Hotwire Hotel: New York City--Times Square or Midtown Central--Early July

[adesmone]

We are interested in booking a room, preferably 4 star, but would consider 3 1/2, in the July 3-8 timeframe, for either five or six nights. We would like to be in Times Square or Midtown Central. Right now the best deal is for $194 for Midtown Central. Historically, is it likely that prices will drop any during this time, or should we go ahead and secure something? Thanks!

[thereuare]

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[adesmone]

Yes, we are just two people, and would only need a double occupancy room. Thanks!

[AaronJB]

There's no way to know for sure if rates will fall between now and the dates of travel; if there are conventions or other events taking place, rates could move higher. The 4th of July date and a day or two before is generally quite popular with people coming to see the festivities.

If you don't mind booking a non-refundable rate this far in advance, the $194 rate is a good deal, considering the kind of rates that I'm seeing *at this point in time*

If you are willing to consider other areas of the city, I do like the deal that Morgans Hotel is having for these dates - that is $201 per night on Travelocity, but with that you also get breakfast. The 4* Morgans is over towards the Empire State Building.

The other property that is of interest is the Distrikt, which is $183, and has gotten excellent reviews since its opening. That would be much closer to Times Square. The Distrikt is $183 on Expedia.

Those would be two regular rate ideas, although I would highly recommend checking cancellation policy before booking - either of those (if refundable) could be ideas as a "back-up" to hold for the time being, while you wait to see if prices will come down closer to your stay. You could then check-back in this thread every couple of months and we could look into if there are any new possibilities that have appeared in the meantime.

The 4* MTC currently showing on HOTWIRE could be a possible match for Sofitel, Helmsley Park Lane, Royalton, Warwick, the Sheraton, Flatotel or Park Central, as all of these hotels have been reported with this amenity set.

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[thereuare]

... then click this HOTWIRE link and reply to this thread indicating if you're just two people or if you need more than double occupancy for this stay.