Priceline Hotel: Help bidding for Grand Hyatt 9/28-30

[snyder2338]

Hoping to win a bid on the Grand Hyatt for 2 nights on 9/28-30 for two double rooms (5 people). We'd be happy with anything under $300 but hoping closer to $200. Any suggestions on how to bid for this hotel? Or to get something comparable. Willing to stay in other areas as well. Is it too early to bid to get a good deal?

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding.

There is no way to bid on a particular property. If you bid for a 4* in MTE (for example), you have to be willing to accept any of the 4*'s in that zone.

Do you need two beds in each room? If so, I'd rather recommend HOTWIRE, as PRICELINE only guarantees one bed/double occupancy and nowhere in the US is that probably more true than in New York City. Which other zones would be acceptable?

It is certainly not too early to bid for end of September - unfortunately, this period (like much of the rest of the Fall and early Winter) is busy/expensive. For Midtown, you won't have to go to the $300 level for a 4*, but my guess is that you're likely going to have to go over $200 and towards the mid-$200's.

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

[snyder2338]

Thanks for the response. Open to 4* in TS/Meatpacking/Soho/Gramercy as well. Thanks for the Hotwire tip. I've used PL before and called for a double but know its not guaranteed. We could get two singles as long as we could get a cot for that 5th person. Do NYC hotels allow that? Probably depends on the hotel. Would love the W too! Thanks for your help!

[AaronJB]

There is no way to know if the hotel will offer/be able to offer a rollaway - some rooms in NYC are not large enough to really fit a rollaway. More than one bed in general in NYC using PRICELINE is definitely a problem - some hotels have even said no when users have offered to pay additional to upgrade.

Please confirm the exact PRICELINE zones that you would be willing to accept - for example, the Soho area is part of the Soho-Tribeca zone. The list of zones and the hotels that have been reported to the board can be found here: Priceline Hotel List.

Additionally, if you are looking for a hotel or certain "type" of hotel, HOTWIRE is a better bet, given the ability to make an educated guess as to which hotels are showing. When bidding on PRICELINE, there's at least several (if not more) 4*'s in many zones and one has to be willing to accept any of the possibilities.

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

[snyder2338]

MTE

9/28-9/30

2 rooms

2 nights

$245 per room per night

90% recommended

Fitness

Business center

Restaurant

High speed internet

Accessible for deaf and blind

Accessible bathrooms

Tennis nearby

Accessible path of travel

Handicapped parking

In room accessibility

Thanks!

[thereuare]

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

Is this 4* rated by HOTWIRE? If you click the 'Shoe me' button next to this offer (with the price in it) and then click the 'See all' link under the amenities on the ensuing page, do you see more amenities listed than what you've posted above?

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

[snyder2338]

Help ID 4* Midtown East Hotel

$214

9/28-30

Amenities:

4-star Hotel in Midtown East

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Fitness Center .

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Tennis Nearby

Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage

Accessible for the deaf

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Handicapped parking

Roll-in shower

[thereuare]

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

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If you haven't yet, please start by reading your messages. Then click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this thread, we'll have a look at your post above.

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