Hotwire Hotel: 4* New York City (Midtown East) The Lexington New York City

[hellokitty76]

Hi there,

 

I will be visiting NYC with a friend from May 23, 2014 to May 26, 2014 (3 nights) and would like help with a Priceline bidding strategy.  Preferences:

 

3.5 or 4*

Decent walking distance from Grand Central Station (i.e. Midtown East or Times Square? but open to other ideas)

Budget $200 - $250 max / per night

 

Any and all ideas would be helpful!

 

Thanks!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

I don't think your budget should be an issue but a few questions in order to move forward with a bidding strategy...

1) are you willing to pay more for a 4* vs. a 3.5* OR is the goal the least expensive 3.5* or better for this trip?

2) is the ESB zone acceptable as well or is that too far from Grand Central? (i'm not sure why you need/want to be near Grand Central)

Let us know the above and we'll take it from there.

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

[hellokitty76]

Hi thereuare, answers are below:

1) are you willing to pay more for a 4* vs. a 3.5* OR is the goal the least expensive 3.5* or better for this trip?

I would probably say that our goal is to get the least expensive 3.5* or better; a trip to NYC is not cheap in general, LOL!

2) is the ESB zone acceptable as well or is that too far from Grand Central? (i'm not sure why you need/want to be near Grand Central)

My initial inclination was to stay near Grand Central for convenience, but now that I think of it, it's not really necessary...  So the ESB zone is acceptable; I'm open to other areas as well.

[thereuare]

It's up to you how you'd like to play it, but i don't think you're looking at much (if any) price difference between a 3.5* and a 4* hotel for this trip.

HOTWIRE currently has a 4* hotel in the MTE zone for $142/nite with:

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Laundry

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Roll-in Shower

... my best guess for this property would be The Lexington Hotel New York City

Does this work well for your needs or do you want to try bidding on PRICELINE? (unless you're willing to stay downtown i'm not sure if you'll see anything at the 3.5* or higher level for much less)

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

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.

[hellokitty76]

I think I'll be happy with the 4* Lexington for that price, but need to double-check with my friend; will use your HOTWIRE link to proceed.

 

Just curious though: Hotwire also has a MTE 4.5* hotel for $204CAD with:

 

Pet friendly
  Fitness Center
  Restaurant(s)
  Business Center
Self service laundry
  Internet access
Accessibility
Accessible for the deaf
Accessible path of travel
In-room accessibility

 

What hotel do you think this is?

[hellokitty76]

Hello!

 

I ended up going for the Hotwire deal...  You were right, I got the Lexington!  The price had slightly increased since a few hours ago...  It was $166/night when I booked it.  Total for the 3 nights (including fees/taxes) came to $634 CAD.

 

I used your Hotwire link.

 

Thanks for all your help!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

 

Nice deal for this property and glad you are pleased with the win.

 

Thank you for letting us know about the change in amenity set and star rating so that we can update the site's Hotwire Hotel List.

 

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

Enjoy your stay.