Priceline Hotel: 3.5* New York City (Midtown West) Club Quarters, Opposite Rockefeller Center

[Dillsnik]

Hi all, love your forum and keep coming back to see all the successes. 

 

I am planning to do a last minute getaway to NYC with the wife next weekend.  I love new york and have been many times, but only really STAYED in the city on a few occasions.  

 

there's so much to do and see in the city, and my personal favorite areas to be in are actually some of the hardest to find a good room in.  LES and the Village.  

 

I'm curious if anyone has an opinion on where to do a search for, i'm more willing to include areas i think than exclude them.  I would probably be fine in almost any section short of Financial district and the upper sides, but i also prefer to not be too close to the touristy areas, but am not sure if that means ruling those zones out, or just include them bc it might make for the most success in bidding.  All in all, if we are in a nice place, anywhere is accessible, so i am not SO worried. 

 

Anyone with an opinion and experience feel free to chime in before i start my search and share the results!

 

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[thereuare]

What is your desired budget and star rating?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... and also remember to follow-up this thread with whatever you decide to do for this trip.

[Dillsnik]

i'm flexible.  i would like to spend less than 200 per night total.   star level is pretty flexible as well, and depends on the area.  I would like 4 star but if i got LES for example i might be fine with 3 star

[thereuare]

We need to know more of your criteria for this trip in order to try to assist with your stay, how would you rank the following in terms of importance:

location

star rating

price

value

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

[Dillsnik]

gotcha, sorry for the vagueness.  to me it's complicated to rank location because if i can't find a good place in LES then almost all other areas are equivalent more or less, except for the upper side which i would not want.   But i would be willing to spend more money for comparable place in LES than i would anywhere else. 

 

that said, all in all i would say that location is least important, second is star rating.  i am thinking price and value are most important.   

 

is that more helpful?

[thereuare]

that said, all in all i would say that location is least important...

Sounds to me that location is most important, as you are willing to sacrifice other things, such as price (and star rating??) to be in the LES side.

So let's break it down further... i think you're likely looking at the following room rates per nite for the LES zone:

4* - $160-$180/nite

3* - $110-$130/nite

On PRICELINE EXPRESS there are currently some crazy deal available...

4* Downtown for $73/nite (Restaurant, Free Internet, Business Center, Fitness Center)

3.5* Downtown for $73 (RRestaurant, Free Internet, Business Center, Fitness Center)

3.5* MTW for $89 (Restaurant, Business Center, Fitness Center)

3.5* MSG for $90 (Restaurant, Business Center, Fitness Center)

==> and using the discount link and code in my signature gives an extra 5% OFF

So based upon the above what would you like to try for first... or do you want to take on of the PRICELINE EXPRESS offers (seriously, i'm not sure why pricing is so low at the moment, but we just started seeing these very low prices an hour or two ago, and i don't expect them to stick around for very long)

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

[Dillsnik]

Thank you so much for the prompt reply with that information!  $89 a night for a 3.5 star hotel in NYC is unheard of!!  

 

Went with MTW over Financial district and got the club quarters Rockefeller ctr location

 

i even called the hotel to check the room type and they have us in their standard room, as opposed to the cheaper club room.

 

all in it was 216.70 after taxes and with the 5% off.

 

thank you so much for the help!  Glad i stopped by and posted!!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Awesome deal for this well-located property! Glad you are pleased with the win.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

 

Enjoy your stay.

[Dillsnik]

thanks, i am definitely pleased.  

 

i am curious what others think about these express deals, as they are relatively new to me.  

 

I wonder if they give a PRICELINE EXPRESS deal of that price, would it always make sense to just throw a bid in just below, and hope for an even better deal?  Seems logical being as you can always just go grab the express deal if you don't get a bid accepted.

[AaronJB]

The Express Deal is not necessarily the same hotel as you may get when bidding. If you bid for the same star rating /zone you will likely get a lower rate, but you may get a different hotel than the Express Deal.

 

Enjoy your stay.