Priceline Hotel: 3* NYC (MTE) Millennium UN Plaza

[cytoguy]

Heading to NYC to watch the Red Sox take on the Yankees. This was a great deal, especially for the 9/11 weekend, where rates are completely ridiculous. I saw this hotel come up on a Hotwire search (for $172/night...$406.95 total w/taxes and fees). I saved almost $25 using Priceline...

Interesting mix of reviews on this place, most of the recent ones are good though...

Millennium UN Plaza Hotel New York

Check-In Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005

Check-Out Date: Monday, September 12, 2005

Midtown East

One United Nations Plaza

New York, New York 10017

212-758-1234

Your Offer Price: $160.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 2

Subtotal: $320.00

Taxes & Service Fees:

$62.48

Total Charges: $382.48

[thereuare]

This is a good property, just a little off the beaten path, which is not a big deal during the month fo September... and in NYC "off the beaten path" means an 8 minute walk to the subway instead of 3 minutes! :)

Was this your first bid in the MTE zone for this priceline stay or did you have lower bids rejected previously?

Thanks for the post and enjoy your stay.

[cytoguy]

Hi thereuare,

Thanks for the info. Hopefully they'll give us a room with a nice view, like others have posted on tripadvisor. I'm not counting on it though...

I started with lowball bids at $150, using all the 4* zones, and bid in $5 increments up to $170. All rejected (which I knew they would be, based on the other Hotwire rates, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try, knowing the Hotwire rate for the Millenium UN). Then I bid 3*, starting at $140, adding 3 other zones to bid up to $155. All rejected. Then I bid 2.5* MTE for $160 (knowing the Courtyard was the only reported hotel in this zone, which I would have been happy with too), and got bumped up to the 3* Millenium UN.

Thanks again for running the board for our benefit :)

Cheers,

Rob