Priceline Hotel: 3* Newark (Jersey City) Hyatt Regency on Hudson

[KRXNLS]

I would like to try for the Hyatt on the Hudson (understanding their are no guarantees) for Monday and Tuesday June 20th and 21st.

Could you please confirm that after going to New Jersey on Priceline, the zone to choose is Newark rather than Jersey City. Dumb question, I know, but I'm very ignorant about the area.

A bidding strategy would be much appreciated.

We will be leaving NY for Boston by Amtrak on Wednesday morning and I think the Path from NJ would be very easy to Penn Station. Am I correct?

Many thanks

[thereuare]

The correct zone is: Jersey City, NJ (if you put that in the text box it will recognize it as such)

I would bid as follows:

Select 3* Jersey City...

Bid $46, if rejected lower to 2.5* and...

Bid $48.

If rejected wait 72 hours, and try again as follows:

Select 3* Jersey City...

Bid $48, if rejected lower to 2.5* and...

Bid $55 (slight chance of the Courtyard here, but still close to PATH access).

If that is rejected i would take the 3.5* offering thru HOTWIRE.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

PS- yes, PATH to Penn Station is easy

[KRXNLS]

Success again!

Won the Hyatt Regency Jersey City On the Hudson for $48 per night.

Hard to believe. Many thanks for the help

[thereuare]

That's great... nice to see your entire trip pieced together in less than 12 hours!

Glad it worked out well for you.

Just to confirm, did you try the $46 bid first or did you try $48 on your first bid?

Have a great stay.

[KRXNLS]

I did bid $48 straight away with the thought that, this early on, we didn't want to risk the 2.5 stars. Our thoughts were that we would try the 48 and 55 you suggested at the end of the 72 hour wait but we didn't have to do that.

Yes. it's great to get all this done in such a short time thanks to you and to this site. Actually it's not our whole trip, however. We're going to Washington prior to NY and to Boston after NY.

I'm planning on trying for those cities very soon - probably this weekend

[Noela]

Thereuare,

just curious...

why do you suggest an increase in a re-bid for a lower rated zone, as you did in my case and this gentleman's.

is to guaranteee a higher rated choice - that is by bidding higher, you could get bumped into a higher zone?

cheers..Noela

[Noela]

Thereuare,

just curious...

why do you suggest an increase in a re-bid for a lower rated zone, as you did in my case and this gentleman's.

is to guaranteee a higher rated choice - that is by bidding higher, you could get bumped into a higher zone?

cheers..Noela

[thereuare]

This zone is an exception to the typical 'rule' based upon the limited number of hotels in the zone and knowledge of where each typically accepts.... at $48 i didn't expect any 2.5* hotels to accept that price. There are also no re-bids in this area, so this is a 'pseudo re-bid', although there is a risk that a new hotel will appear or a 2.5* hotel starts to accept at lower rates.