Priceline Hotel: Help needed for NY 4* 12/06/08 to 12/10/08

[pixietravel]

Hi I'll be visiting NY for the very first time in Dec and almost had a mini heart attack looking at the hotel prices. Luckily a girlfriend linked me to this wonderful website and hopefully I can find a better deal for the hotels. :)

I already have a reservation at Herald Square for the whole duration. Price per night with tax is around $330. I checked out a couple of B&Bs but the better ones are all full for the period. Is it a bad time to visit NY?

I am hoping to be able to get a 4* hotel in either Times Square or Empire State Building for no more than $200 (before tax). Is this amount realistic? Or should I up to $250? How should I go about bidding for it?

Thanks!

[edma71]

go for 200, I just booked the the W New York hotel on PRICELINE for 200 the following week. you may even want to go a little lower.

Ed

[pixietravel]

wow. that's quite a good deal. I'll update here if i manage to get a good deal as well..

[AaronJB]

Priceline rates are specific to the dates of travel. What one person gets for one set of dates doesn't necessarily (and frequently doesn't) work for another set of dates.