Priceline Hotel: 3* Jersey City

[bebe624]

Hi there,

I wanted to know is it just a 50/50 chance of getting the Doubletree vs. The Hyatt? I would prefer the Hyatt but would be OK if I won the Doubletree.

I have a wedding that weekend. Well the wedding is Friday night. And she is having a bus pick us up from either the Hyatt, Doubletree or Candlewood Suites. Those are her preferred hotels and she has discounts for them as follows:

Hyatt: $185

Doubletree: $149

Candlewood Suites: $139

So I want to know if I can do better than these prices? When I looked on Hotwire the Hyatt was going for $308 per night.

Any bidding strategy help would be appreciated. Or do I just book thru the wedding discount?

[GM Mike]

I'm not the one to comment on a particular strategy, but...

If the wedding rate is a fully cancellable/refundable rate, I would book it right now, no matter what you decide to do. That way you have an excellent backup plan in case nothing else comes along. Just make sure you can cancel it without penalty.

And remember, when you use priceline, you can get any hotel of the quality level you bid (or higher) within the boundaries of the map they show for that zone - not only the Hyatt/Doubletree, tho I can't think of any other hotels that are 3* or higher in that zone. There's not really any fixed probability to which you get, either - a lot of variables come into play.

Hopefully someone else can help you with more details.

Good luck!

[thereuare]

Take the wedding rate before it's not available... with rates at the Hyatt averaging $300+/nite and the Doubletree currently sold-out, you're not likely to do much better at the 3* level.