I am chancing it by buying my plane ticket first because of the good prices for New York City April 9-12. I have bid from $90-$113 so far for MTW, MTE, Soho, CPS, Times, UWS, Chelsea, and all free bid zones. I would like a 4* but am willing to do a 3.5* now. I would like to stay around $100 per night before taxes if possible. I am open to the location within the city. Any advice would be great. I used the PRICELINE link to make those bids.