Hotwire Hotel: Help ID 3* Times Square

[iamjwk]

Could you help me ID 3* Times Square hotel. 6/29/13-7/8/13 for $127

Free Internet

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-Speed Internet Access

In-room accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible bathroom

Roll-in shower

Recommended 40% of Hotwire Reviews. Trip Advisor is 3.5 out of 5.

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Best guess for this property would be the Best Western Plus President Hotel at Times Square.

Not sure of your needs or budget for this trip, but i would be very cautious of a HOTWIRE offer where less than half the previous guests recommend the hotel. While i understand this is an extended stay so costs can add up quickly, summer is typically a slow time of year in NYC and should you should be able to do significantly better for a little more per nite.

I'd also consider other zones outside of Times Square, as per this thread: Hotels Near Times Square

What is your maximum budget per nite for this trip?

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

[iamjwk]

Thanks for the help. That is not a property I want to stay at. My max budget is probably about $140 a night before taxes.

I have been to NYC numerous times. I usually stay once a year for a week over the 4th of July time period because I find it is usually a bit cheaper for hotels and I can usually get cheaper theater tickets during that week. I used to live in Atlanta and did a lot of short trips throughout the year to NYC, but now I live on the west coast and just do one long trip a year due to the extra travel time and more expensive plane tickets. I no longer have a travel companion for NYC, so I have to shoulder all of the costs myself and with all of the theater tix, I can't really go above $140 and preferably want to go under $120 if I can pull it off.

The main focus of my trip is to see Broadway shows and I see one every night I am there and also see matinees on the days they are available (usually due to 4th of July they have some extra ones to make up for cancelled shows on the night of the 4th). It is important to me to stay in the Times Square area as that is where I spend all of my time and I try to go to back to my hotel to rest between shows when possible. I have done the tourist attractions in years past so I don't really need to travel to other parts of the city any more. I am using your links for my bids on PL or Hotwire purchases now. Would appreciate any advice you give me.

Last summer I got the Manhattan Times Square (formerly Sheraton) on Hotwire for $105 per night. At the time, it was part of the Midtown Central zone.

I have stayed at a lot of different properties over the years using Priceline for almost all of them. I have previously stayed at:

Marriott Marquis

Westin Times Square

Hilton Times Square

Hilton New York

W Times Square

Millenium Broadway

Candlewood Suites

Courtyard Times Square

Hilton Garden Inn Times Square (used Hilton points)

Hampton Times Square North

Hotel Manhattan at Times Square

Club Quarters Midtown

The Belvedere

These were to far out for me but I was desperate, but wouldn't want to stay there again if it could be avoided:

Hilton Garden Inn on 35th (work trip so it was free!)

Club Quarters Downtown

The Roosevelt

Ramada New Yorker

Thank you.

[thereuare]

Is SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID an option?

HOTWIRE has a 4* hotel in the Times Square zone from 7/1-7/8 for $132/nite with (or for $138/nite from 6/30-7/8):

Pet Friendly

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

... the Millennium Broadway would be my best guess for this one.

Let us know your thoughts and how you'd like to proceed and we'll take it from there.

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

[iamjwk]

That would definitely be an option later, but I am far enough out now I don't want to split if I can avoid it. I have done so in the past in NYC and London, and will do it if I don't have any other choice. Thanks for pointing out the Millennium, I hadn't looked at trying different dates. If I do split I don't want to change hotels more than once.

I am also open to using PL (probably 95% of my hotel stays have been PL rather than HW). I have bid a few times over the past few weeks up to $140 for Times Square. I am disappointed they changed the free rebid zones a few days ago so we went from 4 down to 2 (Long Island City and Morningside Heights). I was just so thrilled for the price and location I got last summer I have been looking at HW too and like knowing where I am going to end up (with an educated guess). However, any of the 4* options in the TS area would be fine. I don't really want to go below that on PL due to the 3* including the Paramount and Best Western.

[thereuare]

Keep us updated on your progress and let us know if we can be of further help along the way.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

[iamjwk]

I have changed my travel dates slightly. I need a hotel for 6/28-7/7. I have bid up to $140 on PL for TS without success. Can you help me identify this hotel?

3-star Hotel in Empire State Building for $141

Free Breakfast

Free Internet

Smoke Free Rooms

Fitness Center

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

Laundry Facilities (self-service)

High-Speed Internet Access

Accessible path of travel

In-room accessibility

Accessible bathroom

Trip Advisor is 4.0 out of 5.

Thanks.

[thereuare]

Unfortunately this 3* ESB property has not yet been reported to the board and i don't have a guess as to which one this may be.

For what star rating and zones did you bid up to on PRICELINE?

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

Let us know whatever you decide to do for this stay or if we can be of further help.

[iamjwk]

I have bid up to $140 for 4* in Times Square. I have been using your links. Thanks!

[thereuare]

Since the HOTWIRE offer above is both lower rated and in a different zone than Times Square, are you now willing to consider bidding for a lower star rating and/or a different nearby zone?

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

[iamjwk]

This far in advance, I am not willing to change zones or lower levels on PL. With Hotwire, I am more comfortable doing so if I am reasonably sure what the property would be so I can decide if it is close enough to Times Square and it isn't a property to be avoided like the Best Western, the Milford or the Paramount. Thanks for checking for me. I will keep trying!

[iamjwk]

Just wanted to say thanks for your help. I have had to cancel this trip, so this thread can be closed out.

[thereuare]

Thank you for closing this thread... we'll be here for whenever you're ready to re-schedule your NYC visit. :)