Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) Grand Hyatt

[tvbman]

Trying to get a 4* in MTE. I am guessing the Monday and Tuesday nights might be causing problems. I went as high as $250 per night and still no luck. Any advice or past history with bidding on predominantly weeknight rooms?

[tvbman]

This is ridiculous. Up to $305 per night for a 4* MTE and still a rejection. Looks like I will be searching for other solutions.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Is there a reason you're only bidding the MTE zone?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[tvbman]

I desire a hotel only in this zone due to location of my work while in NYC. Looks like I might have to expand the search to other zones.

I have bid in $5 increments from $150 all the way up to $305 with rebids with no luck. I am next going to consider splitting my bid, but hate the risk of having to move hotels.

Using HOTWIRE somewhat as a baseline, even their lowest price is $399 for the Monday and Tuesday night. The Sunday night is rather cheap.

Thanks for all help.

[thereuare]

You know your needs best, but I wouldn't SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID... i'd sooner expand your zones. In NYC mass transit is relatively inexpensive and readily available, and the zones so close together, that it would typically be easy to get from PointA to PointB.

Where exactly do you need to be for work?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[tvbman]

Madison Ave, between 37th and 38th. I suppose I could try the Empire State Building area in addition to MTE.

[thereuare]

Have you worked (or visited) this area before?

[tvbman]

Have you worked (or visited) this area before?

Negative

[tvbman]

Well....persistence pays off. Prices were $399 last night on HOTWIRE and were slowly coming down all day until it was $305 just a while ago. So, I put in $280 on PRICELINE (through the BB link) and it was accepted. Not great, but for a weekday in peak tourist season, I will take it. I got the Grand Hyatt.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

This is a very nice hotel and in the area you wanted. You will find NYC so compact, and transporataton (busses, subway, and taxis) relatively cheap and easily accessible that you would have been fine just about any area in midtown.

This hotel sits on top of Grand Central so you'll easily be able to catch the trains wherever you need to go, as well as the bus runs crosstown (but subway is the easiest and generally fastest mode of transportation).

If you have time from breakfast, i usually recommend users who are staying in this area to head up to Ess-A-Bagel on Third Ave at 51st St... one of the best bagels in the city and makes for an inexpensive breakfast among the locals.

Thanks for the post and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.