Danb

The Hyatt Regency in Jersey City I bought thru Hotwire at $215 a nite is available at $199 a nite with a package including breakfast for 2 and free CART tix thru Hyatt.com. I submitted a claim to hotwire on this and will hear back. Do they usually honor the double guarantee? Do they include perks such as free meals etc?

amenities: Restaurant. Pool. Business Center.

Thank you I wnet with the hotwire 4* at $215 which indeed was the Hyatt at Jersey City. What was surprising was its availability...the Hyatt, both on their site and by phone, advised me yesterday that they were sold out Saturday 10-22. Because this site indicated that 4* was indeed the Hyatt that I went with this "opaque" listing. I was surprised that Hotwire still had the Hyatt, albeit rates above the specials offered on the Hyatt site just two days earlier ($199 plus breakfast for 2 and 2 train tickets to city) One other oddity to note. When I first got the price last nite about 1:30 am ET, the price was $190 a nite. I filled out the registration/credit card, but when I pushed "purchase" it came back saying that rate was no longer available. I redid the same request and it came back at $215.

We are coming to NY 10/21 -10/24 and have found almost nothing for less than $350-450 a night for decent 3* and up hotels. We are now considering staying at a good hotel in Jersey. We tried the Hyatt in Jersey City but they are sold out b/c of a convention. We want to spend evenings in the city and want a safe way back out in the evenings. Besides Jersey City, what other cities have direct train/subs to the city that are safe to take late on weekend evenings? I read a post here suggesting that the NJ Newark Penn station is unsafe at nite. Another mention the Hilton being next to a CART(?) train station? Is the subway different than the train? If we priceline or hotwire, will we get a hotel real close to the sub/train stattion? What is the best hotel easily accessible to the city in Jersey or elsewhere where we don't have a car? Are there areas we can choose thru Hotwire and Priceline and be sure of an accessible hotel? Thanks