Priceline Hotel: NYC Rebidding Zones

[AlwaysBooking]

I just started to bid for a 4* stay in NYC 4/19-23 and it seems that there are now only two 'free' rebidding zones. My old standbys like LES, UES, Queensboro Bridge and Coney Island no longer seem to be options. Is this a new change or just a bug with their system today? Thanks!

[yellowdog]

No, it's not a bug. We see alot of changes across the country. And for NYC is there also new changes. We now see 5* bidding for ESB, 3.5* bidding for LIC, 5* bidding for Upper East Side etc. And like you say, Queensboro Bridge and Coney Island are no longer in play.

So pay extra attention when bidding and always double-check your zones before each bidding cycle to make sure that nothing has changed since previously checking.

Yellowdog.

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[AlwaysBooking]

Thanks. You're right - there seem to have been quite a few changes recently, even just in NYC judging from my current search. For instance, in addition to what you mention about the 5* in ESB, they now seem to offer 4 1/2* AND 5* options in the CPS, Downtown, MTE, TSQ and UES zones. I think I remember seeing a 5* option on TSQ a while ago, but the rest of the zones on the 5* list are all a first time appearance for me. I wonder if these are new properties or if Pricleine is re-rating a bunch of existing properites suddenly? The only 5* on the BB list in Manhattan that I could see was for the Waldorf Towers. And I saw no 4 1/2* properties listed on the BB list for NYC. I'd be curious to find out what these properties are - but only curious up to a certain price :)