Priceline Hotel: Any Suggestion? NY 10/15 - 10/17 bid $150, no win

[lilas_rak]

Trying to get a hotel 2* or above in NY Manhattan area. Bid upto $150 with Midtown South, West, East, Soho/Fin District and Central Park area. No luck.

Any suggestions what price could get some hotel there?

Is it better to wait to till 16th or 17th on the hope they release the lower price hotels in the last moment?

Would appreciate your guidance.

Thanks.

lilas_rak

[thereuare]

Rate are very high for your dates and with less than a week to go before check-in it is likely that hotels would have already released any excess inventory.

If not successful with Priceline, what will you do? Do you have a back-up reservation booked? (if so, where and how much)

Also, please follow-up the questions in THIS POST so that we can properly classify that property. Thanks.

[lilas_rak]

I went upto $160 for all locations of New York city with a 2 star hotel bidding. No luck yet.

Tried Brooklyn Heights also for $115 for 2 star. No luck.

I was trying to keep it under $150 per night. Still don't have any fall back booking. I guess I should do a fall back booking which is cancellable. Are the New York hotel bookings when booked directly with the hotel cancellable?

Any suggestions welcome!

lilas_rak

[mr.drew]

I believe you might be on the cusp of an accepted offer, but I don't think you can try again until the 14th.

If you do that, then up your bid to $165

I don't think you will be able to get anything lower, but look around, then try again last minute.

If you really can't bid that much.. maybe try Jersey.. ?

[thereuare]

I think that you can get the first nite of your stay fairly inexpensively in Jersey City. Then the second nite in Manhattan by bidding on Priceline. The second nite in NYC will be more expensive than you $150/nite buget... but i think you may be able to average the two nites to just about your projected budget.

The advantage is that you'll stay in two very nice hotels... the disadvantage is that you'll have to change hotels during your stay (and only spend one nite in each).

If this sounds applealing let us know and i'll lay out the details for you. If it's not appealing, take a look at your what you back-up reservation is going to cost and we'll re-evaluate things from there.

[lilas_rak]

I just booked Four Points (by Sheraton) in Chelsea area of Manhattan for $169 per night through my comapny's corporate travel booking. It is cancellable with 24 hours notice. Guess I won't get anything cheaper than this thro Priceline.

Thanks for your help and suggestions folks.

lilas_rak