Priceline Hotel: NY Hilton and Towers, 3-7 Sep

[pancho]

Hello - saw an article in the Sunday paper about this site, and in one afternoon it saved me lots of frustration (and money, too, I hope!). I was also able to get a deal in Seattle (Bellevue) for this coming weekend, which I'll post on the Hotwire forum.

I had been trying for about a week on Priceline, Hotwire and Hotels.com to find something in New York, but wasn't happy with what I was getting. Below is generally what happened:

In various combinations I had bid on 4* and 5*, Midtown East, Midtown West, and Upper Midtown for 3Sep03 to 7Sep03. Started at $95, then went to $100, and rejected every time. After looking around a little here, I decided that if I went to $115 I was probably likely to get something like the Waldorf. But I'm not very savvy at this game yet...if I were, I might have noticed the other posts on this board regarding the Hilton and Towers, and mayber something just over $100 might have done the job. But, I'm still pretty happy with what seems to be a good price for a good location in Manhattan. Thanks!

So, in sum, here's what I got:

On 11Aug03:

Bid $115 for 4*

3Sep03 to 7Sep03

Midtown East, West, and Upper

Accepted - New York Hilton and Towers

1335 Avenue of the Americas

New York 10019

212-585-7000

Thanks again,

Pancho

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding.

Thanks for sharing your winning results with the rest of the board.

Feel free to ask for help and bidding strategies for your future bids. Usually there is somebody that is either local to the area or travels to the area enough to know the quirks of each zone.

Enjoy your stay in the Big Apple.

Looking forward to seeing you around the board.

PS- was it the Washington Post article that ran a few weeks ago, or something more recent?

[pancho]

I saw the article in the travel section of my local Sunday paper in Portland, OR. On describing the article to my friend in DC, she said she saw it too...so I would guess its the same one. A very timely article for me. Thanks again!

Pancho