dotnetguru Posted April 3, 2012 Report Posted April 3, 2012 First of all i would like to thank this great forum and people who help here.you all are awesome.i had bid 3 to 4 times in past couple of days on priceline without success and found this website thru google. did not know there is lot of strategy in this bidding. went thru some of topics and tried to understand the process.hopefully i got it.first i want to try 4* as i saw winning bids calendar for my dates is 130$ for 4*.will try for a week or what the experts recommendation here.as of april 1st 10 pm Rebid zones for 4* are 7 zonesConey Island, Long Island City,Lower East Side,Madison Square Garden - Convention Area,Morningside Heights - Harlem,Queensborough Bridge,Upper East SideMy preferred areas...Central Park South,Chelsea Area,Downtown - Financial District,Empire State Building Area,Hell's Kitchen,Midtown East,Midtown West,SoHo - Tribeca,Times Square - Theatre District,Upper West SideMSG is also my preferred area but there are no 4* now.based on winning bid calendar, minimum bid won was 130$ for my days.max budget i can go for a 4* is 150$. will move to 3.5* if not successful in a week.my understanding is bid by first selecting my preferred 2 zones at a time and keep adding rebid zone and bid with raising 5 or 10 bucks.since i have 10 zones and 7 rebid zones...i can start with 115$,120,125....150This is the part i did not understand.price and selecting zones on each bid. please let me know if i am in right direction.thanks for all the help.
thereuare Posted April 3, 2012 Report Posted April 3, 2012 Welcome to BetterBidding!Glad to hear you're finding the board helpful thus far.Unfortunately this is an expensive time of year in NYC and based upon current rates i think $150 is not going to be enough for a 4* hotel in the zones above (and may not be enough for a 3.5* either, but we'll cross that bridge once we get there as a lot can change between now and then)Using your SEVEN re-bid zones (always double check just before bidding using the strategy in Priceline Re-Bidding Explained) i'd try:Select 4* CPS, Chelsea, DT, ESB, HK, MTE, MTW, Soho, TS, UWS...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $133, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...Select 4* Chelsea, DT, ESB, HK, MTE, MTW, Soho, TS, UWS...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $133, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE...Select 4* CPS, Chelsea, DT, ESB, HK, MTE, MTW, Soho, TS, UWS...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150Any 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
dotnetguru Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Posted April 5, 2012 Thank you very much.did not try for past 2 days.also i was doing wrong way.will try the way you listed and keep updated here.
AaronJB Posted April 6, 2012 Report Posted April 6, 2012 Thank you for keeping us updated, and sorry to hear that your bids weren't accepted. Please keep us updated and let us know if you have any questions.Thanks for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.
dotnetguru Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Posted April 7, 2012 Tried the first set yesterday recommended by administrator and not successful.I will try only the last batch which starts with decent price and see how it goes. thanks to all of you.
dotnetguru Posted April 7, 2012 Author Report Posted April 7, 2012 Tried the last set of bids listed above from 130 to 160.no luck yet.will do the same tomorrow.
thereuare Posted April 7, 2012 Report Posted April 7, 2012 Based upon current rates i think you'll need to be over $200+ (and possibly well over) to be successful for these dates.Keep us updated on your progress and let us know if we can be of further help along the way.Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
dotnetguru Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Posted April 8, 2012 thanks for the help.tried one more time.no luck.looks like its time to add 3.5.for 3.5 and above, these are my preferred areas.CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG,MTE, MTW, TS.trying to stay in mid town.are there any areas to add or remove. can i add UWS,Soho,DT.worried about bad neighborhoods.my rebid zones will beConey Island,Long Island City,Lower East Side,Morningside Heights - Harlem,Queensborough Bridge,Upper East SideThanks a lot.
thereuare Posted April 8, 2012 Report Posted April 8, 2012 for 3.5 and above, these are my preferred areas.CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG,MTE, MTW, TS.Note that when bidding 3.5* nad under:CPS- contains the Hudson Hotel which is well located but has notoriously small rooms (even by NYC standards), would this be acceptable?MTE- some of the hotels can be up to a 15 minute walk to the subway, would this be acceptable?can i add UWS,Soho,DT.worried about bad neighborhoods.In what aspect... that if you should win a hotel in one of these zones the neighborhood would be 'bad'? And by 'bad neighborhood' to you mean poor location in respect to subway access or dangerous?I'll add that currently rates (at all star levels) are quite high for these dates and i think $160 is going to be a tough win at current prices.Not sure how flexible (or desperate) you are but if SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID is an option you should likely get a 4* hotel in Jersey City for the last two nites of your stay, then use the money saved to increase your budget for the first two nites of your stay in Manhattan.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Let us know your thoughts and how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
dotnetguru Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Posted April 11, 2012 sorry for the late reply.CPS is acceptable.I prefer good location with small room to MTE.for now i can skip MTE.i meant bad neighborhood as meaning dangerous.since i still got some time i am ok for now.i will keep that splitting option open. Thanks a lot.
thereuare Posted April 11, 2012 Report Posted April 11, 2012 can i add UWS,Soho,DT.worried about bad neighborhoodsGenerally speaking Soho and DT should be fine in terms of neighborhood, but you're getting more outside of midtown and you may not have as good access to the subway (you'll likely still be near some stop, but it may not be the line you use most frequently, which means you'll likely need to transfer more often). Personally if bidding 3.5* and under i would avoid UWS as once you get beyond 4* it's not really that convenient for the average visitor and the zone can go pretty far north.Are you ready to start bidding at the 3.5* level? If so, did you want to stick with:CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG, MTW, TS... or did you also want to include the DT and Soho zones?Let us know your current gameplan and we'll try to assist further.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
dotnetguru Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Posted April 12, 2012 thanks for all the help. lets stick to CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG, MTW, TS for now.will add DT and Soho if unsuccessful in those zones.
thereuare Posted April 12, 2012 Report Posted April 12, 2012 At the 3.5* level in NYC you have SIX 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 3.5* CPS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG, MTW...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3.5* HK and TS...Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3.5* CPS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG, MTW, HK...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3.5* CPS, Chelsea, ESB, MSG, MTW, TS...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $143, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3.5* CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG, MTW, TS...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $153, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $158, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160Any 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
dotnetguru Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Posted April 15, 2012 tried for couple of days with bids from 130 to 160.no luck yet.still trying. thanks a lot.
Romelle Posted April 15, 2012 Report Posted April 15, 2012 You might take a look at HOTWIRE. It will give you a general idea as to rates for your dates. I suspect you are still pretty far off for your chosen zones.Sometimes when people run into something like this, they start looking at the further out zones - Jersey City, etc. You can get lots of good advice on this site about how to make those places work for you.Romelle
thereuare Posted April 15, 2012 Report Posted April 15, 2012 There is a very nice deal for what i'm guessing is the Westin Jersey City for the first 2 or 3 nites of your stay at $150/nite... but you'd then likely need to change hotels and/or pay more for the 1st nite (or two) of your trip.If you're interested in this option or have any questions about the area let us know.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
dotnetguru Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Posted April 19, 2012 Thank you for your suggestions.tried 3* for CPS, Chelsea, ESB, HK, MSG, MTE,MTW, Soho,TS,downtown from 155 to 176. no luck.thereuare can u give details how to go about that westin jersey city deal or any suggestions on jersey city side for couple of nites.thanks a lot.
thereuare Posted April 19, 2012 Report Posted April 19, 2012 Searching HOTWIRE for 5/17-5/20 or 5/18-5/20 there should be a 4* hotel offered for $153/nite (your price may differ by a few dollars), a 95% HOTWIRE customer review rating, and amenities of: Restaurant, Pool, Fitness, Smoke Free, Free Internet, Hi-Speed Internet, BusinessBest guess is that this is the Westin in Jersey City (or slight chance it's the Hyatt).Don't confuse this with the 4* hotel that appears for the complete stay of 5/16-5/20 which is close in amenities but slightly different, as i think that is a different property.You can either take the HOTWIRE offer above OR you can try bidding 4* in Jersey City.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
dotnetguru Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Posted April 20, 2012 Thank you very much. its the westin.i booked from may 17-20th for 153 per nite. will stay near LGA on 16th as anyways i land at LGA at 10pm.
thereuare Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Congratulations on your success!Glad to see you received the hotel you were hoping for and are pleased with the results.If you need help with the LGA leg of your trip feel free to start a NEW TOPIC.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Have a great trip! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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