Ok let me give some more options, so I've decided 7/7-7/12 I will be there, but I can extend and shorten it, so sometime flexible, but I definitely want to go 7/7. I'm flying out from NYC to Berlin sometime near 7/12 but want at least 5 days there as I'm meeting up with the girlfriend :) But let me get to the point. I've been to New York 3 times already, 3 weeks at a time everytime, I'm familiar with the city. I'm not even so fond of staying in Time Square as it is so touristy but it would be very nice to be in the city and close to everything. I am starting to be a little open to staying in Jersey or Brooklyn or Astoria if the hotel is nice and the transportation options are widely available. Regardless, I'll still try to do a 3.5*-4* for max $110, I'll split the dates to see if I can get a deal, but I'm guessing you're probably right, I'm really low-balling. It just kills me to spend so much on a hotel when I will be going back to Germany soon and for the same amount of money, I can live like a KING for $75 a night. But I know, it's new york.