Priceline Hotel: Apr. 14-16; 3-4*; $150-$175; MTE, MTW, TS, UES, UMT, UWS

[mlbasham]

Hi All,

Completely new to this process so I'm hoping you can help me (will happily use your links to bid.) Hubby and I have to go to NY April 14-16. Would like to pay between $150 and $175 for a 3 or 4* (which I know may be too low) but we're pretty flexible about where we stay. MTE, MTW, TS, UES, UMT-CPS, UWS are all acceptable. I would add MTS as a last choice as well if it would keep us in that price range.

However, in trying to follow the Priceline re-bid system, I'm running into a problem. The areas listed in the general section where they show hotels and rates are different from those they show in the name-your-own-price section. For example, Chelsea Square is not listed in name-your-own-price section, and UES, UMT-CPS, and UWS are all collapsed into just "Upper Manhattan" in the general section. Because the zones don't match, I can't figure out what my re-bid zones are. Am I missing something--is there somewhere I else I can see the star-levels available for the name-your-own-price zones?

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

See the related link in our PRICELINE FAQ regarding using PRICELINE's "retail" prodcut to determine what's available in the "name your own price" section of their website (ie- DON"T do it)

Re-bidding is explained here: Priceline Re-Bidding Explained

Feel free to ask questions regarding the information in the link above and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board.

Thanks in advance for using our PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your purchases.

[mlbasham]

I should also add that I have a backup plan in place for a 3* @ $179 in Chelsea.

[mlbasham]

Okay, well not getting much response on my previous question. Maybe someone can just help me out with this. Can you confirm what the rebid zones are for 4* and 3* in NYC. I'm having trouble figuring it out because the general areas don't match the areas shown on Priceline's name-your-own-price page.

[dahammer]

Priceline's "Name Your Own Price" or bidding site currently has 10 bidding zones, please list these below along with the highest rated hotel for each of these zones. You can do this by checking each box individually and noting the highest star rating for that zone. I would rather teach you to fish rather than give you a fish..... :)

[mlbasham]

Ohhh, gotcha! I misunderstood how they were explaining to do it in the rebid thread. I was trying to figure out star levels in the general area (where they list hotels & prices) and the zones weren't matching up w/ NYOP area. Much easier. Thanks!

[thereuare]

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