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

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Hi,

we're looking for a 3* or higher hotel in Empire State Building Area, Midtown East or West or Madison Square Garden Area...budget is max 170$.

would be nice if somebody could help me out with the strategy...

thanks in advance :)

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

You may be able to get a 4* for a $170 bid... are you looking for the highest rated hotel within your budget or is the goal the least expensive 3* or better for this stay?

Let us know the above and we'll advise accordingly.

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I think we go with a 3.5* hotel and save some money for the trip.

Areas:

ESB

MTW

MSG

basically we want to stay central, to get anywhere quickly...what do you think, should I also go for MTE?

thanks

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and what's a reasonable price for a 3.5* hotel?

thanks

[AaronJB]

In terms of MTE at the 3.5* level you could get the Millennium UN, which is a bit of a trek - it's definitely further East in MTE. There is a 4* MTE on HOTWIRE for $169; you could possibly score a 4* in that zone for these dates for $145-150.

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I heard the Millenium UN is a 15 minute walk to the subway...so NO MTE.

Let's see what we can get for 160$ (all in). ESB, MTW & MSG.

any advice much appreciated!

thanks

[AaronJB]

$135 would be the max w/tax in terms of $160 "all-in". You could use re-bidding (explained in this thread) or try:

$125 3.5* MSG, then $130 3.5* MSG/ESB, then $135 3.5* MSG/ESB/MTW.

Either way, I think it will likely take towards the high end of your budget to get a 3.5* accepted.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

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$135 would be the max w/tax in terms of $160 "all-in". You could use re-bidding (explained in this thread) or try:

$125 3.5* MSG, then $130 3.5* MSG/ESB, then $135 3.5* MSG/ESB/MTW.

Either way, I think it will likely take towards the high end of your budget to get a 3.5* accepted.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

thanks! We'll see if we get something accepted. I'll let you know how it goes.

I will not forget to use the links :)

[AaronJB]

Thank you for using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links, and best of luck with bidding! :)

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no luck today...I'm going to try it again tomorrow :)

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear you weren't successful - best of luck on the next round of bidding.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

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I went up to 150$, but didn't get something accepted...now I'm looking for a 3* hotel in the same area. What's a good starting bid? and should I choose the same areas I chose bidding for a 3.5* hotel?

thanks

[AaronJB]

You should choose the same areas if those are the zones you are looking to stay within. I'd suggest starting at $100 and working higher by $5's for a 3*.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

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today i went up to 145$ for a 3* star MSG, ESB, MTE & TS...got a message they still working on my reservation, I'll get my request in 15min. 15min later I got a message that they can't accept my bid. Seems like I have to raise my budget a bit...

[AaronJB]

Sorry to hear your bid wasn't accepted. :)

What would your desired max budget be? I just looked at HOTWIRE and a few listings are not much higher than what you've bid up to - there is now a 4* for $166 in MTE showing - fitness, business, internet, restaurant, tennis - which may be the Grand Hyatt or Intercontinental.

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[thereuare]

The 4* MTE HOTWIRE property looks to be the Inter-Continental Barclay and that would be my best guess for that one.

Since the HOTWIRE 4* is the least expensive options in the 'centrally located' zones at the 3* or higher level, and you've already been rejected at $145 for a 3* hotel, it doesn't look like you're really going to save much, if anything, but going for a 3* hotel. If it's within your budget, I would consider trying for a 4* hotel with a maximum bid of ~$160 (you'll likely success somewhere between $145-$160) since it appears a 4* hotel will only cost you a few dollars more than you have already bid for a 3*.

Thoughts?

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I tried 160$ on a 4* in the centrally located zones, but got nothin. The 4* at Hotwire for 169$ would be 1618$ for 8 nights with taxes and fees. I didn't try MTE 3.5* because of the Millenium UN, but it seems like you could get the Roosevelt for a nice price in may/june...but there's still the risk of getting the Millenium UN. Is it possible that MTE is a bit cheaper than MSG, ESB & MTW? I'm going to talk to my mate about the budget again...let's see what we can do.

[thereuare]

Is it possible that MTE is a bit cheaper than MSG, ESB & MTW?

Yes it's possible... it all depends upon the occupancy level of the hotels in the zones and how much they're willing to discount for these particular dates.

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I got the Ramada Plaza New Yorker for 150$ today. We're in our budget and centrally located so I'm happy with it :)

thanks for the help!

[yellowdog]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding :)

Great to see that you're happy with the outcome.

Enjoy your stay.

Yellowdog.