larry_c

2.5* could be the Fairfield Marriot on Paterson Plank Road next to the stadium. Nice place, except the cable TV is minimal and the internet is very slow. Don't know any other 2.5* in that area except the La Quinta in Secaucus/Harmond Meadows. Fairfield is around $50 is the off season. Good luck, Larry

[Probably the Holiday Inn in Harmon Meadows area. Nice place, undergoing renovations to the public space and on an EZ bus route to the city. Free parking, but it's at 5 min walk to the hotel on the thrid floor of a parking garage. lc

It's the Holiday Inn in Harmond Meadows - you can get it between $50 and $65 almost anytime. Decent place. Excellent area. Larry

3* Secaucus is usually the Holiday Inn in Harmon Place mall area. Decent place. Restaurant and looby currently undergoing renovation until the summer. Rooms are nice and the Harmon area has lots of restaurants and buses to NYC. 3.5* is generally the Sheraton in the Meadowlands - very nice - except there is nothing close by and internet is $12.95 per day. I've seen the Holiday Inn as low as $50 and the Sheraton at $55 on PRICELINE. Good luck, LC

Very nice property, but internet access is $12+/day. Free parking, unlike the Newark airport hotels charge $10+/day/

Priceline fees are composed of taxes and a fee. The percentage is much less for multiple day stays, but 20% add on is pretty common for low-priced properties such as the Fairfield. Fairfield M isn't a bad place for the price for that area. I've gotten the Sheraton Meadowlands for $55 and the Holiday Inn Secaucus for $50-$60. Both are much nicer properties, and the Holiday Inn is in a much better area for taking NJ transit to Manhattan. Good luck bidding.

3.5* Wayne/Fairfield/Haskell is the Crown Plaza on Rt 46, across the street from the La Quinta. Very nice place. I think it takes about $60 or more to get it on Priceline and more on Hotwire. Regular govt rate is $119 and you usually get a ticket for a free breakfast buffet (but not with priceline rate). The Ramada in Wayne is nicer than the LaQuinta - $35-ish on Priceline and include free breakfast. Good luck, Larry

I'd go to Hotwire for that date and check availability for you date for 4*. If there is availability on HOTWIRE, it's likely that there may be the same hotel on Priceline for a bit less. I generally bid 10-20% less on PRICELINE for the equivalent star rating on HOTWIRE. I see a 3* for $183 for your day on Hotwire, so it's unlikely you'll get a 4 star at all. Good luck, lc

OH. It was the Ramada Inn in Wayne, in front of the Willowbrook Mall. Decent hotel - I've stayed there before. Larry

The Priceline fee on the extra night (or when you do multiple bids for a consecutive stay) adds up quickly. A $45 2* bids becomes $60/night for a single night, but change to $52 when you big 4 night consecutively in one bid. Wait 24 hours to rebid vs breaking up a stay into multiple bids. lc

You pay a premium for breaking the stay up into two reservations - PRICELINE take a bit of both reservation + taxes vs one fee if you do it in one reservation.

See previous priceline winning bid

Got it for $35/night. I stayed there a year or so ago. Better than average 2* - decent rooms, and huge (40+ in) glass tube TV. Also very cool 50-ish combination safes in the room. May also have free breakfast now. lc PS: Not listed on the Priceline list W-F-T.

Hi: You need to start at HOTWIRE.com and look at the hotes/prices/star ratings of the area you are interested in. There are certainin 2* hotels in North Jersey less that $40. If you like, you can then use PRICELINE to bid on those hotels at a rate less than the HOTWIRE rate and see of you get any. Look around this site to see what people are bidding and winning hotels at. Good luck.

I guess topic says it all. Got it first bid with only Secaucus in the area. LC