usst92 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Greetings,I have come up with the following Express Deal for a stay of 6/23-6/30....Long Island City Area 3 star guest rating 7.0 Free breakfast, free internet, business center, fitness center. $123. Any idea which hotel this is?My daughter is singing at Carnegie Hall on 6/29 and we will be in NYC from 6/23-6/30. She will be staying with her group at her own hotel. We are looking for a room of our own. It will be me, my wife and our other daughter(roller bed or blankets on the floor). We'd prefer to stay in Manhattan but May look elsewhere if the deal is too good to pass. We'd like a 4 star and we'd like to try to keep it $135 or less....I realize that the budget is low but things are pretty tight. The hotel with the small rooms in CPS is not an option. Otherwise, any other area would be a viable option to us. Thank you for a great website and for your help!Scott
thereuare Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Welcome to BetterBidding and congratulations on your daughter's upcoming performance. If you haven't yet, please start by reading your messages. Best guess for this PRICELINE EXPRESS property would be the Verve Hotel. Unfortunately at current rates i think everything in Manhattan would be beyond your $130/nite budget... you would more likely need to venture into the $150-$170 area for a 4* hotel, depending upon which zones are acceptable. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Let us know what you decide and how it goes or how we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
usst92 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Posted May 29, 2014 Let's go with a strategy for Manhattan. Not sure that we want to stay in one of the other boroughs. Just about any zone is acceptable other than cps. 3 1/2 stars and up. Thank you for your help!
thereuare Posted May 29, 2014 Report Posted May 29, 2014 Just about any zone is acceptable...To avoid any confusion, please list, by PRICELINE name, the zones you are willing to accept, as well as confirm your maximum bid, and we will suggest a strategy for you to follow. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
usst92 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Posted May 29, 2014 Thank you for the help. Let's go with 4 star in order of preference....Downtown, Times Square, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, Soho TriBeCa, UES, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen, Brooklyn. Let's go with a budget of $135-140 max. I can adjust and bid over that if need be but I'd really like to try to keep the price low. Thanks again!
thereuare Posted May 30, 2014 Report Posted May 30, 2014 Let's go with 4 star in order of preference....Please confirm... Did you want to bid up to your maximum bid in each zone before including the next zone on your list OR is lowest price the ultimate objective and the least expensive 4* or better in any of these zones is the actual objective. Also, are you sure you want to include Brooklyn, as that could end up being quite a haul to Manhattn if you were to end up in the southern part of the zone? At current rates I think your budget is going to be tough for a 4* hotel, but i would at least start with the other zones, and if rejected (which may be likely), then consider including Brooklyn... but i would not include from the start (and would sooner pay more and/or lower your star rating to stay in Manhattan vs. a 4* in Brooklyn) Please confirm the above and we'll advise accordingly. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
usst92 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Posted May 30, 2014 The ultimate objective would be the least expensive 4* in any of the zones I listed. Let's leave Brooklyn out for now. Thanks again for your help!
thereuare Posted May 30, 2014 Report Posted May 30, 2014 When bidding 4* in NYC you have ONE re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding. You can start with the following: Select 4* DT, Chelsea, Soho, MTW, MSG... Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $105, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* ESB, TS, MTE, UES, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $105, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, Soho, UES, MSG... Bid $108, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $110, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* ESB, Chelsea, MTE, MTW, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $108, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $110, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, UES, UWS... Bid $113, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* ESB, Chelsea, Soho, MTW, MSG, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $113, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $115, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, Soho... Bid $118, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, UES... Bid $118, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $118, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $120, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Soho, UES, DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB... Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Soho, UES, DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, Chelsea... Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* Soho, UES, DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $123, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $125, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, Soho, UES... Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, Soho, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $128, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $130, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* UES, UWS, DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* UES, UWS, DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Soho, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $133, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $135, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* DT, TS, MTE, MTW, MSG, ESB, Chelsea, Soho, UES, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $138, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $140 Any questions feel free to ask. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
usst92 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Posted May 30, 2014 Just want to clarify something before I start...am I only bidding one zone at $100 and then adding the next zone at $100? Or am I bidding all the zones listed at $100 then switching to $105? Sorry, I tried reading the post explaining this but I'm still confused...please help!
thereuare Posted May 31, 2014 Report Posted May 31, 2014 Let us know if this clarifies things a bit (and we encourage questions... better you ask then make a mistake ;) ) You bid all 5 zones at once and bid $100: Select 4* DT, Chelsea, Soho, MTW, MSG... Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone... If the above is rejected, you then add your one re-bid zones (so you're now bidding SIX zones) and try $105: Bid $105, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... If $105 is rejected, you close the current browser, use the board link to re-access PRICELINE, select the 8 zones below, and try $100... Select 4* ESB, TS, MTE, UES, UWS, Union Square, Hells Kitchen... Bid $100, if rejected add re-bid zone... If $100 for the previous 8 zone is rejected, you then add your one re-bid zones and re-try at $105... Bid $105, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... If the above is rejected, close the current browser and use the board link to re-access PRICELINE, and continue to repeat the bidding strategy as indicated. If you follow the zone combinations above, you can make all of those bids within the same 24 hour period. Does that make things clearer or do you have further questions? Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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