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My successful bid (finally) at $180 after many days of trying for Whitehouse and Capitol Hill areas. Noted that Priceline counter offered me $200, $205 and $210 on three separate biddings. The hotel is Hotel Lombardy. Any review on this hotel?

I guess it would be around USD300 or so if through conventional booking. So in this case I think my budget should be USD150 or more?

Maximum budget will be USD100 before tax. 3* and above. Not sure if it's unrealistic for this period though? Thanks!

Hi, I would need some help in bidding for a hotel in DC in April for 3 nights. Preferably near to the Metro, not that quiet in the evening and in downtown and convention center zone. In this case, which star level should I start with? Any bidding strategy? I have stayed in Red Roof Inn previously in September 2009 and it was alright for a 2* hotel but the bed was not very comfortable.

Thanks!

Tried Priceline and bid for 2.5*. Started from 70, and got it at 100. Hotel is Comfort Inn Long Island City. :)

Thanks. In this case, any wild guesses for what the 2.5* Chelsea hotel might be?

Any updates?

How about 2* MTE Condo, $173 per night? Amenities: Suite, Studio, fully-equipped kitchen, air-conditioning, 24hour front desk, laundry facilities, high speed internet access and kitchenette. I have a feeling it is Sutton Place?

My apologies. So any comments anyone? I've tried splitting up the dates in HOTWIRE but seems like some days are cheaper and some are more expensive. I know we have to up our budget if not we wouldn't be able to score anything!

2.5* Chelsea - Madison Square Garden Area Hotel, 19/09/09 to 26/09/09 Please help to ID this hotel. TIA! ETA: $225 per night with fitness centre and restaurant. I have a feeling it is Best Western.

No luck even with maximum bid of $180 for 3*. No luck too with 2.5*, max bid of $170. Is it because we need 6 consecutive nights therefore it's kind of hard to get? Is it advisable to split the bid then?

CPS, ESB, MTE, MTW, TS.

Zone 2, 5, 8, 9, 10. Have tried until $150 for all areas but no luck.

Tried the above strategy for 3* but got denied. :)

Preferably in Manhattan but excluding upper sides. Any suggestions?

In this case, we shall up our budget to $150 for a 3* hotel. Is this still unrealistic?

Cool! Thanks so much!

We got it after trying a couple of times. It seems like there's only this 2* hotel in that area. :) I tried to look for reviews but there was none here. Seems like we did not get a good deal?

We have no special area of interest. Oh, which means it's better to bid for 3* and above? Yes you can say our maximum budget is US100. So for a 3* we should increase to how much?

We are intending to stay in NYC for 6 nights. Is it reasonable to bid for 2* and above at US80 to US100? Some hotels are quite far from the Metro eh? Please help! TIA!