Hotwire Hotel: Secret Deal 4.5* Midtown East 12/07

[kittybean]

Hi, I am new here :)

Clicked the HOTWIRE link above and got the following offer:

4.5* New York, Midtown East

Secret hot Rate $434, original price $1268, saving $834

Dates: Dec 7, 2013 (one night)

85% recommended

Stylish hotel ready with business services

Internet Access, Fitness Center, Business Center

Click on the link and it says fitness center, business center, and internet access

Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible

The New York Palace seems to be the only 4.5* in this price range, but I went to the New York Palace page on Hotwire to see the regular booking price and it says $1995 a night. Can anyone help identify this hotel? Thanks.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

The retail rate is not the price for the specific hotel offered, but an average rate of hotels of that star rating in the zone... therefore you can't use this information to gain any insight as to the hotel being offered.

A property with this exact amenity set has not yet been reported to the board and with only three amenities showing i don't have any insight as to which one it may be... it could be one of 4.5* hotels already reported to the board but with a new amenity set, a previously reported hotel upgraded/downgraded, or a new property recently added to the HOTWIRE system.

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

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

[kittybean]

Anyone else have any insight? Deal remains the same and it is also not showing "restaurant" in the amenities which every other 4.5* in this zone shows. Is this a good indication it's the palace? I really want to book this but if it's not the palace I have a better deal waiting vs what I could get going the hotwire route. I think it's either the Palace or the Benjamin? Definitely don't want the latter.

[kittybean]

Here is a photo of what I see when I search from the boards. They just added a $449 deal in the same area but that one says pet friendly and spa. Does anyone agree this is the palace?

[thereuare]

Please do not post screenshots to the board.

Please list the amenities associated with this property, and note that to see them all, you need to:

1) click the offer from the search results

2) click BOOK NOW

3) in the TRIP SUMMARY box click the 'See more' link at the end of the amenities

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

... or you can simply use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab at BiddingHelper.com

[kittybean]

Never mind. I kind of give up at this point because someone just posted all the exact same amenities I posted up top and got a response with a guess, just for different dates. I was told that the amenities are new or not yet reported...? To make it more clear I posted a screen shot to help you help me, and I didn't see anywhere I wasn't allowed to do that. I read a post that says to post ANYTHING to "help you help us" -- instead I get a response asking me to do something I already did.

$550 is a lot of money to spend blindly. I was just looking for some insight or another opinion.

Just an FYI, I was showing the mobile view of the Hotwire site which shows laundry in the icons as well. The regular website view does not show this. I just want to make sure I wouldn't get stuck with the Waldorf or Benjamin because I consider the palace to be superior to both of these. Waldorf should not be a 4.5 star hotel.