Ok let me try to give some more detail. Right now we are looking at staying at the Avalon Hotel near the Empire State building. We can get a room there in a junior suite(450 sq ft) for around $270 with the extra adult charges. The 105 a night rate on Hotwire for the Paramount loks great as it would only be 210 a night for two rooms and would save us some money. The decor of that hotel does not appeal to me and the rooms look super super small even to NY standards. However, if we tried on Priceline say around the $110 to $130 range, do you think it would be possible for a 4* such as the Grand Hyatt or one similar which i see people getting a lot. 3* makes me nervous because some hotel sights list hotels like the Milford Plaza and The Edison (two of which i have never been to or seen) as three star and then people give them reviews as being horrible. Let me know. Thanks so far for all of your help