Southpaw69 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 HiCan anyone offer advise please.I'm looking for a hotel in Manhattan from 4th November 2008 to 11th November (7 nights)I know November isn't the cheapest.Ideally I would like a 4 star hotel (not too bothered in which area) inc taxes I don't really want to go over $300 a night. If it was $200 I would be VERY Happy.What do you think??
thereuare Posted May 18, 2008 Report Posted May 18, 2008 How about a follow-up from LAST TIME or will all that typing we did be for naught? :) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks for replying. So I forgot about my previous post. I actually stayed at Millenium UN after getting a good deal from a local travel agent. However this time I am definately going to try PRICELINE as we have a longer stay.Would you advise using the same stragegy that you suggested last time? I really appreciate the help and advice and apologise for not replying to the previous topic. I understand that this can be annoying to you. Sorry.
thereuare Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 Is Downtown acceptable as well, or do you only want to bid the Midtown zones at this point in time?What is your maximum bid before taxes and fees (NYC tax is ~14% and PRICELINE will add ~$5-6/nite booking fee). Are you willing to go up to your budget at this early before your stay?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
Southpaw69 Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Posted May 19, 2008 Yes Downtown would be fine too.At the moment can we try maximum of $250 without taxes/fees as I didn't really want to go over $300 per night. Or did you mean it was too early to consider going to the maximum 6 months before my stay??
thereuare Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 Or did you mean it was too early to consider going to the maximum 6 months before my stay??I expect these dates to be expensive, but since so much can change in 6+ months (ie- economy, business travel, weak dollar bringing over non-US tourists, etc, etc) which affect hotel demand, wasn't sure if you wanted to bid up to your maximum at this point.If it were me i'd be looking to go as high are $200, maybe $225 if i was looking to 'get this done', at this juncture, but not sure how much time/effort you're willing to put in relative to 'just getting it done'.Let us know your thoughts regarding current maximum bid and we'll advise accordingly. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Posted May 19, 2008 I'm happy to go with your advice. Lets try the $200 or $225 then (what ever you suggest I'm happy with)Lets give it a go now.
thereuare Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 The NYC zones have changed in the last 24 hours... you now have 6 re-bid zones at the 4* level. 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 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* ESB and MSG and Downtown...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $150, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and ESB...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* Times Square and MSG and Downtown...Bid $155, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $160, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $165, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $170, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $175, if rejected close browser and use our link to re-access PRICELINESelect 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square and Downtown and ESB and MSG..Bid $180, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $185, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $190, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $195, if rejected add re-bid zone4...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone5...Bid $205, if rejected close browser and re-access pricelineSelect 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square and Downtown and ESB and MSG and re-bid zone6..Bid $210, if rejected add re-bid zone1...Bid $215, if rejected add re-bid zone2...Bid $220, if rejected add re-bid zone3...Bid $225.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
Southpaw69 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Posted May 20, 2008 HiSorry if this is a dumb question but I'm confused. I read the bidding again within 24 hours topic but I'm still non the wiser.I Selected 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square then bid $120.This was rejected.So I tried to rebid with $130 but I get the error message "Please change at least one part of your original request"Is this where I add another zone? If it is which zone do I add. Or did I mess up by originally selecting 4 zones (MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square )I'm confused :)
Southpaw69 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Posted May 20, 2008 Sorry, I get it.I've just figured it out DOh!!!Add ESB, MSG, Downtown and bid $120..Will keep you posted, Thanks!!
Southpaw69 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Posted May 20, 2008 Hmmm :) No. I'm confused. Have I messed up.I added ESB and MSG and Downtown and rebid $120. This was rejected.Now I'm stuck.. I cannot rebid $130.
Southpaw69 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Posted May 20, 2008 Ok. I kept bidding until I got to $225 and so far NOTHING.Is it too soon for a low bid or are my bids unrealistic for November??
thereuare Posted May 21, 2008 Report Posted May 21, 2008 I'm assuming you got the re-bidding straightened out?It's both early and your bids are low for this time of year, but as noted above, with 6 months between now and your stay, i wouldn't panic and 'chase' anything at this point. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Posted May 21, 2008 Hi, Thanks for your help so far.For the rebidding I kept closing the browser and going back through the PRICELINE link.I had a look at the Priceline calender and saw a winning bid in Nov 2007 for $338 so I'm assuming this would probably be the kind of price area that may win. However I'm prepared to wait a little.
thereuare Posted May 21, 2008 Report Posted May 21, 2008 If you need help with the re-bidding concept and figuring out yoru re-bid zones we'll break it down stop by step for you.... just let us know if you'd like to learn.I would bid once every 1-2 weeks at this juncture to see if you get lucky with anything.Keep us updated and let us know if we can be of further assistance. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Posted May 23, 2008 HiYes if you could and don't mind. Can you break down the rebidding concept.I will continue to try every week and will keep you updated.Thanks once again for the help so far.
thereuare Posted May 23, 2008 Report Posted May 23, 2008 List each zone in NYC and the highest star rating available in each.To see the highest star rating in each zone, use the following technique from Priceline Re-Bidding Explained:The way to check what star levels are available in each zone is to open a Priceline page, check ONLY the zone you are inquiring about, and then proceed to the next page (as if you were going to select a zone)... this will give you the available star ratings in that area. You can then hit BACK on your browser, uncheck the current box, check the next box, and repeat the process. It is important to do this before EACH attempt at adding a zone that you really don't want, as new hotels can be added and the star ratings can change at any time. (NOTE: for most users Priceline has updated their interface making the above process easier... simply check a zone and note the highest star rating available within each zone, UNcheck that zone and checkmark the next zone, repeating the process)We'll then take it from there... if the above confuses you we'll break it down further.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
Southpaw69 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Posted May 23, 2008 List each zone in NYC and the highest star rating available in each.To see the highest star rating in each zone, use the following technique from Priceline Re-Bidding Explained:We'll then take it from there... if the above confuses you we'll break it down further.Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.No tsure what your asking here??By clicking each zone it is possible to see what star ratings are possible. for example Brooklyn grey outs 4 star option.What confuses me is your strategies. I.e Where you saySelect 4* MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $130, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $140, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $145, if rejected add re-bid zone...So I select MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square then put my bid of $120 in. When this is rejeted I have to add a zone. So I add ESB and MSG and Downtown and rebid $120. But then I can no longer go back and add or remove zones.I have been closing the browser and starting all over again.
Southpaw69 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Posted May 23, 2008 Or are you saying that the only 4 star zones are MTE and MTW and UM-CPS and Times Square and ESB and MSG and DowntownTherefore each time I am rejected I can add any other zone as tey have NO 4*star hotels??Then by adding eg Brooklyn as it has no 4* hotel I can increase the bid as an extra zone has been adding.Sorry if I appear SLOW!!! :)
thereuare Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 This is correct:Therefore each time I am rejected I can add any other zone as tey have NO 4*star hotels??Then by adding eg Brooklyn as it has no 4* hotel I can increase the bid as an extra zone has been adding.... but two clarifications:1) not applicable for NYC but worth mentioning for any future bidding you do or for any one else following along, it's not a just a zone that doesn't have 4* hotels, but zones that only have star levels lower than 4 stars. So if there was a zone which didn't have 4 star hotels, but did have 5* or Resort properties, woudl not be a re-bid zone since your 4* bid is the minimum you are willing to accept, and your 4* bid could be upgarded to a Resort or 5 star property.2) note in your example, that by adding Brooklyn (which currently doesn't have any 4 star or higher hotels) to your bid, you couldn't win a hotel there since no hotels there meet your star level requirements, and this is why it's refered to as a "re-bid"Does this clarify things a bit? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Posted June 3, 2008 HiI am still trying with Priceline however in the meantime I had a look at Hotwire. Same dates.Can you id these three hotels:3.5-star hotel in Downtown - SoHo $313Hotel Amenities Fitness CenterGuests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.Business CenterGuests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply. High-speed Internet AccessGuestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply. Customer ReviewsTraveler Rating(4.5 out of 5)What's this? Based on:20+ customer reviewsLast Reviewed:May 2008Also this 3.5-star hotel in Midtown Central $343Hotel Amenities Fitness CenterGuests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.Restaurant(s)Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary. Business CenterGuests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.High-speed Internet AccessGuestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply. Customer ReviewsTraveler Rating(4.0 out of 5)What's this? Based on:520+ customer reviewsLast Reviewed:May 2008And this one:3-star hotel in Midtown South $303Hotel Amenities Complimentary Breakfast<amenity names only please... not descriptions>Fitness CenterGuests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply. Restaurant(s)Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.Business CenterGuests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply. High-speed Internet AccessGuestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply. Customer ReviewsTraveler Rating(4.5 out of 5)What's this? Based on:140+ customer reviewsLast Reviewed:May 2008Thanks in advance
AaronJB Posted June 3, 2008 Report Posted June 3, 2008 Quikbook.com has 6 Columbus Circle (a Thompson Hotel) for $315. Rooms here are small (although NYC rooms are small in general), but it's superbly located and gets excellent reviews. You could also cancel if a better deal comes along. This is also cheaper than some of the Hotwire listings you have highlighted.6 Columbus reviews:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g6...y_New_York.html
thereuare Posted June 3, 2008 Report Posted June 3, 2008 Are you willing to spend $300+ for a non-refundable 3* HOTWIRE hotel at this point when you've only tried bidding on PRICELINE for a 4* hotel up to $250? (or have you tried higher)Why not book the 6 Columbus Circle thru Quickbook as a back-up... cheaper, and most likely nicer, than any of the 3*/3.5* properties above. (and i'm assuming cancellable, the majority of Quickbook hotels are full cancellable... those which aren't are clearly marked as such)If you'd like us to have a look at the HOTWIRE hotels above please just list the amenities, as you can see when you copy paste the formating gets messed up:Hotel Amenities Fitness CenterGuests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.Business CenterGuests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply. High-speed Internet AccessGuestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.and is much more difficult to read than:Hotel Amenities Fitness CenterBusiness CenterHigh-speed Internet AccessThe way you posted it makes it difficult to see the amenities such as Business Center and Hi-Speed Interent since they're at the end of the line, and we try to minimize making mistakes. :)Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Southpaw69 Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Posted October 27, 2008 Excellent news.After months of bidding and going up as high as $300 (on some occasions! $250 was my limit but I got carried away on some occasions!) and getting nothing yestarday I finally won a bid.7 nights at the Millenium Hilton (Downtown) New York at $195 per night. Happy with this and thanks to everyone espcially thereuare.Thanks again.
billsterbill Posted October 27, 2008 Report Posted October 27, 2008 I just went for a 6 day stay roughly the same time ( 3-9) and couldn't get what i wanted but i was going for a lower base. Had to split the trip into 4-2 days. got good hotels for 165/145 respectively. You should do better with a higher base.
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