Marls42 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Posted November 1, 2011 I am traveling to New York for 3 nights (12/15, 12/16 and 12/17) and would like to bid on a 4* and up hotel in Midtown East (1st choice), Central Park South (2nd choice), Midtown West (3rd choice) or Times Square (4th choice). This is my first time trying to bid so, any bidding strategy or advice as to how much I would need to bid to secure a room for these nights? I am pretty flexible on price and would be willing to pay a little more to be in one of my first 2 choices. Thank you for your help.
thereuare Posted November 1, 2011 Report Posted November 1, 2011 Welcome to BetterBidding!Based upon current prices I'm guessing you're looking at about $200-$225 to be successful at a 4* hotel for these nites... or perhaps a bit more.Is this inline with your expectations? If so, what would be your maximum bid for this stay? How high would you like to go in the MTE and CPS zones before adding MTW and/or TS?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Marls42 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Posted November 1, 2011 Thank you. That price is in line with my expectations. I would bid up to $250 or $275 in MTE and CPS before adding MTW and TS. I am staying at the Waldorf on business on 12/13 and 12/14 so I was hoping to get something close to that if not luck out and get the Waldorf. I know this the Priceline forum and I will move this question to the Hotwire forum if need be but I saw that the Waldorf is on the Hotwire list as one of two 4.5 star hotels in MTE. I looked at Hotwire for my dates and did not get any MTE 4* or higher. My question is is it likely that it could be added for my dates?Thank you.
thereuare Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 My question is is it likely that it could be added for my dates?It's possible... but not very likely, imo. The Waldorf has only been seen once thru HOTWIRE and it was back in 2003 in this Hotwire NYC thread.Did you want to hold out OR are you looking to start bidding on PRICELINE now?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Marls42 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Posted November 2, 2011 I think I am going to try to start bidding on Priceline now. Do you have any advice on the strategy I should use? Have you heard of the Waldorf accepting any bids on Priceline recently?Thank you.
thereuare Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 I don't think we've seen the Waldorf thru PRICELINE in about 5 or 6 years.If you want to begin by bidding for a 4* in MTE and CPS up to $250, you can try as follows:At the 4* level in NYC you have FIVE re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.(NOTE: 're-bid zone1' is not the same as priceline's Zone1, 're-bid zone2' is not the same as priceline's Zone2, etc, etc)Select 4* MTE...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* CPS...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $170, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and CPS...Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $185, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $190, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and CPS and re-bid zone4...Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $205, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $210, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and CPS and re-bid zone5...Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $220, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $230, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and CPS and re-bid zone4 and re-bid zone5...Bid $235, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $240, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $245, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $250Any questions feel free to ask.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.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
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