shinespark

Okay so 

$121 4* Times Square North

==> Hotel Manhattan at Times Square upgraded to the 4* level since it was last reported to the board (but does the $28 resort fee here put you over budget??)

==> Because of the resort fees I didn't think this was a good choice for me.

$129 4* Times Square South, 

==> Row NYC (upgraded to the 4* level level since last reported to the board... but again, does the resort fee put you over budget??)

==> Was gone by the time I went back to Hotwire.

$131 4* Rockefeller Center

==> the Club Quarters Rockefeller Center would be a guess but i'm not 100% certain

==> Was gone also. 

So from about 2 hours ago, from Biddinghelper, all I could see (below $140) was $139 Theatre District - MTW, which I feared was Yotel, and $139 TS North with $30 resort fee which was out of my budget.

Then I went back to Priceline bidding and the weirdest thing happened.

I was bidding for TS and Rockefeller 4* for $130, $135, both rejected. Counteroffers were still at $158.

Then I went for a $140, which was my absolute maximum budget, and the bid was rejected but the counteroffer was now at $165-ish.

This had never happened to me before when using NYOP, so I thought I was somewhere close and then went for a $141. Voila.

Club Quarters across Rockefeller Center.

If I had listened to you and chosen the $131 at Hotwire, it might have been cheaper but as of now I am happy with the location of the hotel. The reviews at Tripadvisor is not ideal, but fingers crossed.

Thank you both so much for helping me out with a long and frightening NYC hotel booking process. 

Okay.. didn't know there were resort fees that are not included in the price when looking from HOTWIRE.

You guys saved my life..

Tried lowballing Priceline NYOP with $120 in MTE, TS, RC. Not even close. Counteroffer was $158.

~$140/nite hotels in zones MTE, Rockefeller C, MTW, TSS, TSN when I tried searching in Bidding Helper -> Hotwire Easy View tab;

$121 4* Times Square North, FULL AMENITIES: Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Business center, Internet access, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower

$129 4* Times Square South, FULL AMENITIES: Boutique hotel, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility

$131 4* Rockefeller Center, FULL AMENITIES: Free Internet, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access

Just realized now that I am trolling in a Priceline NYC forum with a basically Hotwire post. Sorry guys..

Thanks for the suggestions, AaronJB and thereuare.

I think the prices might have changed and I don't see the hotels you've mentioned.

Currently I see these hotels that I think are worth considering (@hotwire);

4* MTE, $128, Boutique hotel, smoke-free rooms, fitness center, restaurants, business center

4* Rockefeller Center, $134, Smoke-free rooms, fitness center, restaurants, business center

4* MTE boutique, $138, Boutique hotel, fitness center, restaurants, business center

(free internet for all of them)

I know it's not much to guess on... but any ideas what they might be?

I am leaning towards $128 which is a total of ~$1360 which is what I expected, but like Aaron said it may be too east for wondering around the city.

But Hotwire is saying "This hotel's location earned it a 4.5/5 guest rating" :S

Sorry for not following up with the previous post. I updated my results.

Read through the guides on bidding strategy and got the Hudson Hotel(****, CPS) for $128 for 3 nights (24-27 Dec).

Used Priceline's Name Your Price. Thanks!

Hi, I am travelling NYC from July 1st to 9th and looking for a 4* hotel.

Preferred zones are MTE, MTW, TS. I have stayed at the Hudson Hotel last time which is at Central Park South, and felt that closer to TS and southern areas of NYC would be nicer.

But I don't know if MSG or ESB areas are good areas for tourists to stay, so your opinions on it would be much appreciated.

$130 per night is my maximum budget. If the hotel is super nice, I might be able to convince my travel companion for a $140, but I don't really see it happening.

Travel plans are, for now, mostly 2+ musicals at Broadway, general tourist spots in the city (Rockefeller, ESB, Brooklyn bridge) and couple of out-of-city journeys (amusement parks, outlet shopping malls)

Any recommendations much appreciated.

Planning for a trip in NYC from 12/24 - 12/27

Preferred zones are Midtown East, Midtown West.

Maximum price willing to pay is $500 with tax, etc included.

I am also considering just getting a Hotwire 4 star hotel in Financial District if this doesn't work out.