Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) W New York

[monkeysee]

Inspired by the relatively low price ($88) that another member (RT McGlew) got on Priceline for a Midtown East 4* hotel (for one night only, Saturday night), I used BetterBidding's PRICELINE link to bid for a 4* hotel for 3 nights in late January.

Since there are 5 free re-bid zones in NYC if bidding for a 4* (Brooklyn, Coney Island, Long Island City, Madison Square Garden, and Upper East Side), I selected MTE and started at $55 and went up by $5 increments for 5 re-bids to $80. No deal. Then I selected MTE and also MTW and started at $60, figuring to end at $85 on the last re-bid. I got to the last rebid and decided to go up to $88 instead of $85, just in case $85 is a tad too low. I guess I'll never know since the $88 was accepted. I am satisfied.

Including taxes and fees, it's $110 per night.

W New York Hotel

541 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

The hotel's website rate for a comparable double is $162 ($190 including taxes).

HOTWIRE's best rate for a 4 star hotel for the same dates is $136.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Outstanding deal for this W property, which was the first W property and was renovated a couple of years ago.

Can you confirm the date/s of travel so that we can update the site's Calendar of Wins? Thank you (the date/s appeared to get cut off in the subject.)

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.

[monkeysee]

Should've added separate line for topic:

4* NY - MTE - W New York Hotel

$88 for 3 nites 1/27 to 1/30/11

[AaronJB]

Thank you for the follow-up.

[thereuare]

You're also near my often recommended Ess-A-Bagel (Third Ave at 51st St) which has one of the best bagels in the city, makes for a nice, and relatively inexpensive, breakfast among local NYers.

Enjoy your stay.