depechebkn Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 Hi native New Yorker with wife from Baltimore who wants to stay close to central park.need 4 star strategy for something on the 40's-60's. Columbus circle would obviously be fine. My budget is around $200 a night if possibleApril 5th-7ththanks for all of your help dan
thereuare Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 Welcome to BetterBidding!wants to stay close to central park.need 4 star strategy for something on the 40's-60's. Columbus circle would obviously be fine.With the opaque providers (PRICELINE and HOTWIRE) you can't pin down your location as precisely as you are attempting. Look at the maps/zones that each provides and see which if there are any zone(s) you're able to accept.Feel free to ask any questions and/or your thoughts regarding our commetns above and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
depechebkn Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Posted March 23, 2008 hi the regions i prefer are Midtown East Midtown West Upper Midtown - Central Park Souththanks again!dan
thereuare Posted March 23, 2008 Report Posted March 23, 2008 At 4* level you have four re-bid zones. If you're not familiar with re-bidding please read Priceline Re-Bidding Explained and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board before proceeding.Select UM-CPS...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect MTW...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect MTE...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect UM-CPS and MTW...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect UM-CPS and MTE...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect UM-CPS and MTW and MTE...Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $185, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect UM-CPS and MTW and MTE and re-bid zone4...Bid $190, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $205 (if you make it this far and choose to go an extra $5 over your budget)I don't think your chances are too good until you get close to the last round of bidding, but you have the re-bid zones available so no harm in trying the lower amounts.Any questions feel free to ask.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
depechebkn Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Posted March 26, 2008 Thanks for all of your help your strategy was amazing . For $120 MTE I got The Barclay Intercontinetal ! Great deal with rack rate of $310 sweet!! Shows it never hurts to bid low!What a great rate for 4* on a weekend and pretty good reviews on tripadvisor as well.dandab
thereuare Posted March 26, 2008 Report Posted March 26, 2008 Congratualtions on your win!This is an incredible deal for this time of year.Thank you for sharing it with the board and have a great time in NYC!Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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