Priceline Hotel: 3* NYC (MTW) Paramount Hotel

[epj1976]

Has anyone stayed here? I'm kind of nervous because it looks like it is really small!! There are going to be 3 of us sharing. Hopefully we won't be there much anyway.

[B-Jagged]

Check this link to reviews on this hotel...

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Bryan

AKA:B-Jagged

[thereuare]

This is going to be very tight.

I also would not flaunt the fact that there are three of you at check-in.

Was this your first bid in the zone or can you please add your bidding history.

Thanks.

[epj1976]

Thanks. Hopefully it won't be too bad.

[epj1976]

Great :) That small huh? I have a room with two double beds. Hopefully we won't be there much. I'm worried now.....

[thereuare]

Was this your first bid in the zone or can you please add your bidding history.

[epj1976]

I think I bit 4*MW, $145 and it rejected me so I added 3*, $150 and it accepted.

Is this a really bad hotel? Should I be worried? I'm a little nervous about it. I read the reviews and it sounds incredibly tiny. I guess that is the chance I took by bidding on priceline. Do you know if this is a safe area? Thanks in advance.

[FBNY]

The Paramount is not a bad hotel, it's just very tiny.

The backpacker crowd and leftover hippies love it because it's "trendy."

I avoid the Hudson on W 58th for the same reason.

If I'm paying $100 plus I'm not going to be in a dormatory with a bunch of sardines.

There is no reason not to get a decent sized room and bathroom, even in New York.

For the same price I bid only on 4 star hotels in New York and I've gotten the Waldorf, Hilton, and Grand Hyatt each for $101.

The Paramount is in a great location if you are going for the tourist thing. It's a half block off Times Square and adjacent to the Marriott Marquis.

The neighborhood is as safe as any in midtown and there are plenty of pubs and restaurants in the area. 8th Avenue down there is still a bit seedy in a couple spots but nothing like the heyday of the Times Square of the 1970's. God Bless Rudy Giuliani.

If you can deal with the shoebox thing you will enjoy yourself.

[epj1976]

Thank you for your help and advice. At least we know what to expect. I got the Sheraton Manhattan the other day for $100 and wish that I could have got that again this time. This will be my first time in NYC as an adult so I just picked a spot in the middle of everything. Hopefully my friends won't hate me for getting us such a small room. I kept trying to bid on 4*hotels and I kept getting rejected. Oh well, live and learn.

[epj1976]

Okay, I won a hotel on priceline.com for the Paramount last week. I have been reading the reviews and I am seriously having second thoughts about this hotel. There are going to be 3 of us. I already called and asked for 2 double beds and it will only be an extra $30 a night to do so. I am just wondering if anyone knows what the suite is like at the Paramount?? I just don't want this hotel to ruin our trip. We will only be there for 2 nights and then moving on to a friend's weddding. I am just wondering if I should upgrade again to the suite and if there is any difference or if it would be worth it to even do so. If anyone has any info, that would be great. I tried calling the hotel, but I couldn't get anyone on the phone. They were in a meeting! Ugh...