Hotwire Hotel: 2.5* NYC Airports (Brooklyn) Holiday Inn Express

[alexocean]

Looking for something reasonable in quality in Manhattan/Brooklyn/Jersey City area for the period 6/4-6/10. There is going to be 4 of us, two double beds would work best. Any recommendations?

Do I understand correctly what in this case it's better not use priceline, since there is a chance to get a singe bed room?

Thanks

[blindman]

Welcome to BetterBidding.

What is you budget per night?

Any particular areas in Manhattan you want to avoid?

What star level do you want?

Thanks.

[alexocean]

I would say 150-200$, may go slightly higher if get something really nice. Don't have a strict preferences about the location, but would prefer central part of Manhattan.

Do you know which 3* hotel is listed in Hotwire for 200$, is it Marriott?

Complimentary Breakfast

Business Center

High-speed Internet Access

mahmi got Marriott for 127

Brooklyn Marriott on Priceline

would pay more for it conditionally on getting two double beds

[dahammer]

the Brooklyn Marriott does not appear often as a priceline win. Is there any particular reason that you would stay in this neighborhood? Are you flying in for this trip? If so, what airport will you use? This seems a bit odd, but if you enter 2 adults the rate for the 3* in Brooklyn is $109 using HOTWIRE. This hotel appears to be the Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn. This must be the first 3* rated HI Express :).

[alexocean]

No reason, I just didn't find anything reasonable in Manhattan, so I thought it's a good alternative. I'm flying to JFK, but would want to stay a little closer to the City (if possible).

Do you mean that it's probably Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn? I thought Marriott is the only 3* hotel in Brooklyn in Priceline, at least it doesn't list anything else for those dates. I am wondering if hotwire and priceline use the same star rating

[blindman]

I would agree with dahammer that the hotwire 3* in Brooklyn is the HI Express.

The only reported 3* win in this area for PL is the Marriot, there could be more.

Hotwire tends to overinflate the * rating more than PL so a 3* on HOTWIRE is more than likely a 2.5* on PL.

[alexocean]

It looks like you are both right. Tried priceline with 200 bid, didn't get anything. Most likely priceline rate Holiday Inn as 2 or 2+ stars, while hotwire rates it as 3*.

Any other recommendations?

[thereuare]

Is this 4 adults or 2adults/2children?

Is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option?

[alexocean]

Quick update. Sorry for late response, was really busy with planning of the trip.

It does seem that hotwire was offering HI Express. Member sidharth17 confirmed getting it as a 3* hotel but for a much lower price (booking one month in advance though). I placed a bid of 80$ for a 2.5* hotel on priceline which was rejected, but was offered to increase it by 22$. 102$ was accepted and surely enough I got a HI Express (basically got two rooms for the price of one on hotwire).

So, HI Express qualifies as 2.5* hotel on priceline and as 3* hotel on hotwire!