Our desired budget is as little as we can get away with :-). Priceline.Express lists 5* hotel in North for $148 (which would be about $141 with the 5% discount you provide, right?). Your list shows only the Venetian and the Palazzo in the north for Priceline.Express. I think we would also be fine with the Wynn and/or Encore. So, if those are the options for NYOP, I believe we would still give that a try.
Cheers,
Jon