Priceline Hotel: Strategy and tips wanted please

[ed_the_duck]

Greetings,

Unsure whether to use priceline or not but would like opinion and strategy help please. I have booked the Roosevelt hotel for the same dates at a total cost of approx $700 as backup as we've stayed in this hotel before now.

Looking for a times square hotel if possible 4*, have got approx costings from the official websites :-

Hilton NY $329

Hilton Times Sq $329

Marriott Marquis $299

Renaissance $254 (Really liked the look of this hotel)

Royalton $299

Sheraton NY and towers $265

Sofitel NY $319

Westin NY $299

for 3 nights..Dates 3/10 (Fri) - 3/13 (Mon)

Only problem is my wife smokes and Sheraton has no smoking rooms left so would be a problem winning a bid on that hotel, advice please?

Many thanks for your time and efforts...

Paul

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

It could be a problem winning any hotel as smoking/non-smoking is not guaranteed... it can only be requested after your receive the name of the hotel.

It comes down to cost... given that your current room is about $225/nite, how much would you need to save to make it worthwhile to take the risk that she may be inconvenienced and need to go outside to smoke? If she smokes two cigarettes a day it may be worth a $10 savings, if she smokes two packs a day it may be worthwhile only if you can save $50+ per day (or it may not be worthwhile at any price).

If you don't know, NYC no longer allows smoking inside any public establishments, so it wouldn't even be a case of needing to go to the lobby or the hotel bar... she would need to go outside the building.

Even if you received a non-smoking room (none available when you checked in), i suspect you would (likely) be able to switch rooms the following day when somebody checked-out of a smoking room and it became avaialble.

If you let us know what price you attach to the 'risk' of a non-smoking room we can suggest a strategy for you to follow.

[ed_the_duck]

Thanks for your time and effort, unfortunately its not a risk she wants to take... what looking around has made me realise is that for

[thereuare]

Please use our link to book the Renassiance direct.

Thank you and enjoy your NYC stay.