Priceline Hotel: 4* New York City (Downtown - Financial District) Marriott New York Downtown

[tb18]

Hi all,

I am thinking of bidding for a hotel in NYC on either Friday Jun 1 or Saturday Jun 2 for 1 room.

1. Flexible location (as long as it is in manhattan)

2. relatively flexible star rating (around 3*)

3. somewhat flexible date (either friday Jun 1 or saturday Jun 2 is fine)

4. have about 2 months to bid

I have already clicked on both HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links for the forums, have also read my messages. Any recommendations?

Thanks

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Rates are really date-specific and more of a case-by-case basis (one Friday may be busy while the next may not be.)

What would be your desired budget per night?

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

[tb18]

I'm thinking of 130-140 is that realistic? (I see several people scoring around 125 near the end of may)

[thereuare]

You can probably get something within your budget in the Downtown zone at the 3* level... but you may be able to get something higher rated and/or more centrally located in midtown. Are you willing to pay more (but still within your budget) for a higher rated hotel and/or a midtown location, OR is your goal the least expensive hotel that meets your above criteria?

As an example, if a 3* Downtown hotel was available for $115-$120 and a 4* hotel was available in the ESB zone for $135-$140, which would you prefer?

Let us know the above and we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[tb18]

I'd prefer the 3* for 115-120 over a 4* for 135-140.

Hotwire seems to have 3* around 160 range....I've tried bidding until 125 but no bids were accepted.

[thereuare]

I've tried bidding until 125 but no bids were accepted.

I assume this was for a 3* property? Which zone(s) did you include in your bidding and for which date? (and if you've bade other bids for a different date please include that information as well)

Are you willing to bid up to your $140 limit for a 3* hotel at this point in time?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[tb18]

I started from the usual places that people got 3* for around 120 in late may. (downtown) then worked my way to include everything in manhattan. I will try again tomorrow.

I tried the Friday Jun 1 because I checked HOTWIRE and sat jun 2 is significantly more expensive than Friday Jun 1.

Does it make sense to wait for a few weeks before bidding again?

[thereuare]

You don't need to bid every day, but likewise i wouldn't wait a few weeks either... twice a week should be good at this point in time.

However, you can certainly bid more strategically than you have... if you list the zones which are acceptable, and your maximum bid, we'll suggest a strategy for you to follow. Also, i wouldn't make the assumption that Saturday is more expensive than Friday on PRICELINE, and would be trying both sets of dates after the first date failed.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[tb18]

I'm OK with any area as long as it is in Manhattan.

[tb18]

I searched for Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins on the forums, Saw a few people bidding 130 for marriott downtown at the same date so I just bid from 100-130 for the downtown area and got the hotel.

thanks for the advices

[tb18]

After trying for a few days with a maximum bid of 120, saw some people winning bids at $130 for Marriott downtown.

So selected 3* with downtown, went from 110 to 130 (adding a midtown location each time since I don't mind midtown either) and got the 4* property

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Definitely a really nice result for the Summer period for this Marriott property.

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.