Priceline Hotel: 3* NYC (MSG-Convention) The Ramada New Yorker

[belindai]

I am looking to bid on priceline for an upscale 3* hotel in the Chelsea area as my friends have already booked a hotel on W26th street. It looks like the median price is $237 and five hotels on priceline in the 3* category, ranging from 174, 205, 237, 246, 288, Wyndham Garden, Holiday Inn, Double Tree, Four Points, Hotel Indigo.

Don't really mind which hotel we get obviously the better for the lower price. Looking at bidding from $100 up until $130, do you think it is possible to win a bid in this price range, on the priceline web site I have seen someone gain $145 for a 3* in Chelsea, wanted lower than that.

Can you suggest a bidding strategy? Do you know of any recent successes in the Chelsea area?

[thereuare]

My guess is that $130 will not likely be enough for a 3* hotel in the Chelsea zone... but will add that it may be enough in other nearby zones.

There are no re-bid zones avaialble at the 3* level, so if this is the only zone you're willing to accept, there really isn't too much to strategize. I'd start at $100 and increase by $5 each day for the next 5 days until you hit your $130 maximum bid. If you're willing to accept another zone besides CPS, then we can suggest alternate approaches in order to maximize your bidding opportunities.

From there, if not accepted we can weigh your options regarding increasing your bid, lowering your star level, or staying in a nearby zone where you and your friends can hopefully easily meet up via a short subway ride (in most instance in this situation you simply meet at the first attraction of the day... so while separate hotels isn't ideal, it's fairly do-able)

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[belindai]

First bid $120 3* Chelsea not accepted. Added MSG Bid $130. Accepted Ramada Plaza New York. Not that happy with outcome as wanted Chelsea near W26th St and got 34th St. Oh well what can you do.

[yellowdog]

belindai

Thank you for sharing your result with the board!

Sorry to see that you don't like the outcome. Just try to do the best of the stay.

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

Yellowdog.