Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) The Benjamin

[bmneal]

Initially, bid up to $145 back on 1/02 for 4* MTE hotel for our 1 yr anniversary trip; was rejected. Saw post from earlier today, decided to try again.

Started at 105, then 108, then 110 using free rebids, and was accepted at $110 for the Benjamin! Thanks to the earlier poster...

Used the PRICELINE link, as always. Any suggestions for good, reasonably priced food or nearby must-do's?? Thanks!

[AaronJB]

Thank you for posting your win - another great deal for the Benjamin (not only a great price, but a well-reviewed hotel.)

Hopefully board moderator thereuare will see this, as he may have some local restaurant recommendations.

Is this your first NYC trip?

[thereuare]

Thank you for sharing your results with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Restaurant recommendations:

Ess-A-Bagel: (Third Ave at 51st St) one of the best bagels in the city makes for an inexpensive breakfast among local NYers

Chicken (and/or Lamb) and Rice Food Cart: (SW corner of 53rd and Sixth Ave) not for everyone (since it's a street cart, aka "street meat"), but open from 7:30pm-4am... BIG platter of meat and rice, pour on some white sauce, mix it up and let the white sauce soak in... then just a dab of hot sauce (it's the hottest thing i've ever tasted). Won't be the best meal you eat in NYC, but likely the best, and most filling, $6 you can get in the city. Expect a line just about no matter what time you arrive. Here they are in action:

Not in the immeidate area, but a moderate walk: Jackson Hole Wyoming has a fantastic, and HUGE, burger... Third Ave at 35th St.

Downtown i've been once but really enjoyed: adrienne's pizza bar

Bring a map as it's not that easy to find: 54 Stone Street, New York City, (212) 248-3838. Just about everyone gets the square/rectangle pie and not the round.

Also fun if the weather is nice, take the Subway (A, C to High St in Brooklyn) and go to Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge for pizza (expect a line at all hours of the day)... then walk back to Manhattan by walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.

If there's a particular food or budget you're looking for let me know and i'll try to come up with something.

Have a great trip.

[bmneal]

Thanks so much for the recommendations. This is my 2nd trip to NYC, but it's been a long time; it will be my wife's first. I will have to give these places a shot. Thanks again for the recs and this great site!