Priceline Hotel: 3.5* NYC (Times Square-Theater District) Millennium Broadway

[Kristinemeow]

Over the past 4 days, I've been bidding "heavily" for my upcoming stay in NYC. I had won the Grand Hyatt for a stay back in Sept ($125), and I was hoping to have it that easy again. I've been stalking the board for months, and now that I am bidding, I am getting my butt kicked!

My ideal is to get the Grand Hyatt again, a 4* in Times Square, or the 3.5* Marriott Marquis (I'm dreaming here) in Times Square for no more than $200 a night including taxes.

On 4/15 I bid 4* MTE and Times Square $125

+ Brooklyn $135

+ Chelsea $145

+ Long Island $155

+ MSG $165

+ Upper East Side $170

NADA.

On 4/15 I bid 3.5* Times Square $120

+ Chelsea $140

+ Long Island $150

+ Upper East Side $165

NADA.

I tried to split my dates.

On 4/15 I bid 4* MTE and Times Square for 4/23-4/26 (Fri, Sat & Sun nights) $125

NADA.

On 4/16 I decided to add MTW, so it was 4* MTE, Times Square, MTW

+ Brooklyn $126

+ Chelsea $136

+ Long Island $146

+ MSG $156

NADA.

On 4/16 I gave *3.5 Times Square another shot $136

+ Chelsea $146

+ Long Island $156

NADA.

I tried to split my dates.

On 4/16 I bid 4* MTE for 4/23-4/26 (Fri, Sat & Sun nights) $126

+ Brooklyn $136

+ Times Square $146

+ MTW $151

NADA.

On 4/16 I bid 3* Times Square for 4/21-4/26 $90

(there are not rebidding options here)

NADA.

ANY Suggestions when it comes to spitting my dates? :) :)

[Colfax]

Yesterday another poster reported winning the Marriott Marquis for 4/22-4/25 (a subset of your dates) for $174, after $173 was rejected.

You said your bidding limit was $200/day, taxes and fees included. That means a $165 bidding limit.

Are you willing to raise your limit from $165 to $174, to try and replicate the other poster's Marquis deal?

If not, my other suggestion would be to try bidding to $165 for 4/21-4/23. When you split your bid you only tried bidding for the last three nights, but not the first two. Checking the Priceline Calendar of Wins I see the following wins reported for 4/21-4/23:

4* MTW Warwick $177

4* MTE W Hotel $146

3.5* MTE Roosevelt $125

It looks like there may by 4/3.5* possibilities under $165 pretax then, for your first two nights anyhow.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links for your purchases.

[Kristinemeow]

I split the dates and bid on 4/23 - 4/26 ( Fri-Mon) in the 3.5* Times Square - Theater District, hoping for a win at the Marriott Marquis. I won the Millennium Broadway, but after having booked a refundable "back-up" hotel for these dates at $219 + tax per night, I am more than satisfied with my win. I used the Betterbidding PRICELINE link prior to bidding.

TITLE: 3.5* NYC (Times Square - Theater District) Millennium Broadway

SUB-Title: $174 ... 4/23/10-4/26/10

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $174.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 3

Room Subtotal: $522.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $110.58 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $632.58 (USD)

Now its on to booking the first two nights of my trip. I will start a new topic for that.

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success. :)

Excellent deal for tough dates. Glad you are pleased with the deal and are looking forward to your stay.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.