alosito Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 I am going on a trip to NYC, and somebody suggested that it is cheaper to stay in a hotel in New Jersey and just commute by subway to downtown NYC. Could somebody please suggest hotels in which areas of New Jersey I should look at so that it would be an easy commute and more or less decent and not too expensive (around $50) hotel?
blindman Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 Have you looked in this thread??Have you looked at the Maps??This thread discusses staying in NJ and visiting NYC.
dahammer Posted March 1, 2006 Report Posted March 1, 2006 please list your dates of travel, rates in this area have almost doubled in the past two years, along with rates in Manhattan. While you would like to get a room for $50, what is your maximum bid as we would not want to suggest a bidding strategy that is greater than your budget.
alosito Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Posted March 2, 2006 The dates for my stay are from 03/16/06 until 03/23/06. I would say the highеst bid that I can afford before all the taxes is $60. Spliting is an option. It would nice to get a 2- or 3-star hotel for this price. Thank you for your help.
thereuare Posted March 2, 2006 Report Posted March 2, 2006 At the 3* level you have one re-bid zone avaialble. 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 3* Secaucus/North Bergen...Bid $50, if rejected add Secaucus/Meadowlands...Bid $55, if rejected add Jersey City...Bid $58, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $60.The above will take you up to your maximum bid. Try it for your complete stay, if rejected (likely) let us:1) if you'd prefer a lower star rating for your complete stay or a higher star rating and splitting your bid2) how many times you're willing to SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID We'll take it from there.Good Luck.PS- not sure if you'll have a car or not, but do note that without a car the Meadowlands and Secaucus zones can be a bit of a hassle to get to from the NYC airports without a car (it's do-able via mass transportation, but it takes a little while) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
alosito Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Posted March 2, 2006 Thank you for the advise. I did all these and got rejected each time:Chose Secaucus - North Bergen and bid $50 -- got rejectedAdded Secaucus/Meadowlands and bid $55 -- got rejectedAdded Jersey City and bid $58 -- got rejectedAfter that, I tried to just bid $55 straight on Jersey City with dates 03/16 - 03/22 -- got rejected.Changed the dates to 03/16 - 03/21 and bid $60 -- got rejected.Any other suggestions?
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