Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) Grand Hyatt New York

[mattster42]

Well first I reserved a room at the 3* Franklin online directly on their site. I got this room for $212.00 per night before taxes. Total for the reservation was over $1000 for four nights. Then a friend told me about your site. And now I think I am hooked. It remains to be seen what we think about the hotel that we won, so I will post a hotel review upon my return. Either way you saved me some money.

Here are the steps I took to win this the Grand Hyatt.

Selected 4* MTE at $120

bid $125 with rebid zone

bid $130 with rebid zone

log off

selected 4* MTW at $125

bid $135 with rebid zone

bid $140 with rebid zone

log off

selected 4* MTE & MTW $150

bid $155 with rebid zone

bid $160 with rebid zone

log off

selected 4* UM/CPS $140

bid 145 with MTW

bid 155 with rebid zone

bid 165 with rebid zone

log off

selected 4* MTE, MTW, UM/CPS $150

bid 160 with rebid zone

bid 170 with rebid zone

Won Grand Hyatt. I consider the fact that this is during Christmas season, this is a pretty good deal. I almost wish it would have been rejected so that I can try again in a few days. I think I was not aggressive enough. A mistake I will not make in the future.

Thanks again!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Thank you for posting and sharing your winning bid with the rest of the board. I don't know how much you think you may have left on the table, but your previous rejected bid in this zone was $160 so this couldn't have been had for too much less.

Enjoy your stay.

[mattster42]

I forgot to add this information to hopefully help someone else out.

Do you think this is a good price for Christmas Time? Would you expect that price to come down or go up as that date approaches.

(Just want to know for future reference.) Thanks again!

Hotel:

Grand Hyatt New York

109 East 42nd Street

Park Avenue And Grand Central Station

New York, New York 10017

United States

212-883-1234

Check-In Date: Saturday, December 17, 2005

Check-Out Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005

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Your Offer Price: $170.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 4

Subtotal: $680.00

Taxes and

Service Fees: $122.88

Total Charges: $802.88

[txnskr]

which rebid zone did you use for this bid?

thanks

[thereuare]

There is a reason the specific re-bid zones aren't mentioned in the strategies... they are subject to change and therefore you need to know how to check them for yourself, otherwise you can easily end up in a zone you don't really want to be in.

Re-bidding is explained in this thread: PRICELINE RE-BIDDING EXPLAINED and we encourage you to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board. If you are seeking help for your own upcoming trip please start a NEW TOPIC and include the date(s) of your stay.

Thanks.