Priceline Hotel: 3* - Madison Square Garden/Hell's Kitchen bidding help

[TweetyandMrClam]

Hello. I will be in New York October 13th - 17th and am looking for a room near the Javits Convention Center. I'd like to try and get a 3 star hotel for no more than $225. My top zone choice is Madison Square Garden with Hell's Kitchen as my second choice as these seem closest to the convention center. If I can get a cheap room further out, I'm also willing to consider Times Square, Midtown West, and Chelsea.

I already tried bidding on Madison Square Garden today at $165 for 3.5 star and rebid with $170 for 3 stars, but no luck. Any bidding help would be appreciated, thanks!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

The issue with the HK zone at the 3* level is that it's an "unknown" and additionally, there are very few hotels (less than a handful) in this area in general. I'm not even sure what would be at the 3* level in this zone (or if there is anything at the 3* level) as the Skyline Hotel is at the 2* level.

There's a 3* in MTC on HOTWIRE w/fitness, restaurant, pool, internet for $219; would likely be the Holiday Inn Midtown. I'd start lower, but you may be able to get a 3* win in CPS (where this property is) for around the $175-195 neighborhood; my guess is that you're looking at a similar price (possibly slightly higher) for MSG. My guess is that you're (hopefully) not far off from a win in the desired MSG area.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[TweetyandMrClam]

I'm currently up to $180 for 3 star MSG-convention area. I'm not sure if I'll get a room for the rate I want in this zone. My boyfriend is now willing to stay further away and take a cab. Would you say CPS has cheaper rates than Chelsea, TS, MTW, or MTE? Thanks for the help, I'm keeping an eye on Hotwire as well :)

[AaronJB]

MTW and especially TS are generally the most expensive zones. While things can vary significantly from day-to-day in a city like NYC, ESB, Chelsea, CPS and MTE are generally cheaper by comparison.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.