Priceline Hotel: 5* New York (Times Square - Theatre District) Intercontinental New York Times Square

[downtown_resident]

Priceline Express deal.  I'm honestly kind of disappointed in this result.  This property was previously classified by Priceline as a 4.5* hotel, and from the reviews and pictures that sounds about right, if not too high; Intercontinental Times Square does not compare to the other hotels Priceline has called five-stars in this area (Knickerbocker and Chatwal).

 

I also had technical difficulties trying to use the name-your-own-price feature, which Priceline apparently is phasing out.  I gave up and used Priceline Express.  The overall experience definitely has me questioning using Priceline in the future.

 

 

[thereuare]

Sorry to hear you're disappointed in the assigned star rating of this property, it appears to have been recently upgraded.

 

Given that this was a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal, what hotel did you think it was prior to your purchase?  In the future, feel free to ask the board for help as we can often research/guess as to which property it likely is being offered (and have clued you in to the upgrade of the InterContinental if seen during our research).

 

36 minutes ago, downtown_resident said:

I also had technical difficulties trying to use the name-your-own-price feature

They are making it more difficult to find the NYOP/Bidding page, so we have set up the following site for quick and easy access: BiddingForHotelRooms.com

(you can bookmark now to use next time you decide to try bidding on a hotel)

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and helping us update the New York City Priceline Hotel List with the new star rating for this property.

Please click the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[downtown_resident]

Thanks.  I guessed it was the Knickerbocker Hotel, which is retailing at just more than $300 (which didn't seem too far off from the $249 Express rate).  The amenity set didn't match perfectly, but I figured that was something that could have changed.  (My bad!)

 

I'll turn here for help in the future if I decide to do PRICELINE again.  I'm just frustrated at Priceline's decision to upgrade the hotel with no discernible reason (no renovation to the property, etc.)  Thanks.