Sobotta Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 Hi everyone. Recently started to bid on a 4 - 5 star hotel in NY for 16th Dec - 26 th Dec.Bid successful at 127 usd for the... Hudson Hotel. Now the thing is this hotel is clearly marked everywhere as located in Hell's Kitchen.If you search Wikipedia for Hell's Kitchen boundaries you will clearly see it is located in Hell's Kitchen.I did NOT include Hell's Kitchen in my "name your own price" criteria. However, Priceline pretends this address in Central Park South, just so you know. Went thru customer service to make a complaint. No luck.
AaronJB Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 Sorry to hear that you're disappointed with the result. When you bid for a particular zone (such as CPS), you have to be willing to stay anywhere within the boundary that Price.line has designated, which is shown on the map during the bidding process. Hopefully the hotel will still work out okay for your travel plans. Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches. Enjoy your stay.
thereuare Posted October 29, 2015 Report Posted October 29, 2015 Now the thing is this hotel is clearly marked everywhere as located in Hell's Kitchen.Not in our Priceline Hotel List. ;) If you search Wikipedia for Hell's Kitchen boundaries you will clearly see it is located in Hell's Kitchen.What defines a neighborhood can vary somewhat from one person to the next, when bidding on PRICELINE the only thing that counts is the boundaries as shown on their map. (which can differ from the zone boundaries on HOTWIRE, where you would need to consult the map boundaries of that service when using HOTWIRE) Feel free to ask for help before your future 'opaque' travel purchase and we will try to help obtain a more satisfactory result. 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. Enjoy your stay in NYC. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Sobotta Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Posted October 29, 2015 You are so right. I thought of myself as an experienced user and took the valuable aid of betterbidding for granted. Big mistake. Never again. Will post beforehand for my next reservation. Thanks!
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