Priceline Hotel: Does length of stay including weekend affect price?

[Bernard]

I'm staying in NY from 7th June 2010 to 14th June (my second visit). This seems to be longer than the typical stay for a Priceline bidder (most seem to be 3-4 days). It includes a weekend. Does the length of the stay and the weekend mean a higher bid? I read elsewhere that weekends are more easily let and so attract higher rates.

I've been trying bids at a rate I don't expect to win (not over $100 so far) mainly to get practice at bidding/re-bidding and to see how the system works. I've been looking at MTE, ESB, Chelsea and I don't mind Downtown/Financial District -- I believe the rates are better than mid-town, and it's less noisy. I would think weekends would be quieter too, being a business-oriented district.

Thanks....

Bernard

Australia

[AaronJB]

It would depend on the traffic/rates on the dates. A longer stay does often seem to cause some issue in NYC, although it depends on traffic - a particularly busy set of dates or a set of dates where part of the time is busy (due to convention or other issue) will likely be more problematic. A set of dates where traffic is flat (similar price across the board) will be less problematic.

The downtown/soho/financial district area is generally less expensive, as the location is not as ideal from a tourist perspective.

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