01 ngo 04
Inatomy ye-New York Priceline Hotel Deal
(c) uMark D. Kahler Ixabiso leehotele yexabiso eliqhelekileyo liza ngokufika xa amazinga okugumbana ephakamileyo kwaye indawo yedolophini inkulu. Oku kunjalo kwimeko endiyilungiselele uhambo oluya eNew York .
Ndandifuna igumbi lobusuku obubini kwidolophu yaseManhattan, apho izinga lokulinganisa igumbi lithengisa malunga ne-$ 300 / ubusuku. Ndakufuneka ndibe kufuphi neofisi nje kwi- Times Square , intliziyo yendawo yezokhenketho eNew York.
Ndikwazi ukubhala i- New York ibhokisi elinesibini okanye leenkwenkwezi ezintathu kunye nama-quirks ambalwa kwaye ihlala phantsi kwe-300 $ / ebusuku. Kodwa abaququzeleli benkomfa yam ishishini bavelisa umonakalo obangel 'umdla: banikela ngezinga elihle kakhulu leqela leedola ezingama-259 / ubusuku kwihotele yeenkwenkwezi ezine. Amagumbi aneenkwenkwezi ezine ahlala ebiza ixabiso elingaphezulu kwamaRandi 300 / ubusuku.
Ngaphambi kokubhankanya loo nto, ndaziva ndiphoqelekile ukuba ncinane ndizame i-Priceline "igama lakho lenkokhelo". Kuloo meko, wenza izinikezelo ngommandla wendawo kunye nekhwalithi yezinga leenkwenkwezi kwiipropati ezingabonakaliyo ngaphandle kokuba ibhidi lakho elingabuyiswanga livunyiwe.
Kwiiveki ezintandathu ngaphambi kohambo, ndasebenzisa isicwangciso sobhengezo sePriceline esicacileyo sokubetha ireyithi ezingama-259 zama-night kwihotele yeenkwenkwezi ezine. Cofa "ngokulandelayo" kwaye ubone ukuba kwenzeke njani.
02 we 04
Ixabiso lentengo yeehotele zeehotele: I-Bidding
(c) uMark D. Kahler Njengoko ndandifuna uphendlo lwamahhotela e-Priceline, ndayazi ukuba iimeko ezinzima zazingena ngaphantsi kwe-259 / night night rate idilesi endiyinike yona. Ndakhangela iqondo eliqhelekileyo lokuhlawula ebusuku ebusuku kwinqanaba leenkwenkwezi ezine kwi-Midhatown Manhattan kwaye ndifumene amanani eendawo kwi $ 400- $ 500.
Unokufumana imvakalelo yamagama ehotele anikezelwe kulezi zigaba ngokufikelela kwizintlu zeehotele eNew York kwi-BetterBidding.com.
Emva koko, ndavula "igama lakho lexabiso" kwiTriceline, apho ndafumana khona iindawo ezibizayo zeNew York City (ngaphandle kweNew Jersey kunye neendawo ze-ehostia eQueens). Hayizo zonke ezo ndawo zinika amahotele amane eenkwenkwezi. Ngoko ndiyakwazi ukuhlaselwa ngokukhuselekileyo ngokungongeza loo mimandla-eninzi engayifuni ukuhlala kuyo-kungabi nengozi yokufika apho ngokude ndigcina i-star setting setting kwienkwenkwezi ezine.
Yilula ngokwaneleyo ukuhamba kwimimandla kwaye ubone ukuba yeyiphi iipropati ezine ezineenkwenkwezi. Yenza ingxelo kubo. Kukho ezimbini kwi-21 ezinikezela ngeenkwenkwezi eziyi-3.5 njengelona nqanaba eliphezulu lomgangatho. Indawo yam enqwenelayo, iSithili se-Times Square / iTheater, inikeza izinketho ezintlanu, ezine-4.5 kunye neenkwenkwezi ezine phezulu kwoluhlu.
Ngoko ke ndingabetha kathathu kwi-Times Square indawo phambi kokuba ndibe neenkcukacha zokungena ngaphandle kweenkwenkwezi ezine zeenkwenkwezi. Oko kuthetha ukuba ndiza kuba ne- five bids ngaphambi kokuba ndilinde enye iiyure ezingama-24 kwaye ndiqale kwakhona.
Emva koko, ndibeka intengo yam phezulu kwi-$ 240, eyi-$ 20 / ubusuku obungaphantsi kwinqanaba leqela endikunike lona. Ukuba ndiza kunika iipropati zam, ndizifuna ukugcina ubuncinane i-$ 20 / ubusuku.
Ndayifake ibhidi kwi $ 165 kwaye ndasebenzisa indlela yam phezulu kunye nehlawulelo ngalinye kwi-increment $ 10. Ekupheleni kosuku lokuqala, ndafikelela kwi-215 engaphumelelanga.
Usuku lwesibini lokuthengisa lenze ithuba elihlanu. Kwiimvavanyo ezimbini zokuqala zeenkwenkwezi ezintlanu kunye namagumbi eenkwenkwezi ezine-4.5 kwibala le-TImes Square, ndithengisa i-$ 240 engamaxesha onke kwaye ndahluleka kabini.
Xa ndifikelele kwinqanaba leenkwenkwezi ezine, ndaphakamisela ukukhishwa kwe-$ 215 kwilungu elidlulileyo ukuya kwi-$ 225 kwaye ndafika i-Marriott Hotel i-Marquis kwi-Times Square, enye ibhloko ukusuka kwintlanganiso. Iindleko ezipheleleyo zobusuku obini, iintlawulo ezibandakanyiweyo, kwakuyi-$ 559.
Emva koko, yibone indlela efaniswa ngayo namazinga aphantsi.
03 we 04
Ixabiso lentengo yeehotele zeehotele: Iziphumo
(c) uMark D. Kahler Ekuqaleni, nceda uqonde ukuba i-Priceline ye-bidding experience inike umzuzu ngexesha leemeko zemakethe ezikhokelela kwezi ziphumo. Iziphumo zakho zingcono okanye zibi, kwaye zininzi, ezingafaniyo nam.
Ixabiso lam hotele lePriceline landihambisa kuMarriott Marquis. Iindleko ezingama-559 zeendleko zobusuku bobabini, iintlawulo ezibandakanyiweyo, zincinci nje kuphela kwiirhafu eziqhelekileyo ngobusuku obubodwa ehotele, okwangoku nge $ 479 / ubusuku xa ihlawulwa, kunye ne-$ 519 / nobusuku xa ihlawulwa ngexesha lokufika.
Ndafika edeskini yangaphambili malunga ne-10: 15 ekuseni ndafumana umgama omde. Ndalindele ukugcina imithwalo yam kwaye ndifumana isithuba sithuba emva komhla.
Kodwa ngo-10: 30, abasebenzi bafumana igumbi lam kumgangatho we-37. Umbono wawucingciwe kwisakhiwo esikufuphi, kodwa ndabona inxalenye encinane ye-Times Square kunye noMlambo wase-Hudson ukusuka kwigumbi lam.
Ihotele isentliziyweni yesithili se-Broadway, kwaye ndingahamba ukuya kwinani lamathala athandwayo phakathi kwemizuzu emihlanu ye-lobby lobby.
Igumbi lalikhulu - ngamanqanaba e-Manhattan - kunye noxolo. Iindonga zincinci, oko kuthetha ukuthi ngamanye amaxesha uya kuva iingxoxo kumagumbi athile.
Ukunxibelelana kwe-WiFi kufumaneka apha nge $ 15- $ 18 / ngosuku. Ukuba uceba ukusebenzisa uxhumano lwe-4G hotspot, qaphela: Ndifumene ukumkela ekamelweni lam ukuba ndibuthathaka kakhulu ixesha.
Akukho nto kwasekuseni yamahhala, kodwa kwakungekho nkxalabo kuba ndifumana ukutya okukhululekile kwinkomfa. Iindawo ezininzi zokutyela, kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zamanani, ziphakathi kweebhloko ezimbalwa zehotele.
Emva koko, qwalasela ezinye iingcebiso ezongezelelweyo ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza olu luhambo lufikeleleke.
04 we 04
Ixabiso lentengo yeehotele zeehotele: Iingcebiso ezininzi
(c) uMark D. Kahler Kwizidolophu ezinkulu ezinjengeNew York, soloko unokwenza i-hotele yakho ye-Priceline idibanise ukuhlala kwindawo ehamba kakuhle ngokuhamba ngezothutho . Kwakhona, qwa lasela uluhlu lweehotele ezinokwenzeka kwi-BetterBidding.com nakwezinye iisayithi ezinjalo. Asoloko echanekileyo ngokuchanekileyo, kuba i-Priceline inventory ishintsha rhoqo. Kodwa unokwazi ukuba ngaba kukho ithuba lokuba ezinye zeepropati ezinokuthi ziindawo ezikude.
I-Marriott Marquis ihamba ngeendlela ezimfutshane zesiteshi se-MTA ngo-42 no-7, apho ndingafumana khona izitimela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo.
Ndithenga i-$ 20 yeMetro kaMetro ekufikeni kwi-Airport yaseLaGuardia kwaye ndisebenzisa yonke into. Unako ukongeza ixabiso kwikhadi xa iifomthi ezipheleleyo zingaphantsi kwee-2.75 zamaRandi, indleko yohambo olulodwa.
Amahotele afana ne-Marriott Marquis anikezela nge-room checkout. Khangela umboniso wakho kumabonwakude, kwaye sebenzisa ukulawula okude ukugqiba ukuhlala. Ibetha ulinde kumgama omude kwindawo yokumkela.
Awunomdla kwi-biddy yePriceline? Yenza indawo yokubhuka ehotele eNew York.