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

[jspan]

I have tried bidding on a 4* hotel in the Chelsea area.

starting bid was $120

Then I added Long Island, and bid $135

Then I added Madison Square and bid $140

I tried adding Lower East Side and bid $160 which also didn't work

I also added Soho-Tribeca (which includes 4star hotels I'm happy with) and bid $180

Is this far too low for September in New York?

I'm happy with anywhere in the Soho, Tribeca, Chelsea area. We want to BR closer to the bars and restaurants than the touristy area like Times Square but maybe happy to compromise for the cheaper rates.

Ideally my maximum is $180 plus tax.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please start by reading your messages and clicking each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links... then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at your post above.

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[jspan]

Thank you so much for the message.

I have clicked on the two links in the message.

[thereuare]

There are likely a few issues that are effecting your lack of success...

This is a somewhat extended stay for NYC where rates can change rather significantly from one day to the next. If a hotel is sold-out (or doesn't offer any opaque availability) for just one nite of your date range, that hotel is out of the running to accept your bid for the complete stay. This lead into another point...

There are not that many hotels at the 4* level in the zones you're bidding, so there are not that many hotels available to accept your bid. Some of the 4* hotels that do exist in these zones that have been won in the past are not seen that often.

Is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option and/or including any other nearby zones (such as MTE and/or ESB)... or do you prefer to wait it out and hope for lower rates in the future for one complete stay?

Let us know your thoughts and we'll take it from there.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[jspan]

Thanks for your suggestion!

I decided to bid $215 in a different area - Madison Square Garden - Convention and managed to get Ramada Plaza New Yorker. This is for travel between 30 Aug and 4 Sep

I did a few bids in the areas I wanted (Soho, Tribeca etc) but couldnt get anything.

I'm going to check out hotwire as well. I'll post my query in the hotwire thread.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Hope you are pleased with the result and are looking forward to your stay.

Please start a new thread for the additional portion of this 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.