mateguti Posted February 11, 2012 Report Posted February 11, 2012 I am looking for a 4* hotel in Midtwon East. Have found a rate of $220 in Hotwire on what it would appear to be the Barclay Intercontinental. Do you think a bid for $185 will be reasonable for this time.Thanks.
thereuare Posted February 11, 2012 Report Posted February 11, 2012 Welcome to BetterBidding!Is MTE the only zone you're willing to bid on?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too! (please click each of these links before replying)Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
mateguti Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Posted February 11, 2012 MTE is my number one choice but I am willing to bid on others maybe Midtown central, do you have any other recommendations near MTE.
thereuare Posted February 11, 2012 Report Posted February 11, 2012 Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too! (please click each of these links before replying)2x Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
mateguti Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Posted February 11, 2012 Bid $190 for ME and MW 4* hotel, bid was not accepted.
thereuare Posted February 12, 2012 Report Posted February 12, 2012 While at current prices i think you'll still likely need to bid higher, if you're trying to stay $190 or less, have you also considered ESB, TS and/or CPS?Even if you do/don't add other zones, i think you're likely within $10-$20 of a win, but not sure what your maximum budget is for this stay. How high are you willing to bid at this time?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
mateguti Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Posted February 13, 2012 I just bid $201 including ME and MW. I am willing to go up to $220, think this will be realistic or should I include other zones?
thereuare Posted February 13, 2012 Report Posted February 13, 2012 If you prefer MTE and MTW i think you have a decent change at $220 or under so you can try that first, if rejected we'll then discuss your other zone options.At the 4* level in NYC you have SEVEN 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.(you can either wait 24 hours from your last rejected bid OR when adding the first re-bid zone use a re-bid zone that you have not included)Select 4* MTE and MTW...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $185, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $205, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $210, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $213, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $218, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $220Any 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
mateguti Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Posted February 14, 2012 Bid $210 today and was also rejected. However at the end there was a message that if I bidded for $284, I could get a match. Unfortunately $284 is way up my budget. I was thinking of bidding a maximum of $230. Do you think I should go ahead and bit $225 tomorrow and maybe get a change of getting something in ME before including other zones?
thereuare Posted February 14, 2012 Report Posted February 14, 2012 I was thinking of bidding a maximum of $230. Do you think I should go ahead and bit $225 tomorrow and maybe get a change of getting something in ME before including other zones?You have nothing to lose by trying, but if you're hoping for MTE, i would bid up to your $230 limit as follows, taking into consideration your recently failed bids:Select 4* MTE and MTW...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $190, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $220, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $223, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $228, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $230I'm not sure of your plans for this trip, but if the above is rejected you may want to consider HOTWIRE that has a 4* hotel in the ESB zone for $231/nite with: Restaurant, Fitness, Internet, Business. This matches previous reports for St. Giles The Court so that would be my best guess here. It generally gets very good reviews and is just a touch south of PRICELINE's MTE zone; however, this property has not yet been reported to the board thru PRICELINE so they may not currently be offering rooms thru their service.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Let us know how it goes and/or how you'd like to move forward. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
mateguti Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Posted March 1, 2012 Got the Intercontinental Barclay for $225. This bid had already rejected about three weeks ago. Today I saw what appeared to be the Intercontinental Barclay at $240, and following your advice that you can get the hotwire hotels around $20 to $25 less, I made the bid for $225 for ME.Thanks for your help.
AaronJB Posted March 1, 2012 Report Posted March 1, 2012 Congrats on your success. :)Very nice deal for this well-located MTE property during a busy period. Hope you are looking forward to your stay.Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.Enjoy your stay.
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