 star. I read other threads that said the same thing about Hotwire star system. Oh well I'm going on vacation, so I'm not going to let this make me angry. Something that everybody should be aware of when using Hotwire to compare with Priceline. Also there's a pesky $20 booking fee that Hotwire charged me too. $218 per night at the New Yorker from October 18th to October 20th. Amenities: Fitness Center, Buisness Center, Internet, and Restaurant. Its next to Penn Station.

Thanks for your help. Priceline didn't help. I bid up to $207 a night and no takers. I found on hotwire they had 218 a night for 3 1/2 star so I took that. It was the New Yorker Hotel. Strange? I guess some hotels find hotwire preferable to priceline. Maybe the more desperate ones?

Dang I lowered it to 3 stars and bid 190 a night and I still got rejected. So sad. what am I doing wrong? :)

Hi, Thank you for your help. Just now I tried to bid for 2 nights in 3.5 star from October 18th through October 20th: *Midtown East for $150 for October 18th rejected. *I saw a previous post that a person was able to get a 3.5 star in MTW for $133 a night from October 17th through the 19th, so I tried to bid $145 for 3.5star in MTW and was rejected. I'm not sure why my bid was rejected if I was going to pay more? Priceline NYC Hotel win. As for your questions: 1.) 15min walk to the subway is OK. Can't be picky on my budget. 2.) I would be willing to pay a little bit more to stay in Midtown. But I would be willing to stay at other places to save money. 3.) If the UES and UWS is too far as you suggested, I would be willing to stay in other areas that you suggest. So we can include other areas and exclude UES and UWS as you suggested. Downtown would be cool with me, since I can see all the Wall Street people. 4.) Small rooms are OK with me, especially if it is in a convenient location and a clean place. My friend referred me to your forum. As such, I know that you have a good reputation. If you could provide a better bidding process for a tourist hoping to see the major sights in 2 nights that would be greatly appreciated. I would prefer to pay $150 a night and the most $200 a night. But I understand that I may have to pay more than $150 especially for Midtown. Will this be difficult? Looking forward to hearing back from you! Update: I Just used your PRICELINE link to bid $150 and lowered it to 3star for MTW and MTE and was rejected. So sad. Not sure how the other person got $133. So lucky!

Thanks for the super help. I know you are providing a great service, so I appreciate your time and effort in creating this forum! :) Looks like some other people are looking for a hotel around the same time. My plan is to stay 2 nights in Manhattan checking in Tuesday, October 18th and checking out on Thursday, October 20th. Looks like middle of October is more expensive than the beginning of October when this person was able to get 4* NYC (MTE) Grand Hyatt, $140 ... 10/1/11-10/4/11 on another thread. I'm envious. =) I guess I would like to spend $150 per night for a 3 star hotel, but no more than $200 a night. Need to remember there's allot of hotel taxes ~18%. Just looking for a clean place to stay close to the subway since I'm flying in from the West Coast. Would like to stay in Midtown, but open to staying anywhere in Manhattan as long as I'm 10min walk from Subway station. I saw you came up with a process in this priceline hotel bidding thread. Any suggestions for me? Can you provide me with a bidding proces? Or a way I can snag a good deal on a clean place to stay close to subway. Thank you for your time! This forum rocks!

Hi, First of all just wanted to tell everybody how awesome this forum is. This forum is awesome! I'm going to NYC on Tuesday, October 18th. Thinking about staying for 1-2 nights (still planning the trip). I heard the place to stay is Midtown to be close to the sites. I'm a real novice user when it comes to Priceline. Do you think it is possible to get a 2 star or 3 star hotel in Midtown during those days for under $200? I was hoping Tuesday would be a slow day. If so how should I go about bidding. Special links? or Process? Thanks, Ghost Update: I tried to bid $150 for 4 star for Midtown East for one night on October 18th, since I saw a post that a person got the Grand Hyatt for a couple of nights starting on October 1st for only $140. Did this person get lucky? Or am I just unlucky? LOL. I knew $150 was too optimistic. Maybe Tuesdays are popular times? :) Any suggestions? Why was the pervious person so lucky with the bid of $140?