Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) The Benjamin

[Triple B]

Funny stuff :)

As mentioned in my other winning bid post, 3 days ago bid to $150 in MTE, MTW and TS without luck.

Two days ago snagged 2 rooms at The Benjamin for $144 for the first 5 nights of a 10 night stay.

A move to a different part of the city for the second half was no problem, actually welcomed, so this morning (in Aust) I bid up to $152 in MTW and TS with no luck.

After reading reviews of 'Morgans' in the Empire State area and given it appears to be the only 4* hotel won in that area for a long time, I thought I would throw in some lowballish bids. Started at $120 and increased by $2 increments using rebid zones + TS and MTW. As I wasn't prepared to go over $140, I just added the rebid zones without exiting out of my browser. This gave me 8 bids which finished at $134. I thought I would be fairly close so as a last resort I threw MTE back in the mix as I knew I wouldn't be successful at $136 for MTE. :)

Yep, u guessed it, successful with The Benjamin at $136.

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $136.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 2

Number of Nights: 5

Room Subtotal: $1360.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $257.88 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $1617.88 (USD)

This gives 10 nights at an average of $140 + taxes/fees.

Venka, that should give u some confidence for your bidding for May. Good luck

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[Venka]

Hi,

Thanks for letting me know. I did try again today but no luck so I will try again tomorrow.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're happy with the results and looking forward to your trip.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.