Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTW) Westin

[jgassman]

My back up hotel plan was the 2-star Best Western President, which had good rates with an AAA discount. The hotel is on 48th between Broadway and 8th. My daughter and I could have shared a double for about $141 or a queen size for $161, plus tax etc. I was looking for a better price at a nicer hotel.

Earlier, what appeared to be the Westin Times Square was at hotwire.com for $130 but by the time I thought about it enough, the price on hotwire had increased to $150. So, I was trying priceline.

I started out at savingsbarn.com.

I wanted a room in NYC (MTW) for one night, Sunday night June 18. I was not in a rush and I particularly wanted MTW so I tried every day or two, starting at 81, then 91, then 101, then 111. Today, when I tried $111, I got a message saying "If you are willing to raise your bid by $22, you can try again now."

I rebid at $133 and got the Westin New York Times Square. West 43rd and 8th street. This bid was accepted 2 weeks and five days before the night I needed the room. The hotel sounds great.

They have Westin "Heavenly Beds" which are either a king or two doubles, so there will be plenty of room for the two of us. Sounds good to me!

Priceline offered that I could extend the stay for the same price.

Thank you to betterbidding.com for helpful advice.

[jgassman]

I probably could have saved $10 by waiting a day and rebidding $12 more rather than taking their suggestion to bid $22 more, but I wanted to be done with this. :)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win...

This is indeed a very nice hotel... fairly new too.

Thanks for using the SavingsBarn.com links to begin your bidding. If you need any help with things to do while in the city let us know. :)

Enjoy your stay.