Amazing Luxury Auction Deals You Can Steal, and Giving Away a 3 Night Suite Stay in New York!

by Gary Leff

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!

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  6. For the William hotel – I think that would be great as a comfortable get-away in NY. It looks better than other hotels I have stayed in NYC.

  10. Entry #1: No reason, just that I’ve never won anything really big, and this prize is really, really big!
    Scott

  15. The William: it has location going for it. Reasonable distance from both train stations, and a very tolerable part of town.

  17. I would bid on “3 nights at Nona Lani Cottages, Kihei, Hawaii”. My mother-in-law was raised on Maui and we’ve really enjoyed staying in Kihei and would love to return.

  19. Best auction item is the stay in the Maldives. All inclusive, and massages to boot! What could be more relaxing. I am going to have to research these auctions!

  20. the private jet would be cool
    i’d love to stay at the Williams suite for the private terrace overlooking Bryant park

  29. I would stay at The William over other hotels in New York because:
    1) It is within walking distance of –
    a. Thee New York Public Library in Bryant Park
    b. The Grand Central Terminal
    c. A ½ mile walk to Times Square
    d. The United Nations
    e. The Chrysler Building
    2) Available services to numerous to mention.

  31. I love visiting NYC and don’t get many chances to. This would be an amazing trip for my girlfriend and I. Love the blog!

  32. My favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary is the “3 nights at Le Sereno St Barts, Caribbean”

  34. I’d go after the two nights at the Bayview Resort in the Hamptons because it would pair nicely with a stay at the Williams.

  35. I would stay at the William because it is so unique and so not cookie-cutter. Sometimes hotels just feel so blech to me.

  37. My favorite item after some digging is: 6 NIGHTS FOR 6 AT SHWARI WATAMU VILLA, KENYA. Current bid is under $500US which is a phenomenal deal – I will definitely be keeping an eye on this site, thanks!

  41. I’m just getting started in the points game. So it would be a good challenge for me to book award tix to NYC and be able to stay at a nice hotel.

  44. I will pick The William for its exclusive treatment of their guests, and for its over-the-top luxurious image

  45. My favourite deal has to be 2 nights at the Grand Hyatt. One of the best hotels in the region – definitely a good deal!

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