Priceline Hotel: 3 or 4 stars hotels in NYC (need help plz )

[moimoi530]

first time visiting NYC, 2 of us looking for a hotel is convinent to subway/dining/shopping areas. We probably will do some tourist places, such as the liberty and elis islands, central park, etc. definitely, shopping on 5th ave, and Madison street, and those well-known department stores.

(THESE PRICES ARE BEFORE TAX), we don't need a fancy hotel but have the standard one, clean, and easy access location for subway. I posted few one beow. Can you suggest others that may have a better rate and good location?

A) Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village $158.33/night

66 Charlton Street

[Tazmania]

I would start with $70 and raise my bid by $5 if this is not successful.

[moimoi530]

I am new to this and never used hotwire to bid for hotels.

First time visiting NYC, 2 adults going to New York from Feb 26- March 4.

I originally planned to book "Hampton Inn Manhattan-Chelsea" on website, but the price raised from 109/night to 130/night with full-payment. So I have to look for another hotel. Would prefer to stay area closes to subway and 5th ave shopping as I mentioned below/

Can anyone help me with a bidding stratedy? Willing to pay max around 100-105 US/ night.

Prefer areas: for shopping/convient subway stations/tourist sites.

Chelsea

Time Square District/Empire State building area

I see the following bidding areas:

3* Empire State Building Area $ 85/night incl: breakfast, fitness center, business center, internet

2.5* Time Square- Theatre District $ 86/night, incl: fitness, resaurants, business center, internet

3.5* in Chelsea- Madison Square Garden Area, $ 99/ night incl: smoking free room, fitness, business center, internet

3.5-star hotel in Empire State Building Area , $ 99/night, incl: Boutique hotel, restaurant, internet

Please advise me how to start bidding? which one?

Thanks in advance.

[thereuare]

You seem a little confused between PRICELINE adn HOTWIRE...

With PRICELINE you select the zone, minimum star rating, and price... if PRICELINE finds a hotel to accept that price you own the room for those nites and the name of the hotel is then shown to you.

With HOTWIRE (what you've listed above) there is no bidding, they show you the star rating, zone, amenities offered by the hotel, and price... you choose to accept one of them or not. If you do accept one of them, you then own teh room for those nites and the name of the hotel is then shown to you.

See this thread for additional information: I've Never Used Priceline or Hotwire.

Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.