SadieK

It took some doing, but finally got a win! I'm quite pleased with this result. The Park Central seems very comparable to my existing reservation, but $135/night. All told I'll be saving over $500. Thanks for all the help! I'll be visiting Priceline again. Sadie K

At the 4* level these zones tend to work well for the average user: MTE, MTW, TS, CPS, ESB, MSG, Chelsea Yes. 202 is reasonable.

Name your price or Express deal? I assume Name your own.

Since we have never been to New York we have no real sense of distances and locations. I would say that ANY savings is worth it because that will help to pay for meals and things we would like to do. We know for sure we do NOT want to stay north of Central Park or off the island. So, the Hilton example below would probably be okay. We are aiming for a location that makes walking/subway easy. The Affinia Dumont isn't enough of a price drop based on its location. I would consider a $50 price drop in a location close to where we are now. Does that make sense? When you say you see what you 'think' is the Hilton is that one of the secret price ones on Hotwire? I would still be curious to hear your bidding suggestions. Thanks!

(1) Already have a hotel reservation in NYC that can be cancelled, Park Lane @ Central Park South. Avg/night for current reservation is $339. (2) Arrive April 30th, 2014 and depart May 4th, 2014. Total of 4 nights. (3) 4 Star or up, with positive customer ratings. (4) Hoping to beat current reservation at $340/night, so max is probably $280. Willing to go $300 if it were a 5 star. Looking for best deal...like everyone else. :-) (5) Hoping to be close to subway. (6) Preferred zones are first choice of (2) Central Park South, next choices (16) Time Square - Theatre District or (12) Midtown West Never been to NYC, never used Priceline or Hotwire. Is what I'm looking for possible on Priceline? If it is possible, how do I even go about starting this process? Only interested if I get a deal better than what I have booked and since I've never been to NYC before I don't even know if what I have booked is decent. Thanks, Sadie K