Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (theater district) 10/2 - 10/5

[kksmama]

I'd sure like to score the win another poster did for a similar time frame, the Hilton Times Square for $152. I could use some help on bidding, I really don't want to end up winning a small room since we will need two beds for the three of us. Would I be safe (not 100%, I know, but at least 75%?) if I restricted my bid to certain zones? Which ones? All suggestions appreciated! It is a girls weekend for my mom, sister and me; ideally we'd be able to walk to the theaters and TKTS booth.

[yellowdog]

Welcome to BetterBidding kksmama!

It's very easy to help you :) PRICELINE is the lesser option for you comparing to HOTWIRE

PRICELINE don't guarantee a room for 3 adults, only 2. Using PRICELINE for 3 adults in NYC is risky business. You can very well get a room with a king bed. And there is nothing that say that you will get the Hilton Times Square like the OP.

May I suggest that you take a look at HOTWIRE, it's easier to target a hotel on HOTWIRE and you know that you will get a room that takes 3 adults.

Take a look at the HOTWIRE zones and hotels and post back with your thoughts.

Good luck!

Yellowdog

[kksmama]

Thanks for the quick reply! Hotwire had rooms at 412 per night in the theater district - ouch! I understand what you're saying about the rooms with Priceline; Hotwire would be safer.....but to save more than $200 per night we're willing to take the risk that someone ends up on a rollaway....or worse. A King bed would be okay for two of us, the only disastrous outcome is that the room only accommodates two people and there isn't any room for a rollaway. But again, at a certain level of savings I can sleep on an air mattress! And I'm hoping that the majority of rooms in the majority of 4* hotels can sleep 3 people, yes?

[thereuare]

Rates are date specific so it's probably not a reasonable assumption that you would be able to duplicate the Priceline Win at the Hilton Times Square for $152/nite since that was a single Saturday nite near the end of the slow season (which admittedly hasn't been that slow this year) and your dates are for 3 nites a full month later (in a much busiers season for NYC). So if you're going to compare a potential PRICELINE winning bid (for double occupancy) vs. a HOTWIRE purchase (for triple occupancy) i think you need to assume a number higher than the $152/nite you're using.

There are many hotels at all star levels (including 4 star properties) which can only accomodate 2 people... and some of these will have no room for a rolloway (or an air mattess either).

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

[kksmama]

Sorry not to have replied before. That trip we stayed at the Residence Inn (around 39th, as I recall) for around $225. It was a decent breakfast and location, the elevators were slow. Didn't use HOTWIRE or PRICELINE, best rate was on the hotel website.

[AaronJB]

Thank you for closing the thread. :)