Priceline Hotel: Bidding strategy 4*-5* in NYC for 10/23-10-26?

[draht]

My mom and I are planning a trip to NYC.

Regarding neighborhood: zones 2 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 15 / 16 / 18 would all be good.

4 stars would be good,- if it would be 5 stars, we would not mind, either... ;-)

But a nice 3.5*-hotel would also be ok.

max. about $ 220 /night.

A bidding strategy would be greatly appreciated...

(No 5*-hotels were currently listed in zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18.

No 4*-hotels were currently listed in zones 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17.)

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please list the names of the acceptable zones and we would be happy to offer our thoughts on how to proceed. Additionally, would your desired budget be $220 "all-in" (including tax/fees) or $220 + taxes/fees?

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

[draht]

Of course, I will use the link when bidding. :-)

Thanks for your help!

[thereuare]

Of course, I will use the link when bidding. :-)

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

Please use for your searches too. Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.

Thanks.

[draht]

of course I use the links also when searching and clicked it already.

[draht]

By the way: I already answered your question about the names of the zones i.a. in the text of your reply and they have deleted somehow. Not sure what happened?

[draht]

Here we go another time:

Acceptable zones:

2: Central Park South

3: Chelsea Are

5: Downtown – Financial District

6: Empire State Building Area

10: Madison Square Garden

11: Midtwon East

12: Midtown West

15: SoHo Tribeca

16: Times Square

18: Upper West Side

Preferred zones:

2 / 6 / 12

Taxes etc. Preferably $ 220/night all in, but if it is a nice 5*/4*-star hotel, it could also be the amount without taxes etc.

We are considering extending the stay through the weekend (26-28). Do you think the chances for a nice deal would be good for that weekend as well?

We would not mind changing hotels.

[thereuare]

Preferred zones:

2 / 6 / 12

Are you willing to pay more for one of these three zones OR is ultimately the lease expensive hotel in any of your acceptable zones the desired goal?

Taxes etc. Preferably $ 220/night all in, but if it is a nice 5*/4*-star hotel, it could also be the amount without taxes etc.

Please use bid prices when posting to the board as taxes, fees, etc. can change over time yet the amount somebody else would need to bid to replicate your eventual win would remain the same, as well it prevents us from needing to look up the hotel tax rate in the region if we don't know it... for NYC, your $220 all-in is equivalent to about a $185 bid price. Also, as we don't know which hotel it is that you will receive, it's impossible to say if you will get a 'nice one' that is worthy of you bidding $220 vs. $185.

We are considering extending the stay through the weekend (26-28). Do you think the chances for a nice deal would be good for that weekend as well?

Typically weekend rates in NYC are usually cheaper than mid-week rates and that appears to be the case for these sets of dates as well. I think a 4* hotel for at $185 (or even $220) may not be enough for 10/23-10/26... but at ~$200-$220 you have a chance for the weekend dates.

Let us know the info above and how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

EDIT TO ADD: note this Priceline hotel win for 10/25-10/28 at the Benjamin for $230/nite