TGN07 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 Hi,We are looking to stay in midtown NYC March 12-16. Looking for a low cost 4*. Don't want to be 15 minutes from subway, so MTE is unfavorable. Don't want downtown or SOHO. Open to MSG or ESB if a good deal.We have a backup reservation at the Mansfield.$159 plus tax a night for a Parlour Queen. Trip Advisor makes it seem like a decent hotel for this price.Bids in CPS, MTW, and TS up to 140 failed. Started at 105 and free re-bid up to 140. Might this get better, or I am being unrealistic? Would I potentially get something worse than the Mansfield?Thanks
thereuare Posted January 20, 2012 Report Posted January 20, 2012 Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
TGN07 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Posted January 27, 2012 I clicked the links and searched through your PRICELINE link. Anyway, bidding CPS, TS and MTW with the free rebids I still had no luck.
thereuare Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 Of the 'known' hotels MTE is only an issue location-wise when bidding 3.5* and under... are you willing to add this zone to your 4* bidding? Also, is there a reason you're not including ESB in your bidding as this zone is usually considered to be well located as well.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
TGN07 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Posted January 28, 2012 Only reason for not adding other zones is a preference to be closer to central park. With CPS having been the only 4* zone i initially was looking at
thereuare Posted January 28, 2012 Report Posted January 28, 2012 HOTWIRE has what looks to be the Empire Hotel for $158/nite if that is of any interest to you.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
bigbird090 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Posted January 28, 2012 Using the PRICELINE link provided, I've also had bad experiences for around that time. I am looking for a hotel for the night of 3/10 and also had failed bids. I went up to 105 for a 3.5 star around the MDE, MDW, CPS, MSG, and Time Square and got failure after failure. Now you tell me that I may not even get that for 140...not looking good :(
thereuare Posted January 28, 2012 Report Posted January 28, 2012 bigbird090,Rates can, and do, vary greatly by date... so while $140 may or may ultimately be enough for your dates, i wouldn't use the OP's rejected bids as any indication of what it will take your own trip.If you'd like help with your particular dates please start a NEW TOPIC.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
bowery Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 I suggest to START now bidding for "real". I think that it was just too early and PL didn't have access to all hotel inventory. I was also bidding (unsuccessfully) for the last 4-5 days of January - no luck at all, even if I (foolishly) hit $159 when bidding. Luckily I've got no matching offer back then!!!Today I wasn't expecting to win at all, but gave it a try. So, started at $110, nothing; then raised to $115 - was refused; $120 - got a counteroffer around $150. Then I knew there was some available hotel inventory and the price level was quite low. Refused the offer, added more zones and raised the price to $125 - was refused; continued adding zones and raised the price to $128 only - and, finally, booked the hotel! So, the NY trip: early March dates (5 days) at a 4* Downtown hotel, for $128 per day. Not bad! I assume that if I've waited for a week or two, I might have gotten even a better price(around $115). But it's FIVE days, and I didn't want to risk ending up with no matching offer from PL (due to lack of room inventory for an extended stay). So I booked early!My strategy was simple. I've selected 3 initial zones for $110, then added 2 more, then added 1 more (for the $120 bid). All these were my acceptable zones for a 4* hotel in Manhattan. Then I added some free re-bid zones (there are 7 in total) to slightly up the bids, ' cause I knew there was a hotel coming in my way.I wish you luck and I hope will get a similar and even better deal! I just wanted to encourage you & tell you that things are warming up on PL for March dates.Moderator - I've used Betterbidding PRICELINE link to place my today's bids. Thanks for a very informative site! I've learned a lot about bidding strategies just by reading the threads :-)))
thereuare Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 ...continued adding zones and raised the price to $128 only - and, finally, booked the hotel! bowery,Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing your win with the board.Can you please add your win to the board as a NEW TOPIC so that others will be aware of your win when searching the topic titles on the board and in the Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins. Besides the information you included above, please include the actual dates of your stay and the hotel received.Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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