Priceline Hotel: NY 10/13 - 10/21 Bidding Help (honeymoon)

[mhdiez10]

Hi!.

I am from Chile and I want to know if I can use Priceline with a Credit Card (Visa or Master) that do not belongs to a Bank of United States.

Thanks for your help!!

Bye

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please read over this thread for non-US bidders, which provides a discussion of this subject.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[mhdiez10]

Thanks for your help!!!

Bye

[mhdiez10]

Hi! I hope you are fine.

I am not a U.S. citizen (I am from Chile) and this is the first time that I want to use Priceline.

I will go for my Honeymoon to NY for 8 nights (our first time there also), so please I need a lot of help in the bidding strategy.

First, considering that is our honeymoon, we want a hotel with 4 stars at least, and I hope that I can get it in Priceline, because searching for ourselves or with a travel agency I get an average for the 8 nights Tax Includes of U.S. $2.700, so I think is expensive considering that I can get something in Priceline.

Second, i am not sure if Priceline works for 8 nights, so maybe I must split the hotel in 2 periods?

Please if someone can help me with the strategy, or maybe some opinions, it will be great.

Thanks a lot

pd: sorry for my spelling mistakes

[thereuare]

Please start by reading your messages

Then, let us know what your expected budget is for this stay and we'll begin to look at your options.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

PS- congratulations on your upcoming marriage :)

[mhdiez10]

First of all thanks for your help.

Our maximun budget maybe U.S. $260 to $280 per night plus taxes.

Its possible to get some 4 star for that?

[thereuare]

Surprisingly that may not be enough for a 4* hotel, but we could give it a try. HOWEVER, should you not succeed, all is not lost as HOTWIRE has a 3.5* hotel for $259/nite which you may be interested in, believed to be the Distrikt Hotel (which has been receiving good reviews)

If you'd like ot try PRICELINE first, do you know which zone(s) you're willing to accept? (or are you looking for help in this regard as well?)

Let us know and we'll suggest a strateg to follow.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. (please click this PRICELINE link before replying)

[mhdiez10]

It will be great if could be The Distrikt, I also read good reviews for that Hotel.

The zone I think we like is from the Central Park South to Soho. Also, this is our first time there, so if you know other zone is not problem for us.

I think we will walk all day, so transportation is important for us, and to sleep in a good room.

Thanks for all your help!!!!

[thereuare]

(please click this PRICELINE link before replying)

[mhdiez10]

Ok, i did it, sorry for the mistake.

Thanks for your help.

[thereuare]

So are all of the following zones acceptable?

Central Park South, Dtowntown, Empre State Building, Hells Kitchen, Midtown East, Midtown West, Times Square

Please confirm these zones and if you want to bid up to $260 or $280 at this star level... 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.

[mhdiez10]

Yes!, all that zones are fine for us.

Thanks a lot for your help!.

[thereuare]

Did you want to bid up to $260 or $280 for a 4* hotel, keeping in mind the $269/nite 3.5* hotel via HOTWIRE?

Let us know and we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[mhdiez10]

I prefer a 4 star hotel of course, but i dont know if its realistic then with my prices how you you told me.

That of 3,5 stars its the Distrikt?, all the reviews from there are good, so its not a bad possibility.

What you think that i must do?

[thereuare]

As star ratings are subjective, there are many who might prefer a well reviewed 3.5* property to an average 4* rated hotel.

What i believe to be the Distrikt is currently priced at $255/nite (and if for some reason it's not, it should at least be some very highly regarded hotel, given the 4.5/5.0 Tripadvisor user review rating)... so the question is if you simply want to go for this HOTWIRE 3.5* offering or try for a 4* rated property (perhaps with less stellar user reviews) for this stay. If you want to go the PRICELINE route, how high would you want to bid given the $255/nite HOTWIRE alternative?

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.