Hotwire Hotel: 4.5* MTE and 4.5* Central Park for the weekend

[stam]

Hi all,

I've been going through Hotwire during the last two days and I've found two 4.5* hotels for the following weekend in NYC:

1) 4.5* MTE (fitness center, restaurant(s), business center, high speed internet access, spa) for $172/night, including taxes.

2) 4.5* Central Park (fitness center, business center, restaurant(s), spa) for $155/night, including taxes.

In the first case, could it be the New York Palace or the Waldorf Towers? I checked in Hotwire again and these are the only 4.5* hotels in MTE.

In the second case, I think that it could be Jumeiraj Essex, Surrey, Plaza Athenee or Loews Regency.

Thanks a lot. I look forward to hearing your advice.

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please confirm the exact dates and we would be happy to have a look and try to ID.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[stam]

Thanks for your quick reply. The dates are 02/04/2011-02/06/2011.

Cheers.

[AaronJB]

I'm not currently seeing the 4.5* Central Park for these dates when searching, but I am seeing the 4.5* MTE - my guess for that listing would be the Benjamin.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

[stam]

I'm not currently seeing the 4.5* Central Park for these dates when searching, but I am seeing the 4.5* MTE - my guess for that listing would be the Benjamin.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

You are right, I forgot to mention that I found the 4.5* Central Park in Expedia, but it's provided by Hotwire. Any suggestions?

[AaronJB]

Unfortunately, this Central Park listing has not yet been ID'd/reported to the board. Still, the price certainly seems reasonable for a 4.5*, if you don't mind being possibly anywhere in the Central Park zone indicated on the map. It could most certainly be something else, but I would think the Essex or Regency would be more likely possibilities when it comes to a 4.5* central park listing.

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE or Expedia links to start your purchases and searches.

[stam]

Ok. Thanks a lot for the info. Which 4.5* guess would you go for, judging from the price and the possible hotels?

[thereuare]

Given that most 4.5* rated hotels have the amenities associated with this offering, there would really be no way to determine which hotel is more likely than the others as Expedia gives no additional clues... the pricing doesn't help at all as there are some hotels which discount deeply and others not so much. Also, keep in mind that the 4.5* rating is that of Expedia, which can be different then the HOTWIRE rating.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. (or our exepdia link if you decide to go that route)

Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.