Priceline Hotel: 2 rooms in Times Square-MTE-10/24-10/28 3.5-4 stars

[landohowe]

I am looking for 2 rooms in Times Square-MTE-10/24-10/28 3.5-4 stars. I have bid up to $180 with no luck. Seems like others are getting bids accepted for the Hotel Roosevelt (3.5 MTE) in the $140-$160 range.

Is the issue that I am bidding for 2 rooms at the same time? Would I be better to bid each room seperately? The problem is I don't want to risk getting different hotels...

I am using all of the bidding strategies for the zones but no luck so far.

Thanks

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Rates are date specific, and also change frquently based upon supply/demand factors. For the wins you're seeing in the $140-$160 range, i assume they're for dates other than your own? Even if 'around the same time' rates can differ dramatically from one date to the next.

I suspect that you're not too far off, but you may also be able to get a 4* hotel for just a few dollars more than a 3.5* for this stay... what is your maximum bid for this stay? If your maximum bid is more than the $180 you have already bid, would you want to try for a 4* first up to your maximum bid? Would you consider other zones at the 4* level? (or at the 3.5* level, or were you avoiding some zones based upon specific properties you were trying to avoid)

Let us know your thoughts regarding the above and we'll take it from there.

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[landohowe]

The dates for other wins are in the range of my trip but not the exact date range for the length of my trip.

I would like to stay at $180 max but will go up if I have to. I don't have a choice, plane tickets are bought!

We definately want to stay in Times Square or MTE. We have a couple going with us and this is their first time to NYC (this is our 3rd year in a row)

Last year we got the Crown Plaza for $220 but it was the week after the Marathon and it seems like rates dip a little lower that week.

I am fine with the Roosevelt (3.5), Crown Plaza, Renassiance, or the Millenium.

Do you think bidding on 2 rooms at the same time has any impact on getting a bid accepted versus one room?

Thanks

[MigFlyer]

I have been trying to bid the dates of 10/24 - 10/26 and running into the same problem. I have been bidding for MTE or TS and the highest bid i was willing to go up to was $190 and still no success (been trying for about 5 days now). I then added CPS and still no success, my next step was to step down to a 3.0 star hotel. I am still trying and have been bidding for 3.5 to 4.0 star using the other lower star zones for rebids. I booked the Millenium Broadway as a backup hotel for $224/night through Travel Zoo Special.

[AaronJB]

Migflyer, please start a new thread if you need help. However, it would be appreciated if you could first follow-up (or continue if this is the same stay with changed dates) your previous Priceline New York thread.