antosiu Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi, Can you please help me identify the following hotels in New York City: Location: Chelsea3.5 StarsDates: August 31 to sept 2Price: $156 per room per night Recommended:Still gathering reviews4 out of 5 in Tripadvisor Facilities Free Internet Boutique hotel Smoke-free rooms Restaurant(s) Business center Internet access In-room accessibility Accessible bathroomMany thanks for your help! Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi all, Im looking for an hotel in the following areas: Chelsea (ideally), Greenwich Village, Union Square, Midtown.Max budget of $150/night and 3.5* minimum rating.Dates: 31.08 to 02.09 (2 nights) Is this search something realistic for those dates? Thank you in advance for your help. A. Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread. Once you win a hotel, use the 'ADD REPLY and REPORT WIN' button on the lower right corner of the page to edit the topic title to reflect your win and to provide the details of your purchase. This helps keep the board better organized by reducing the number of unresolved threads that don't have any follow-up or conclusion. Best guess for the HOTWIRE Chelsea offer would be the Flatiron Hotel. Im looking for an hotel in the following areas: Chelsea (ideally), Greenwich Village, Union Square, Midtown.If you'd like to move forward by bidding, 'midtown' is not a PRICELINE zone... are please clarify which zones you are willing to accept (by PRICELINE name) and we will advise accordingly. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Sorry, I meant Midtown west. I would also add Central Park South in addition to the zones of my previous post.And thanks for the guess for Hotwire. Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Note that the CPS zone contains the Hudson Hotel, which while well located, has notoriously small rooms (even by NYC standards)... please confirm if this would be acceptable and that you want to include this zone, we'll then suggest a strategy for you to follow. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Having read a few reviews I would rather pass on the Hudson hotel. Would you then have a different strategy (even excluding CPS not to take into account Hudson hotel)? Thanks in advance. Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 When bidding 3.5* in NYC you have TWO re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding. Select 3.5* Chelsea and Greenwich Village... Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Union Square and MTW... Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Chelsea and Union Square... Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $128, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Greenwich Village and MTW... Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $128, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Chelsea and MTW... Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Greenwich Village and Union Square... Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Union Square... Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Chelsea, Greenwich Village, MTW... Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 3.5* Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Union Square, MTW... Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $150 Any questions feel free to ask. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for the strategy.Just to make sure:I start choosing Chelsea with $110 bid if rejected I add Greenwich Village with $110 bidif rejected I raise to $115 choosing Chelsea onlyif rejected I add Greenwich Village with $115 bidetcIs that correct?Thanks Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 No, that's not correct... See this thread with explains what a re-bid zones is: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained... then confirm your re-bid zones with the board. If you've read the read above and are still confused, start with the following: 1) Use the PRICELINE search box on the upper right of this page, enter your city and dates, and click "GO". 2) List each zone that is offered in this region. 3) Next to each zone list the highest star rating offered in the zone. The way to determine the highest star rating offered in the zone is by selecting the first zone i the list, then scrolling down to see the highest star rating selectable (ie- not greyed out). NEXT UNcheck the selected zone, place a checkmark in the next zone, and repeat the process for each zone in the region. Each time you take note of the highest star rating in the zone, make sure that only ONE zone is selected above. 4) post your findings and we'll take it from there If you don't follow the above just post back and we'll break it down further. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Here are all the zones in NY and the highest star ratingBrooklyn: 4Central Park South:Chelsea: 4.5Coney: 2Downtown: 5Empire State: 5Greenpoint: 3Greenwich Village: 4Hell's Kitchen: 4Long Island: 4LES: 4.5Madison Square Garden: 4Midtown East: 5Midtown West: 4.5Morningside Harlem: 3.5Queensborough: 4Soho: 5Times Square: 5Union Square: 4Upper East Side: 5Upper West Side: 4 What should I do now? :-) Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 If you were to try for a 3.5* hotel in the Chelsea and Coney Island zones, and were successful, do you see how the hotel won would have to be in the Chelsea zone? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Makes sense...will give it a try and let you know! Link to comment
AaronJB Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Good luck and thank you for keeping us updated. Let us know if you have any additional questions. Do you want to confirm your 2nd re-bid zone with the board before moving forward? Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Link to comment
antosiu Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Would be Greenpoint I guess Link to comment
thereuare Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Yes, you have your re-bid zones correct... but always double check just before bidding to make sure that nothing has changed since you last checked. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Went up to $135 but I didnt get anything...left on holidays and left it there...I can see that now Midpoint has an hotel above 3.5 I also had to change my dates 29/08 to 31/08 I will now try PRICELINE EXPRESS Deals on Priceline. Would you please have an idea of the following hotels: - 4 star rating - Midtown West area - rated of 8.0 - business Center / Restaurant / Fitness Center - $159 / night - 4 star rating - Central Park South area - not rated - Business Center / Restaurant / Fitness Center / Pets Allowed / Free Internet - $157 / night - 4.5 star rating - Midtown East area - rated of 8.0 - Business Center / Restaurant / Fitness Center / Pets Allowed - $168 / night - 4 star rating - Upper West Side area - rated of 7.0 - Business Center / Restaurant / Fitness Center / Pets Allowed / Indoor or Outdoor Pool - $149 / night Many thanks in advance, A. Link to comment
antosiu Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 One more question actually, for express bidding, is it better to use Price.line or Hot.wire? Thanks! Link to comment
AaronJB Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Two separate services and sometimes one is cheaper than the other and vice versa. Given that HOTWIRE often offers more amenities with each listing, it is usually easier to narrow down which hotel it is. Did you want to try bidding for 4* before spending $150+ on a PRICELINE EXPRESS listing? To try and focus the search, is there something specific you're looking for in terms of hotel? Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Link to comment
antosiu Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Yes, I will actually try bidding before. Quite open on the location, we can add more zones than previously: Chelsea, Union Square, Greenwich Village, Midtown East, Midtown West, Central Park South. 4* and max $150. Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Researching hotels can be a time consuming process, so if you're gameplan is to first try bidding on PRICELINE, let's do that first since your bids may be successful and there won't be any need to research the properties above (or maybe the same properties aren't offered once you've completed the bidding, which would mean starting the research process over again) Note that when bidding 4* in NYC the CPS contains the Hudson Hotel, which while well located, has notoriously small rooms (even by NYC standards)... would this be an acceptable outcome? (if not we should exclude this zone for your bidding) Please confirm if we should include/exclude this zone and we'll suggest a new strategy for you to follow. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Lets exclude CPS area then Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 When bidding 4* in NYC you have TWO re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding. Select 4* Chelsea, Greenwich Village, MTE... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Chelsea, MTE, MTW... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Union Square, Greenwich Village, MTE... Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Chelsea, Union Square, Greenwich Village, MTE... Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Chelsea, Union Square, Greenwich Village, MTW... Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* MTE, MTW, Chelsea, Union Square... Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* MTE, MTW, Chelsea, Greenwich Village... Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Chelsea, Union Square, Greenwich Village, MTE, MTW... Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $150 Any questions feel free to ask. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
antosiu Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thank you very much for your help on the bidding strategy :-) It worked perfect and just got a win: Hilton New York Fashion District for $133/night Link to comment
AaronJB Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Congrats on your success. :)Excellent win for this well-reviewed Hilton. Glad you are pleased with the result. Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches. Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Not too far from your hotel i recommend this place for breakfast one morning as they have one of the best bagels in the city (imo): Best Bagel and Coffee 225 W 35th St (between Seventh Ave and Eight Ave) Have a great trip. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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