Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTW) Sheraton New York and Towers

[John G.]

Just thought I'd post to give an example of a less than successfull bidding strategy. My own fault, and I hope others will learn from my weakness!

This was my first time bidding for a hotel room hrough Priceline. I educated myself about the recommended strategies and proceeded to bid for a 4* hotel room for a trip to NYC (April 8, four nights). My first bidding session was yesterday (Sat., 27Mar10): MTW, bid $85, not accepted; added MTE, bid $105, not accepted; added Theatre District, bid $125, not accepted; added Chelsea/Village (no 4* hotels), bid $135. Not accepted. I quit for the day.

This morning (Sunday, 28Mar10) I continued, but I was starting to feel rushed to finalize my travel plans and stupidly started my first bid too high: MTW, bid $165. The bid was immediately accepted for the Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers. I was delighted until I decided to check the hotel's web site and found they were running a special for $189. Bottom line: I ended up saving about $20 a night, not worth it IMO for an opaque hotel room acquisition.

I certainly should have started my second bidding session lower, but I've learned my lesson!

John

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Sorry to hear that the winning bid was higher than needed, but thank you for sharing your bidding experience and will use the lessons learned for future PRICELINE bids.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.