Luxury Travel Diary, a high-end travel blog with great reviews based in the UK, has a bunch of travel auctions — some about to close, others extend into October — and there look to be some real bargains.
They wanted to highlight some of these, and offered to help organize a giveaway of a 3 night hotel stay in a suite at a top property in New York for readers of this blog. Details on how to comment on this post to win below.
I suppose that folks who already know about these auctions won’t like the added attention, because frankly there aren’t enough bidders relative to the value of the offerings and some of these items go too cheap.
Here’s an auction ending in 3 days for a private jet flight between New York and California – a transcon – going for 1000 British pounds as of this writing. There’s no minimum/reserve price, which is ridiculous.
Or 3 nights in St. Barts for 103 pounds as I write this:
There’s page after page of auctions to scroll through, generally nice places that appear to be selling for less than they should.
Prize: a three-night stay in a terrace suite at The William New York – subject to availability with no blackouts.
The property is currently rated 11 out of 189 ‘specialty lodging’ options on TripAdvisor, with 4.5 stars.
The William is a modern extended stay hotel located near Bryant Park in Manhattan. Stay for a month or more and be immersed in a lifestyle localized in culture, yet tailored in service. Thoughtfully crafted for our discerning clientele, The William features thirty-three guest suites that leave no detail unexplored.
These reviews look pretty typical:
To enter: leave a comment on this post with your favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary, or why you would choose to stay at The William over other hotels in New York. You may enter two times if you wish and answer those two questions one time each in separate comments.
Contest deadline and drawing winner: Entries close Friday, October 2 at Noon eastern. I will draw winner with the assistance of random.org.
The fine print: For avoidance of doubt I have no affiliation with either Luxury Travel Diary or The William hotel. I will put the winner in touch with the hotel for booking. They are solely responsible for providing prize to winner. All decisions made in the course of running this giveaway are final and unappealable and your entry signifies your acceptance. The goal here is to make readers aware of a pretty cool auction opportunity, and to give away a suite stay in New York. So please don’t make it hard on me for doing so!
My favorite item up for auction is the Andaz 5th Avenue.
Entry #1 🙂
Uh, my favorite item up for auction would be the private jet flight. Yea, that would work!
2 nights at the Hyatt Chesapeake simply because it’d be a nice weekend getaway during a busy time for the wife and I. Plus it’s going for 55 pounds
I’d like to stay at the William because I have a friend who stayed there, and he loved it!
Entry #2: I’d like to stay at The William cause you think highly of it!
I would stay at the william because i love the location.
A free stay by Bryant park! That’s the best spot in town! Especially when travelling with our mini schnauzers!
Wow! What an opportunity..a stay in a sought after property rather than a run of the mill, avail inexpensive hotel! Chance to see how the others live!
I’d be interested in the overnight stays at Minute Suites (didn’t even know this was an option)!
I would stay at the William because it’s location is superb!
I would love to win that three night hotel prize raffle giveaway.
I wonder for the flights why they did the auction? Was it to fund a cause?
I’d choose to stay at The William because it’s close to GCT and many great bars.
Fav auction is the one for two nights at the andaz xintiandi in Shanghai
My favorite auction item has got to be the private jet ride. Let’s go!
(Auction Entry): A tree house in Missouri
(Hotel Entry): The hotel is conveniently located
I’d stay at The William because of the blue staircase. It casts an intriguing and somewhat spooky glow.
Definitely would pick the 3 night trip to St. Barts….what a value and look what its going for with 2 days left. Thanks for the tip! Oh and seriously…..October 2nd is my birthday!!!!
The Private Jet flight would be pretty cool!
I have not heard of nor stayed at the William so based on nightly rate I would consider it!
I’d love staying at The William — so close to Eataly and Shake Shack!
Would not mind spending some time at the The William, only because I’m usually in lesser hotels……
My favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary: 2-nights at the Shawnee Inn. I especially like the idea of luxury “camping.” Yes, that might work for my girlfriend.
definitely the trip to st. bart’s
Favorite auction has to be the private jet!
Why I would choose to stay at The William over other hotels in New York: of course, at twice the price (if I win), it’s still a bargain. But I love the NYC Library main branch just two blocks away, and centrally located for everything midtown. And it would be a good chance to get out of my home (10 minutes away by subway) while I have some painting done.
My favorite item up for auction is definitely the private jet flight from NY to CA! What an amazing experience that would be!
One of my favorite items up for auction is: https://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=15245
It is literally impossible to find quality, affordable hotels in the Hamptons. If the final price of the auction ends anywhere near the price it is now, it’ll be the bargain of a century.
I’d stay at The William over other hotels in NYC because of it’s proximity to all my favorite places! Plus, the suites are significantly nicer than the typical hotel rooms that are available in the same neighborhood.
I would choose to stay at The William because it has such a boutique feel relative to large chains!
One of my favorite items up for auction is: https://www.luxurytraveldiary.com/auction/?ult_auc_id=15212
Maine is one of my all-time favorite vacation destinations. The state itself is relatively small and Camden is situated close enough to my favorite towns to visit that this hotel option is pretty hard to beat!
I’d stay at The William over other hotels in NYC because of it’s proximity to all my favorite places! Plus, the suites are significantly nicer than the typical hotel rooms that are available in the same neighborhood.
Can I choose two? I’m liking the transcon jet flight as well as the 5 nightsat the John F in Berlin.
I’d like to stay at the William since I rarely stay at boutique hotels, the location is great, and winning it would give me a reason to visit my home town!
Private Jet! Yeah, baby!
Private jet!
The Summerfield Rose Retreat and Spa would be great. It’s currently priced at 3 euros!
I’d like to stay because the location of The William is top notch.
I like the St Barts hotel opportunity up on the website – wish they had more US properties though! Thanks for the great blog post.
I’d like the William as a positioning stay for an SQ F JFK-FRA flight!
I like the William’s boutique quality – under 40 rooms means more dedicated service and hopefully a better stay. Thanks for the opportunity!
Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires – that’s my pick!
I like the private jet (need to get flights from east coast to west coast to connect with Virgin Australia for upcoming anniversary trip anyway), but I wanted to be a bit more inventive, so, I’ve got: 2 NIGHTS AT SUMMERFIELDS ROSE RETREAT, SOUTH AFRICA — which looks like it’d be fun!
I love NYC and a stay at the William would give me an excuse to go there, staying in a super location too!
I would like to win the private jet flight in the auction:)
Andaz 5th avenue is my favorite! I’ve actually have bid on a few items before but never won.
I would like to stay at “The William” because it looks amazing:)
I’d stay at The William because I love to try new properties, especially in New York!
probably the private jet!
Would kill for 2 Nights at Villa La Tosca 5-Star Villa Hotel in France — have been trying to go to Bordeaux forever.
Every time my friend and I are in NYC, we visit Bryant Park. It is our favorite spot in the city. Winning a stay at The William would be just perfect for how we travel.
The transcon private jet sounds amazing.