sdishman

Amenities: Complimentary Breakfast, Fitness Center, Pool, Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access

Booked! Used HOTWIRE to score the remaining 3 nights of our stay. Hotel Roger Williams Location: Empire State Building area Star Rating: 4* Rate: $163 Amenities: Boutique, Fitness, Smoke Free, Business Center I found this site's Hotwire Hotel List to be extremely helpful in locating the actual hotel I was considering, thereby instilling confidence in my purchase. I'm assuming it makes sense to move this thread to the Hotwire forum. Thanks for your help!

Right, I forgot about Queensborough Bridge. Honestly, I left it out because I'm already making over 30 bids a day (bidding TS, MW, CI, LI, UE for 4* and 3.5* separately) and I'm not sure I have more time to incorporate more bids. The CQ reservation is on 45th St. This has the benefit of being extremely close to my HOTWIRE reservation for Millennium Broadway, so if I do end up keeping the back-up reservation and switching hotels mid-stream, it will be really easy to move from one to the other.

I'm working on booking hotel stays for our upcoming vacation starting next week. The full dates are 05/26-05/31, but I already booked a place (via this board's HOTWIRE link) at Millennium Broadway for $135 a night. I have a backup reservation at Club Quarters for 05/26-05/29 for $223/night (taxes/fees included), but I think I can do better. I've been bidding using this board's PRICELINE link, and I've been bidding somewhat low (up to $170 for 4*, up to $160 for 3.5*) for weeks now with no luck. I've been using the 3 rebid zones per your directions. I guess my question is less about proper approach and more about what reasonable expectations should be. Am I likely even close with my bids? Is there a likely chance that a small bump would get me a reservation? Or, if I continue to bid as I get closer to the date, does the likelihood of something falling to me in my price range increase or decrease? Obviously my max bid would be somewhere short of my current backup reservation. Currently, my highest bid of $170 works out to about $200 a night after fees, so there's really not much margin there as it is.

Room rate: $135 Amenities: Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access TripAdvisor: 4.0/5

Update: By splitting my bid I was able to get the last 2 nights of my stay through HOTWIRE at the Millennium Broadway for $135 a night (including fees). However, I'm still trying to score something for 5/26 - 5/29.

Our friends are in the Millennium Broadway. I will keep the Cassa in mind. It definitely looks like good location/reviews, but I was hoping to get a bit cheaper if possible...

Thanks for the suggestion, Aaron. I did notice that property on HOTWIRE, and though the price is attractive, the location is a good bit far from our target (we have friends we're traveling with staying in TS), and I don't think that particular hotel would suit our needs well.

Thanks for the response. I did not clarify this in my original post, but I have been using the PRICELINE link for all of my searches and bids.

Hi folks, First off, thanks for what you do. I've been actively reading this forum for a couple months now, learning the tricks of the trade, and I appreciate all the insight you offer. I'm looking for a place in either TS or MTW for 05/26-31. Obviously that includes Memorial Day weekend so I realize things are looking pricey. We are looking at either 3.5* or 4* hotels. I have a backup reservation at Club Quarters for $223/night (taxes/fees included), but I think I can do better. I've been bidding somewhat low (up to $165 for 4*, up to $155 for 3.5*) for weeks now with no luck. I've been using the 3 rebid zones per your directions. I guess my question is less about proper approach and more about what reasonable expectations should be. Am I likely even close with my bids? Is there a likely chance that a small bump would get me a reservation? Or, if I continue to bid as I get closer to the date, does the likelihood of something falling to me in my price range increase or decrease? Obviously my max bid would be somewhere short of my current backup reservation. Currently, my highest bid of $165 works out to about $200 a night after fees, so there's really not much margin there as it is. Thanks in advance for your help!