dizz Posted September 10, 2012 Report Posted September 10, 2012 Hello EveryoneI am trying to get 2 rooms in Manhattan from Oct 25 to the 28th. My main objectives are to get rooms with private baths close to the subway. I read in another post that priceline says they only offer rooms with private baths, but that some 2-star hotels in NYC can be pretty sketchy. I figure 3-star should be sufficient.I would like to find a 3-star for $150 a night in the areas below, your advice is appreciated!Preferred areas:ChelseaSohoAcceptable areas:CPSDowntownESBHKLESMSGMTWTSUWS
thereuare Posted September 10, 2012 Report Posted September 10, 2012 Welcome to BetterBidding!Are you willing to pay more to stay in Chelsea or Soho vs. the other zones OR is your goal the least expensive 3* or better in any of the acceptable zones.Do note that at the 3.5* level CPS has the Hudson Hotel, which while well located, has notoriously small rooms (~140 sq. ft.).. is this acceptable?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.Let us know the information above 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
dizz Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Posted September 10, 2012 We are looking for the least expensive 3* or better in any of the acceptable zones. I read earlier about the Hudson, I can accept a small room if it gets us a good price.
thereuare Posted September 11, 2012 Report Posted September 11, 2012 This may be a tough win at $150 or under, but to give it a try:At the 3* level in NYC you have ONE re-bid zone. 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* Chelsea, Soho, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $100, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $90, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $100, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, Soho, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, MSG, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $105, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $110, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, MSG, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, Soho, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, CPS, TS, UWS...Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, CPS, TS, ESB, HK...Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, MTW, DT, UWS...Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, CPS, DT, UWS, HK...Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, MTW, TS, ESB...Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, MSG, MTW DT, ESB, HK...Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, Soho, CPS, TS, UWS...Bid $143, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, TS ESB, HK, LES, MSG, CPS, DT, UWS...Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINEAny 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
dizz Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks, I am working on it right now. I will let you know the results.
dizz Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Posted September 12, 2012 I did as you described, but no luck...However, after not winning one of them it said that I could raise my bid to $181 a night and bid again. I didn't do it because that is out of my price range, but does that mean that $181 is the lowest price I would be able to find a room at? I think that I could raise my upper limit to $165, but $181 would be too much. Should I continue bidding tomorrow following the same zone strategy, but increase the amounts to get me to $165? Or at this point am I better off looking for something outside of Manhattan?Thanks for your help!
AaronJB Posted September 12, 2012 Report Posted September 12, 2012 If you got a counter-offer, that means that a hotel will accept if you move to $181 right now. However, $181 is not what is likely required to win - the required win is somewhere in-between your last failed bid ($150) and the counter-offer ($181). You can continue higher little-by-little, and $165 may be enough to win.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.
thereuare Posted September 12, 2012 Report Posted September 12, 2012 If you're willing to bid up to $165, after 24 hours from your last bid you can re-try as follows, once again starting with this PRICELINE link:Select 3* Chelsea, MSG, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, Soho, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, CPS, TS, UWS...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, CPS, TS, ESB, HK...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, MTW, DT, UWS...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, CPS, DT, UWS, HK...Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $151, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, MTW, TS, ESB...Bid $148, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $151, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, MSG, CPS, DT, ESB, HK...Bid $153, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, TS, UWS...Bid $153, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, MSG, MTW DT, ESB, HK...Bid $158, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* LES, Soho, CPS, TS, UWS...Bid $158, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINESelect 3* Chelsea, Soho, MTW, TS ESB, HK, LES, MSG, CPS, DT, UWS...Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINEAny 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
dizz Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Posted September 20, 2012 HeySorry I have taken so long to respond. I tried the strategy above, and no luck! I am going to need to reconsider what I am going to do. I am thinking we will push it to $185 a night, and if that doesn't work, I am going to look outside the city.Do you think that it matters that I am trying to book two rooms at the same time?
AaronJB Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 I think you're probably not that far from a win - I'd continue higher by $5's at a time, and hopefully it will only take a couple of steps higher before being successful.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.
dizz Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Posted September 21, 2012 Sounds good, should I start back at the first areas listed above, but just start at $150 or so and go up by $5s?
thereuare Posted September 22, 2012 Report Posted September 22, 2012 Is $185 your new maximum bid? Still trying for a 3 star property?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
dizz Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Posted September 24, 2012 Hi again, thanks for the help everybody. Before I got a chance to bid up to $185, one of the friends I am travelling with found a deal for $190 after taxes and fees, so we ended up booking that one. Thanks again for the help!
AaronJB Posted September 24, 2012 Report Posted September 24, 2012 If you could share the details of what you did get, it would be appreciated, as it may help someone else looking for a deal for these dates.Enjoy your stay. :)
dizz Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Posted September 25, 2012 We got Astor on the Park for $590 for 3 nights. That is around 197 a night. Not sure what star rating this hotel would be on priceline, but it was three stars on some other sites I checked out. We booked through easyclicktravel.com. The hotel isn't ideal, but it will work.
thereuare Posted September 25, 2012 Report Posted September 25, 2012 Thank you for closing this thread with your decision.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
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