Priceline Hotel: 4* Newark (Jersey City) Westin

[Zanshin]

Hi,

New user to this site, and very happy with the information provided, I was able to book the Westin for over 2 weeks for the bargain rate of $85 a night for my first ever trip to New York (I'm in Melbourne, Australia). This is cheaper then most 1 bedroom shared places on Craigslist.

$80/night bid not successful

$85/night bid successful

Definitely a case of "it pays to do your research" - on Hotwire they wanted $112 a night and on the Westin website over $200! With the transportation option I believe I found the best bargain in town - and this after grabbing a special at the MGM Grand in Vegas (direct site) for $60 / night including 2 person buffet daily. This is on top of the Qantas return flights MEL-LAX-JFK for AU$930 (US$650). It's definitely the right time to travel!

Do I have to do something else to make this show up on the Calendar of Wins or is that done by the Admins?

Also how do I go about now requesting a Non-Smoking room with two Queen beds? Will I get hotel email details from Priceline or do I find the number and call up, or do I wait until check-in?

Cheers

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success and welcome to the site. :)

Thank you for sharing your results with the board. Unbelievable deal for this property, and given how long a stay this is, getting such a great deal for this many days in a row is fairly unusual. Unfortunately, PRICELINE does not guarantee two beds - that is something you have to try to work out with the hotel, and they may or may not say yes. Given that you're staying for as long as you are, it'd be kind of nice if they were able to honor that request, but again, with a PRICELINE reservation there's no guarantees.

Please use the site's PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to start future purchases.

Have a great trip.

[AaronJB]

I would call regarding the bed situation. As for smoking - if I remember correctly - all Westins are no smoking.