Priceline Hotel: 4* 08/14/08-08/18/08 Advice

[Will]

Hello, at the moment I'm looking for a NYC hotel August 14th-18th, I've got 6 Columbus Circle as a cancellable backup on Quickbook for $188/night. So far I've bid up to $165 on PL and nothing. I'm wondering if including the Thursday maybe making rates more expensive? If I was going to split my bid, does it make most sense to split it with 08/14 - 08/15 in one bid, and 08/15-08/18 in another? My max bid I'm willing to go up to be $165-$170 for a 4*, and I'm willing to stay in ESB/Times Sq/MTE. I would rather avoid MTW as some of the hotels in the zone have very unfavorable reviews.

[thereuare]

At the moment, it doesn't appear that SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID is going to help you that much, but you can give it a try. You would want to go thru each bidding strategy for the following dates:

8/14-8/18

8/15-8/18

8/14-8/17

8/16-8/18

8/14-8/16

I do think you can get a slghtly cheaper rate for just the nite of 8/17, but not sure if it would be worth the effort to move for just the last nite of your stay.

Is there a reason you're avoiding the CPS zone at the 4* level?

If you need help with a bidding strategy let us know.

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

[Will]

Only real reason is my backup hotel was in CPS zone, so wasn't sure if it be worth it winning it on PRICELINE. But I suppose I should include that zone as well, I'll keep bidding and see if things get cheaper closer to my dates.

Thanks

[thereuare]

Right, if you can win a 4* hotel in the CPS zone for less than your back-up, it woudl be a "win".

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

Keep us updated and let us know if we can be of further help along the way.

[Will]

Very late follow up, but I ended up using my backup reservation as I bid 2 days before and still couldn't get anything accepted.