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

[ForStar]

Hi all,

what and what amenities do you book fo the Grand Hyatt in NYC for the August 16 - 19 dates for 2012? I want to ensure that we get a decent hotel 4-4.5 star hotel that is spacious and comfortable but don't want to spend more then $200.00/night all in. We are going with another couple and here are the price for 2 rooms for the stay:

Location: Midtown East

Star rating: 4-star

Check-in date: Thu, Aug 16

Check-out date::Sun, Aug 19

Amenities: See all amenities

Price summary

Hotel

Rate per night:CAD175.98

Nights:3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges

& fees: CAD223.58

Subtotal:CAD1,279.46

Trip total: CAD1,279.46

here are the recommendations that i got for a hotel in mid-town east - any ideas what it could be?

4-star Hotel in Midtown East

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Fitness Center

Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply. Restaurant(s)

Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary. Business Center

Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply. High-Speed Internet Access

Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply. Tennis Nearby

Property is located within walking distance or a short drive of at least one tennis court; an extra charge typically applies. Accessible for the blind

Braille or raised signage Accessible for the deaf

TTY for telephone, visual or flashing fire alarm and vibrating alarm clock Accessible path of travel

<amenity names only please... not descriptions> In-room accessibility

Accessible path from the room entrance to the window, the bed and the bathroom; accessible hardware and minimal resistance to open the door; accessible temperature controls and window coverings Accessible bathroom

Raised toilet, hand-held shower and grab bars at the tub and toilet Handicapped parking

<amenity names only please... not descriptions> Roll-in shower

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Please click the currency tab in the upper corner of HOTWIRE and click "USD$", then reply with the total in USD$ before taxes/fees per night. Please also list the amenities only, without the descriptions.

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

[ForStar]

Hi there,

thanks for your follow up- i just checked out a hotel in midtown east and this is what i got - what do you think it is? thank you

Amenities:

Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Tennis Nearby

Location: Midtown East

Star rating: 4-star

Check-in date: Thu, Aug 16

Check-out date: Sun, Aug 19

Amenities: See all amenities

Price summary

Hotel

Rate per night: $191.00

Nights::3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges

& fees: $238.63

Subtotal: $1,384.62

Trip total: $1,384.62

[thereuare]

At HOTWIRE if you click the 'See all' link under the amenities for this offer, do you see more than what you've listed above (please include all amenities include 'accessible' ones)

Please confirm if there are other amenities or if the above is the complete list and we'll have a look at this offer.

EDIT TO ADD:

I see you included the complete list in your previous post, to confirm this is the full list of amenities you're seeing:

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Tennis

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

If so, best guess for this property would be the Grand Hyatt or the InterContinental Barclay.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[ForStar]

Thanks so much for getting back to me.. really a newbie to this "not knowing what i am getting" thing.. but i do like it :)

the list you have attached is correct - but it seems its an accessible room - can we call the hotel and ask for a regular room? I used Priceline in Boston last year and got the Back Bay Hotel and called them they upgraded us and were fabulous...mind you - its a smaller boutique hotel - wanted to know how a Hyatt or Intercontinental might be?

Also - i want to avoid the New Yorker hotel and worried that might show up...

thoughts?

thanks again!

[thereuare]

HOTWIRE now shows 'accessible' amenities for each hotel... it does not imply that you will receive an accessible room, only that the hotel has these types of rooms available (of course since your room is assigned at check-in based upon availability there is always a chance that the hotel will be busy/sold-out and all that is left is an accessible room and that is what you'll receive... but the odds don't favor this)

The New Yorker (assuming you're referring to the Ramada Plaza New Yorker) is not in the MTE zone, so that would not be a possible outcome for this property.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[ForStar]

while perusing on HotWire, this is what came up - any ideas???

Super Savings 4 Star

CAD 292 other sites*

CAD 113.14 per night

Recommended:

In 70% of Hotwire customer reviews.

4-star Hotel in Midtown East

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Accessible for the blind

Accessible for the deaf

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Bathroom has a roll-in shower

[AaronJB]

Please click the currency tab in the upper corner of HOTWIRE and change to USD$, then reply with the total per night before taxes/fees in USD$.

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

[ForStar]

There are no more MTE hotels in the 4 Star range appearing on HOTWIRE...is this normal? i checked online and nothing is going on in NYC that weekend.. strange.. any suggetions?

[AaronJB]

It's not entirely unusual, although a tad surprising, if there's nothing going on (and this is not a particularly busy season.) If MTE is a must, then keep checking back often to see if the 4* inventory is changed/reloaded. You can also look to see if anything different appears when you search for 2 adults and 2 children, although that may also result in a higher price, especially in NYC. Are there any other listings of interest?

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

[ForStar]

not sure what happened, so we tried MTC - this is what I got:

Boutique Hotel

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Free Internet

Hotel details

Location: Midtown Central

Star rating: 4-star

Check-in date: Thu, Aug 16

Check-out date:Sun, Aug 19

Amenities: See all amenities

Price summary

Hotel

Rate per night: $162.00

Nights: 3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges

& fees: $208.28

Subtotal :$1,180.28

Trip total :$1,180.28

Also - have been bidding on PRICELINE - Wondering if I am having issues b/c we're trying to book 2 rooms

So far have bid 170.00 for MTE 4 Star hotel and rejected. Going to try again until 185.00 - if nothing after that going to try for a corporate rate at Hyatt.

thank you soo much you have been so super helpful!

[thereuare]

My guess for the MTC property would be The Mansfield Hotel.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how the next round of bidding goes and we'll take it from there.

[ForStar]

Hi there,

you guys have been super helpful so far thanks for that (prices are USD):

here are two that i am looking for August 16-19:

Option 1:

$365/night

Rate per night: $231.00

Nights:3

Rooms:2

Tax recovery charges

& fees: $281.90

Subtotal:$1,667.90

Trip total:$1,667.90

Amenities:

Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Free Internet

Recommended in 95% of Hotwire Customer Reviews

Option 2:

$295/night

Rate per night: $173.00

Nights: 3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges

& fees: $220.53

Subtotal: $1,258.53

Trip total: $1,258.53

Amenities:

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), High-Speed Internet Access

Recommended in 85% of Hotwire Customer Reviews

On a side note:

we have the Grand Hyatt booked at $233.00/night - all my bids for MTE so far up to 180.00/night have been rejected. Do you recommend that i just keep the Hyatt as is?

Any help would be great!

thanks!

[thereuare]

Please keep all posts for the same stay in the same thread.

Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links and reply to this thread, we'll then have a look at the most recent offer above.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and your searches too!

Thanks.

[ForStar]

Hi there,

thanks for getting back to me -

Here's what i am getting off Hotwire through the links on your page (sorry for going the other route)

Option 1

Location: Midtown Central

Star rating: 4-star

Check-in date: Thu, Aug 16

Check-out date: Sun, Aug 19

Price summary

Hotel

Rate per night: $177.00

Nights: 3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges & fees: $225.32

Subtotal: $1,287.32

Trip total: $1,287.32

Prices are in US Dollar (USD)

Amenities:

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), High-Speed Internet Access

Recommended in 85% of Hotwire Customer Reviews

Option 2

Location: Midtown Central

Star rating: 4.5-star

Check-in date: Thu, Aug 16

Check-out date: Sun, Aug 19

Price summary

Hotel

Rate per night: $231.00

Nights: 3

Rooms: 2

Tax recovery charges & fees: $281.90

Subtotal: $1,667.90

Trip total: $1,667.90

Amenities:

Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access, Free Internet

On a side note:

we have the Grand Hyatt booked at $233.00/night - all my bids for MTE so far up to 180.00/night have been rejected. Do you recommend that i just keep the Hyatt as is?

Thank You!

[thereuare]

I'm seeing a different 4* MTC property then the one above... the one i'm seeing i suspect is the Mansfield. The Grand Hyatt gets better reviews than the Mansfield so i think the GH is the better choice, but it also comes down to how much you value the $50/nite difference.

The 4.5* i'm guessing is the Sofitel and it gets GREAT reviews, but it comes down to if you want to lock in a 'better' hotel at this price OR if your ultimate goal is a lower priced hotel. If it was one week before your stay i would say "yes, i'd switch" but the question is whether you can find something similar to the Grand Hyatt for less (ie- the Sofitel would be higher rated but also costs more than what you might be able to get something similar to the Grand Hyatt for)

If you would also consider MSG/Chelsea area what i believe is 3.5* rated The Element is offered for $180/nite. It's lower rated star-wise but it's fairly new and i've heard good things about it, although the location is a big 'busier' than your other choices in the MTE and MTC zones.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

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

[ForStar]

Thank you soo much you have been soo helpful so far... We are going with another couple so we'll be booking 2 rooms - do you recommend we wait a cuople weeks and see if prices come down? think the Sofitel will go down in price at all?

otherwise, we'll just keep the Hyatt....

thank you soo much!

[thereuare]

There is no way to know if PRICELINE will come down... or move higher, between now and your stay. There is also a (good) chance that the Sofitel disappears entirely from the offerings and is replaced with a different hotel (or no other 4.5* hotel is offered). If you're not ready/prepared to go with the Sofitel now you can continue to monitor and see if anything else appears.

For more on timing the purchase see the related 'Bid Early or Close to Check-in' link in our PRICELINE FAQ.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[ForStar]

Thanks so much for your help - I have been using the HOTWIRE link from Betterbidding - just want to clarify, b/c you refer to PRICELINE and i just want to be sure. Please confirm.

thank you!!

FS

[ForStar]

Soooo...after all this..I just crossed my fingers and taking all that you said and keeping it in account - We just nabbed the W Hotel Midtown East for $185.00/night

we booked 2 rooms and are super excited!!

thank you thank you thank you for all your help!!!

You are amazing!!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the results and are looking forward to your stay. Can you please add a reply to this thread with which service you ultimately used (PRICELINE or HOTWIRE), and if HOTWIRE, the amenities that were shown before your purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

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.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the board links to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

[ForStar]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you're pleased with the results and are looking forward to your stay. Can you please add a reply to this thread with which service you ultimately used (PRICELINE or HOTWIRE), and if HOTWIRE, the amenities that were shown before your purchase... you can still view this information by going to HOTWIRE and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

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.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the board links to begin your travel purchases.

Enjoy your stay.

Hi there,

I used Priceline and it worked out great!! thank you again!