MissSimone Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Hi Everyone, this is my very first post, I am very excited to be travelling to NY for the first time! Was hoping to get some guidance on bidding for two separate stays in New York. First a 5 night stay from the 4th April to the 8th April and then... A 2 night stay from the 15th to the 17th April Wanting to stay in the Times Square , Mid Town West preferably. Hoping to secure for $220p/n or lower if possible. If in your expert advice you think it would be difficult to do for that price I'm willing to look at securing a 3 1/2* including the Mid Town West or Hells Kitchen areas. Thank you in advance for your help :)
thereuare Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Welcome to BetterBidding! Please use separate threads for each leg of your stay as this will make it easier to follow the advice for each stay as well as enable the topic title of each thread to be used for the hotel ultimately won. We will use this thread for the first leg of your trip, feel free to start a NEW TOPIC for the 2nd leg of your stay. To get started for this first leg, you listed your dates as 'First a 5 night stay from the 4th April to the 8th April'... but this is only 4 nites; do you need 4 nites (5 days) in NYC, is your checkout date April 9th, or something else? I'll speculate that you're coming for a cruise, which is why you are trying to focus on the Hell's Kitchen and MTW zones? If so, i do think you can get a 4* hotel within your budget in one of these two zones, HOWEVER, i would also consider other zones of the city. Hell's Kitchen is close to the terminal but much of the zone where the hotels are located is not that convenient to the subway, so better to get a hotel that is convenient for your plans of exploring the city during your stay rather than trying to be close to the ship for the one time you will need to go there after your stay. From most of midtown a taxi will only run you $10-$15 so better to choose a hotel with a convenient location and know that it will be easy enough to get to the cruise ship terminal no matter where in the city you are. Here are my thoughts on some zones at the 4* level: MTW, TS, MSG, ESB --> all generally considered to be well located and convenient to mass transit MTE - most hotels are well located, but a few can be up to a 10-15 minute walk to the subway Chelsea - hotels can be up to a 10 minute walk to the subway but this is a 'hot' area right now with lots of restaurants, boutiques, cafes, clubs, etc. so it's still considered a very desirable and often bid area CPS - well located but contains the Hudson Hotel which has notoriously small rooms (even by NYC standards) HK - not frequently bid as most of the 'known' hotels in this area are in the western part of the zone Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases. Let us know your thoughts on zones and how you would like to proceed and we'll take it from there. PS- if i'm correctl that this is a pre/post cruise stay, you can also see our sister site Pre Cruise Hotels to get a feel of where the zones/hotels are relative to the cruise ship terminal ;) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
MissSimone Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Posted February 14, 2015 Thank you so much for your advice so far. My apologies for posting both on one thread. Let's use this one to focus on the first trip as you suggested. Sorry about the confusion over dates, I require 4 nights 5 days so checking in the 4th April and checking out the 8th April. We are heading down to Florida for 7 days and then come back to NY for 2 days before we depart back home to Sydney, Australia. I was hoping to stay in the Times Square area as its centrally located and we will be spending a lot of time shopping/exploring Times Square and seeing Broadway shows. So the TS, MTW, MSG and ESB regions that you mentioned sound ideal for us. Thanks again for taking the time to give such an excellent and detailed response, it is much appreciated. :)
thereuare Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 When bidding 4* i NYC you have TWO 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. Select 4* TS and MTW... Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* MSG and ESB... Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $160, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* TS and MSG... Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $168, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* MTW and ESB... Bid $163, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $168, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* TS and ESB... Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* MTW and MSG... Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $173, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* TS, MTW, MSG... Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $183, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* TS, MTW, ESB... Bid $178, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $183, if rejected close browser and use this link to re-access PRICELINE... Select 4* TS, MTW, MSG, ESB... Bid $185, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $188, if rejected add re-bid zone... Bid $190 If the above is rejected, there is THIS MTW HOTEL (confirm your dates on the landing page) for $192/nite which you can take. The amenities for this PRICELINE EXPRESS are Pets Allowed, Restaurant, Free Internet, Business Center for which i'm guessing is The Mansfield. Any questions feel free to ask (especially confirming your re-bid zones if you're new to the subject) Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate 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
AaronJB Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 I'll also note I'm seeing what appears to be the Grand Hyatt for $193, Omni Berkshire for $216, W New York for $180 and what I'm guessing may be the Crowne Plaza TS or Millennium Broadway (although more likely the former) for $210. All on Hot.wire and you can use coupon code LOVE20 for $20 off the total. Let us know if any of these listings would be of interest and we would be happy to point out which listing on Hot.wire may be which. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.
MissSimone Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks so much for your help with bidding. I wasn't lucky enough to win bidding via Price.line so I picked up a instant deal via Hot.wire.com It was a mystery hotel 3 1/2 star times square area for $1066.00AU total. I crossed my fingers whilst booking and it turned out to be "The Row" NYC. I am very happy, I've been looking at that hotel and the cheapest it's advertised online for is $1400.00AU for my stay so I saved a little over $300.00 Thanks again and best wishes!
thereuare Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Congratulations on your success! Glad to see you found something that works well for your needs this trip. Can you please add a reply to this thread with the room rate per nite (in US Dollars and before fees/taxes) and the amenities HOTWIRE shows for this property when viewing your purchase history using the MY ACCOUNT link on the top right of their home page. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Thanks, enjoy your stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
MissSimone Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Posted March 8, 2015 Very happy to have secured Row NYC for 4 nights in April. $213.90 US per night. 3.5* Smoke free roomsFitness CentreBusiness CentreInternet Access I want to say a huge thanks to the team from better bidding for your advice and guidance. It was great for me to be able to read the boards and get a little insight as this was my first experience with using these websites. Thanks again.
AaronJB Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 Congrats on your success. :) Superb deal for this property and glad you are pleased with the win. Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches. Enjoy your stay.
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