Priceline Hotel: 4* New York City (Empire State Building) Kitano New York Hotel

[paradox987]

Would really appreciate some help bidding for a Manhattan hotel from the dates 26 Aug - 6 Sep. My preference is for a 4*, well located hotel - most areas on the Priceline map look good - as long as I am close to a Subway I am happy - don't need to be in Times Square and in fact would rather be away from all the tourists. My dates are a few months away - does that raise or lower my chances of getting a good deal? My budget is $250 a night.

[paradox987]

I've tried my preference for4* in the Soho-Tribeca and Chelsea areas for the above dates starting at $130 and rising up to $200 following the rebidding strategy posted here with no success. Any tips appreciated.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Exactly which zones (by PRICELINE name) did you include in your bidding?

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[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

This doesn't tend to be a particularly busy period in NYC (although it's not the slowest season), although rates do ramp up once September really gets going. My guess is that the length of stay may be at least part of the issue. Would you be willing to split your stay into two parts?

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[paradox987]

Thanks for the welcome :) I suspected the dates might be the issue so have just now split the 11 nights in half and stil no result under $200.

[thereuare]

Are Soho-Tribeca and Chelsea the only acceptable zones for this trip? (are these the only zones you have bid thus far?)

If you're flexible and able to include other midtown zones i do think you can get your complete stay at one hotel for not much more than you have already bid. For example, what appears to be the Omni Berkshire Hotel in the MTE zone is offered for $225/nite and gets excellent reviews.

Let us know your thoughts on including other nearby areas vs. SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID vs. waiting it out and trying again over the course of the next few weeks.

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[paradox987]

They aren't the only acceptable zones - here is the research I have done based on available dates,, the betterbidding hotel list and descriptions:

central park south: empire($282) or 6 columbus($270 *chance of pod room)

chelsea: hilton ($251) ($3388 with tax and through hilton)

Downtown financial: gild hall ($213)

empire state building area: can't identify

Hells Kitchen: ink48($239)

midtown east: hilton manhattan east($269), W New York ($253), The Alex ($314)

midtown west: can't identify

soho - tribeca: 60 thompson ($345), sheraton tribeca($260), soho grand ($341), tribeca grand ($312)

times square: hilton times square($316), crown plaza times square ($317), westin new york times square ($294)

upper west side: empire hotel($282)

would you avoid any of these areas based on the possibilities due to small rooms or other problems?

[paradox987]

I managed to find a really good rate for Trump Soho on Expedia for 8 of the nights and pricelined the remaining 3 nights with a wider net and got The Kitano 4* Sep 3 - Sep 6 for $180 a night in midtown , normally $332 so pretty happy. I will post a report now.

[paradox987]

I managed to find a really good rate for Trump Soho on Expedia for 8 of the nights and pricelined the remaining 3 nights with a wider net and got The Kitano 4* Sep 3 - Sep 6 for $180 a night in midtown , normally $332 so pretty happy.

*Edit It may be under Empire state area rather than Midtown east

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you found a way to make this trip work and are pleased with your purchase(s).

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