Priceline Hotel: 4* New York City (Madison Square Garden - Convention) Ramada Plaza New Yorker Hotel

[ferdelis]

HI,

I need help with the bidding. I have been trying to bid a 4* hotel in Midtown west, midtown, west, time square, Madison Square Garden - Convention Area and Empire State Building Area. The price has been increased from $100 to $135. It hasn't been successful.

Please advise!

Thank you very much!

[thereuare]

I have been trying to bid a 4* hotel in Midtown west, midtown, west, time square, Madison Square Garden - Convention Area and Empire State Building Area. The price has been increased from $100 to $135. It hasn't been successful.

Welcome to BetterBidding!

If you haven't yet, please start by reading your messages.

Note above you listed MTW twice... should one of these be MTE or did you not bid MTE at all and accidentally listed MTW twice?

Seasonally April is an expensive time of year in NYC and i'm not that surprised that $135 has not yet been successful. Using MAPS and HOTELS.com what is the best rate you're able to find at an acceptable 4* hotel in one of these zones thru conventional booking channels? (try searching within 1 mile of 'Times Square New York City' as the default 5 miles at MAPS and HOTELS.com will likely yield too many results and too wide of a net given how compact NYC is)

You'll likely need to raise your budget, lower your star rating, and/or consider other zones such as Downtown. You may also benefit from SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID, but not sure if you want to consider the option of changing hotels this early before your trip.

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

Let us know the info above and we'll take it from there.

[ferdelis]

Sorry, typo it is supposed to be MTE.

I tried again with chealsea, soho and downtown area but still no luck. I did split my bidding as well.

Thank you. I think I will try again tomorrow.

[thereuare]

How high did you bid with the newly added zones... still $138?

Using MAPS and HOTELS.com what is the best rate you're able to find at an acceptable 4* hotel in one of these zones thru conventional booking channels?

???

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

[ferdelis]

I did not increase much. I put $140. The cheapest rate from MAPS AND HOTELS is $206 for a 4 star. Do you think I should wait till it get closer? or how much should I put?

Thank you!

[thereuare]

Nobody can say if rates will come down, or move higher, between now and your stay, but i can add that you're into the Spring season where rates start to spike upwards.

At current prices i think you're likely looking at $165-$185 for a 4* hotel.

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

Let us know your thoughts and how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

[ferdelis]

Thank you very much for the help! I truly appreciate that. I got a room at the Ramada Plaza New Yorker Hotel at the price of $175 per night from 14 april to 16 april.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Nice deal for this property, and hope you are looking forward to your stay.

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.