Hotwire Hotel: HELP NYC hotel stay

[voubaixar]

Hotwire

Price: U$ 109 per night

Amenities: Gym, continental breakfast, high speed internet access

2* MIDTOWN SOUTH

thanks in advance

[voubaixar]

U$ 99

2* central park area

Amenities: studio, air conditioning, front desk, high speed internet access, kitchenette

thanks!

[voubaixar]

did a search for 2 people, on april, thru NAME YOUR PRICE, on the priceline website...got this:

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[voubaixar]

im looking for a hotel in new york, around april, thru name your price...

after my search, i get the total price, total charge onm my card...im wondering if this will be ALL the charge on my card, and more important IF IT INCLUDES THE HOTEL TAXES (i.e. new yorks occupancy tax)

thanks in advance

[AaronJB]

If you bid on something via Priceline, your confirmation screen should tell you what hotel it is. If not, that's the first time I've ever heard of such a thing happening. Look up in your history and see if it is noted there. If not, that's a mystery and I'd contact Priceline ASAP.

[rc408]

All charges should be included in the total you pay to Priceline. The only exception I am aware of is the Resort Fee some Resort properties charge. This is a fee for the use of their facilities and is a daily charge usually around $20. If you are not bidding on a resort then there shouldn't be any extra fees unless, of course, you order room service, use the spa, etc. Some hotels charge for phone calls so be aware of that also.

And remember any of these "extra" fees would be charged regardless of using Priceline.

[tenerifesharon]

It seems as though voubaixar hasn't yet "hit the trigger". What we are seeing is the last page before the button for "buy my room" is clicked. That's why he doesn't yet know what hotel it will be. And it's the priceline page, not the hotwire page.

Voubaixar - the best way of id-ing this hotel possibility is by checking the priceline lists at the top of the NYC forum - match the 2 1/2 * rating with any hotels that appear on the list. Your end price of $537.17 is total - nothing else will appear from Priceline on your credit card billing. At this point you are only seeing a summary of what you are offering to bid.

Or is it late - my time 1:15 AM - and I am the one who is confused?? :)

[thereuare]

No, you have it right, the give-away is this

Region: New York City

City Areas: Midtown East

Midtown West

Two zones are listed :)

[voubaixar]

guys, thanks for all the replies, really...

ill try to make this easier...an you just help me id the hotel on the first post? the one for hotwire...109 dollars, midtown south...

thanks

[thereuare]

What are the actual dates of your stay?

[voubaixar]

april 30th till may 5th

[thereuare]

The 2* MTS hotel in your first post was first brought up in this Hotwire New York thread and has not yet been identified, although you can look there as to some of the guesses that were made.

Also in that post, and i will re-iterate here, is that we really don't recommend buying an opaque property at the lower star levels in NYC... you may know some 2* hotels that you'd be quite happy with, but remember that you're buying a 2* hotel "sight unseen", so you could get something that is less than desirable.

What is your nightly budget for this trip?

[voubaixar]

i was thinking something about US 120,00 per night

do you guys think i could get lucky bidding on a 3 star, around 100 bucks n priceline?

or 2.5* bidding US 90

im really having a hard time on finding a good place to stay for this trip

[thereuare]

You can try to bid those amounts, but i'd doubtful you'll be successful.

NYC is an expensive hotel market, and Spring (when you are coming) is one of the peak seasons. Unfortunately the $125 area just doesn't get you a lot of hotel in NYC during high season (even thru the opaque channels). As an example, taking the NYC Courtyard by Marriott properties (pretty much 2.5* rated throughout the chain) rates for your dates are $259-$359 depending upon which property you look at.

If you failed with the opaque suppliers, do you have any back-up hotel/plan near your budget?

[voubaixar]

no back, no nothing...

:)

[thereuare]

THen i think you're next step is to use our BetterChecker to find a suitable back-up plan. This will probably get you to adjust your maximum bid or lower your expectations and resort to a lower star hotel (if your budget isn't flexible at all)