Priceline Hotel: 3* NYC (CPS) Hudson Hotel

[idolmind86]

I'm going to NY for a week 9/17 - 9/22 and am finding that Wednesday and Thursday night are prohibitively expensive. I can find good rates for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night but can't seem to find good deals for the first leg of the trip.

I've resigned to staying out of the city the first two nights to save some money. I'm flying in to JFK and want to find something closer to the city but don't know much about surrounding areas. Any suggestions on a bidding strategy to land something close to, but not in the city? I'm thinking a 2-3 start hotel and would like to spend less than 200 a night.

Also, I'm planning on bidding on PRICELINE for my weekend leg of the stay and will update the thread with my results soon.

Edit:

I bid on a hotel in zones CPS, MTW, and TS for 9/19 - 9/22 and got The Hudson Hotel in CPS for 200 a night. Might have overbid a bit but was trying higher and failing a week or two ago.

[Lulubelle]

So Hudson HOtel is in which zone? I am trying to find hotel in that same area 9/22-9/25 and having a heck of a time! Willing to do $400/night...

Thanks!!