kontor Posted February 18, 2012 Report Posted February 18, 2012 Dear all,me and my wife are planning to stay in NYC in the first week of May 2012. Currently I am working in Alabama and this last week is part ouf our vacation at the end of my assignment. As we are from Germany we have no experience with sites such as Priceline or Hotwire. I have read through some posts and also found some interesting strategies, that were discussed such as split dates of checkin/checkout and star rating comparisons in the nearby districts.Below I have copied our details. I hope you guys can be of help. My first question would be how to start and proceed. Is there any further information you need in order to help us to find the best deal?Many thanks!City: New York, ManhattenCheck in: 30th April 2012Check out: 06th May 2012Split dates possible: YesNumber of split dates possible: 1 timePersons: 2 personsStar-rating 4, would go down to 3 if price is within rangeMax price w/o tax: 180$ Locations: Sorted by PriorityLocation/highest star rating in districtCSP (Central Park South)/ 4 StarMTW (Mid Town West)/ 4 StarHells Kitchen/ 4 StarMTE (Mid Town East)/ 4 StarESA (Empire State Bldg. Area)/4 StarMSG (Madison Sq. Garden Area)/ 3.5 Upscale DeluxeSoHo (SoHo Tribeca)/ 4 StarLES (Lower East Side)/ 3 Star Upscale
thereuare Posted February 18, 2012 Report Posted February 18, 2012 Welcome to BetterBidding!I think you used both the US and European date format i the topic title, confirm, this stay would be from April 30-May 6?Also, you mention your zones are in priority order, but are you willing to pay more for a hotel in the CPS zone vs. MTW, more for MTW vs. HK, more for HK vs. MTE, etc, etc... or is your goal the least expensive property in (for example) the FIVE zones, try those zones up to your maximum, then if rejected try these zones at the 3.5* along w/ MSG, etc, etc.Lastly, i see you have left Times Square out of the bidding... is this intentional and this zone is not acceptable for your plans?Please confirm the above and we'll take it from there.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
kontor Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Posted February 19, 2012 Thank you very much for your reply, thereuare!I think you used both the US and European date format i the topic title, confirm, this stay would be from April 30-May 6?Yes this is correct the stay is from the 30th of April until the 6th of May 2012Concerning the order of priority, yes your are correct as well. We would like to get the least expensive property in the first five zones.Concerning the question whether we left out TimesSquare intenationally. Yes did so as we think that it might be too loud or too much party crowd walking the streets up and down. In case Times Square is a good location for our price range than we would of cource be willing to add it to the list.So shall i just proceed with bidding in the first areas or is there anything I should consider first?Again many thanks for your help. I will use the links indicated by you.
thereuare Posted February 19, 2012 Report Posted February 19, 2012 The chances of you winning a 4* hotel in Times Square for these dates at $180 or less is somewhat low, but if you don't think this area is for you, then no problem not including it.When bidding 4* 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.Select 4* CPS, MTW, HK...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE, ESB...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* CPS, MTW, HK, MTE...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* CPS, MTW, HK, ESB...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* CPS, MTW, HK, MTE, ESB...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $168, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $180Any 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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