jmorris Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 My wife and I will be in New York 6/26 - 7/2 and are looking for a good deal on a 4* hotel. I've been reading a lot of the posts here, and think I have the bidding strategy down. My main problem is knowing what price to start at.I haven't used PL before, but took a look at their zones. Our preferred zones are 1 - Upper Midtown, 2 - Midtown West, 3 - Midtown East.Using the EasyClickTravel Reverse Lookup we found a couple hotels we would choose if given the names:Beckman Tower $194Murray Hill East $179Eastgate Tower $176I would assume my max bid would be $175, unless someone else knows something I don't :)Can anyone help me with a starting bid, and maybe some other pointers? I would like my first PL experience to be a good one! :) Thanks much for any help. This site has been a great help... Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Is SPLITTING THE BID an option? (or would you rather not change hotels and simply stay at one of the above if you can't do better on a continuous stay) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
jmorris Posted June 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 I think Splitting would be a good idea. I hadn't thought of that. To do that, would we enter one set of bids for 6/26 - 6/29 and a second for 6/29 - 7/2? I assume the 6/26-6/29 would most likely be lower since it is a mid-week?Thanks!Jon Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I only suggested splitting the bid because i think it will be tough to beat the $175 above. However, i don't think doing so is going to save you a significant amount of money (but if you have the time we can always try). You can definately save some money by bidding Sunday separately, but i don't know if you want to change properties after a one nite stay.Let us know and we'll move forward with a suggestion on how to proceed. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
jmorris Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 I would rather split 3/3 if that would help at all. I don't think my wife would like to change after only 1 night. I had to talk her into the idea of changing after 3 nights. She likes to set up camp in hotel rooms. :) Thanks,Jon Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 You have two re-bids available at the 4* level. Rates look lower for the 2nd half of your stay so iin this instance i would start with them. Bid the following for 6/29-7/2 (don't bid the other dates yet):Select 4* UM/CPS...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $120, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* MTW...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $120, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* MTE...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $120, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* UM/CPS and MTW...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* UM/CPS and MTE...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* UM/CPS and MTE and MTW...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone and...Bid $150.Any questions feel free to ask.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
jmorris Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I tried the bids, but nothing was accepted for 6/29-7/2. :) Thanks,Jon Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 If you haven't already i would reserve either the Eastgate Tower or the Beekman Tower as a back-up.Then in 72 hours bump this thread again and we'll take another look at current prices and update a strategy. You could also (immediately) try the above for the first 3 nites of your stay, but i think those will actually be the more difficult dates to get. 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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