Priceline Hotel: 4* NYC (MTE) InterContinental The Barclay

[audu]

Check in 3/18

Check out 3/22

One adult, one child under age 11

4 star Midtown Central

$128

Icon: gym/restaurant/Business Center/High Speed Internet

The BEST VALUE box appear on screen next to this hotel choice

I don't see any Tripadvisor rating. I saw many posters mentioned this, is it suppose to show on the hotwire site?

Could you please help me to ID this hotel? Many thanks.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Are you still seeing this property above? Searching HOTWIRE for your dates i see a hotel with 5 amenities... the four above plus a Smoke Free icon. What are you seeing on a current HOTWIRE search?

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[audu]

Hello,

I just checked again, and you are right, that property is now gone, and replaced by another 4 star in MTC at $141 with a non smoking icon in addition to the other 4 icons. My parameters are still the same. What hotel do you think this one?

4 Stars in MTC

3/18 to 3/22

1 adult and 1 young child

Non smoking in all rooms, Business Center, Restaurant, High Speed Internet, Fitness

Also, do you think the original one that I saw yesterday could have been the Sofitel?

Many thanks.

[thereuare]

The hotel above is a match for the Sheraton New York and Towers so that would be our best guess.

The previous 4* matches the Sofitel, but also matches 2 or 3 other hotels (Royalton, Helmsley Park Lane, etc) so no telling if this was the Sofitel or one of the others.

Is there a reason you're not interested in the 4* MTE property for $125/nite (believed to be the Inter-Continental The Barclay) or you may also want to consider the 3.5* Chelsea-MSG property for $105/nite (Smoke Free, Fitness, Hi-Speed Internet, Business) which is a match for the Wyndham Garden Midtown Convention Center (W. 36th St). For this latter hotel, while not a 4* property, it is fairly new and has been getting excellent reviews.

Would either of these altnerate properties work for your needs?

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[audu]

Thank you for your response.

The initial 4* in MTC hotel (Gym/Business/Internet/Restaurant) is now back in the search results. The rate is now going at $131. There is Tripadvisor rating 4 out of 5 with 340+ reviews since Feb 2009. Is it the Helmsley Park Lane?

I would like to stay away from Sheraton NY. The non smoking icon is a give away clue??

Lastly, the 3.5* you recommended sound very good, but I was not very keen with its location.

I guess now I need to decide between InterCon-The Barclays (curious about the rather low ratings) and Helmsley Park Ln. Which one would you recommend?

:)

[thereuare]

Best guess for the MTC hotel is the Helmsley Park Lane... it wouldn't be the Sheraton New York as the Tripadvisor information isn't even close to that property (which if i recall has well over 800 reviews or so)

The reviews are better for the Helmsley Park Lane but i like the Inter-Continental location a little better... at these prices i don't think you can do too wrong with either.

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Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[audu]

I went with your recommendation for the hotel choice. But in the end I used Priceline, instead of Hotwire (offering $139) and booked Intercontinental - The Barclay at $105/night successfully.

Started at $100 in MTE only. Rejected and asked me to change one of the parameters.

Added zone Chelsea, and up the price to $105. Accepted. Lucky us!!!

Thank you for your information.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing your results with the board.

Glad you're happy with the results and that the board was helpful with your purchase.

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Enjoy your stay.