Priceline Hotel: Bidding strategy MTE

[pb8]

hi

I will be in NY from 5 to 17 Oct (12 nights) and am looking to staying around midtown east. I am looking to spend around $200 per night.

any help on how to bid on priceline would be good!

[pb8]

Happy to go to MTW, Central Park South, Empire State or Madison Sq Garden as well!

[AaronJB]

What would be your desired star rating? Additionally, given the length of the stay, you may have better success splitting the stay - would that be acceptable?

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[pb8]

Would prefer 3* or up. Don't know if we want to split te stay as we haven't figured out where we want to go in NY and may do some trips to Washington so would like a base in NY. Would this cause a problem?

Just in general, it's pretty hard to get a Priceline "bargain" for such a long stay. October is an expensive month for New York too.

Thanks for your help

[thereuare]

...may do some trips to Washington so would like a base in NY.

Would these be day trips to Washington DC or would you be spending the nite(s) in the DC area? If the latter, would you keep the NYC hotel over this time period (and have it sit empty with your belongings)? I also don't understand what your DC trip(s) would have to do with your SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID or not.

Just in general, it's pretty hard to get a Priceline "bargain" for such a long stay.

It can be harder to get a good deal. During a slow period it's not as much of an issue, but during high demand times it can be, as per the following example:

Nites 1-10: hotel rates of $150

Nite 11: hotel is sold-out or very high occupancy and doesn't offer any 'opaque' inventory to PRICELINE

Nites 12-15: hotel rates of $150

Even at a reasonable bid (for NYC) of $150 this hotel isn't a possible option since PRICELINE does not have inventory for your complete stay... the one nite of no inventory completely eliminates this hotel has an option. During low season there is a better likelihood that a hotel will give PRICELINE / HOTWIRE inventory for the complete date range, but during high season there are more instances when a hotel may have high occupancy and not give any inventory to the opaque suppliers.

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

[pb8]

Thanks very much for this. We were planning to leave some of luggage in the hotel room in NY if we go up to Washington. So would it be easier to bid for 10 nights, then 2 nights?

Thanks again! I am really new to this bidding thing! HOTWIRE is easy compared with PRICELINE!

[thereuare]

The 10 nite stay would still likely be difficult as the hotel would need to have offered deeply discounted inventory to PRICELINE for the entire 10 nites. However, the ultimate deciding factor would be rates for the actual dates you're booking... if rates for all dates are low except for the last nite, then the 10 nite stay won't be an issue, but the 2 nite stay would be.

I would first figure out if you want to go to DC or not, and if there is nothing in particular you need to be in the area for on specific dates, i would then begin to compare what the best travel dates likely are in terms of DC having low rates for those dates and NYC having high rates for those dates... this way you visit DC when rates are low and get out of NYC when rates are high (in an ideal world).

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[pb8]

Have been trying priceline with no luck (including splitting up my trip). Am now turning to hotwire. There is a hotel that is $251 in Midtown East with the following amenities. It also has 90% customer satisfaction!

Oct 5-17

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Tennis is Nearby

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

Can anyone please help me identify this hotel?

Thanks heaps

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.

What is the star rating for the property above? How high and for what star rating and zones did you bid on PRICELINE?

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Thanks.

[pb8]

The property is 4*. On PRICELINE i bid on MTE, MTW, CPS, Times Square, Empire state building and madision square garden. I bid on 3, 3 1/2 and 4 star places!

Started looking at HOTWIRE so hoping you can provide some help there too!

thanks heaps

[thereuare]

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[pb8]

I've found a couple of hotels on Hotwire and was wondering if anyone could help to ID them for 5-17 October

1) Midtown Central (95% customer satisfaction, 4/5 on tripadvisor)at $286 per night

3.5*

Fitness Center

Restaurant

High-Speed Internet Access

Free Internet

Thanks!

[thereuare]

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