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Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,342
edited April 2010 in The Porch
Sorry, I can't find the old thread on this and wanted to get the info out ASAP --

I just got The Roosevelt in Midtown East for May 20th with a $90 bid.

I chose two stars in Midtown East area and was upgraded to this 3.5*

http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    For those of you using Priceline or Hotwire bidding...check out this site...should give you some great clues as to which hotel you're bidding on!! :)

    http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?showforum=3
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    90 is GREAT, thats a nice hotel too, great location.
  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,342
    KO282453 wrote:
    90 is GREAT, thats a nice hotel too, great location.

    Glad to hear it, thanks. Came to $115 including everything.
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  • BeerBaronBeerBaron Posts: 4,097
    Back in '08 the best I could do for NYC 3 star was $150. $90 is fantastic for 3.5 stars.
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    KO282453 wrote:
    90 is GREAT, thats a nice hotel too, great location.

    Glad to hear it, thanks. Came to $115 including everything.

    Wow, with my luck I'll plug in 3 stars $90. and i'll get a night at Jimmy's Crack Den. Free spoon with any purchase.
  • pumpkinheadpumpkinhead Posts: 570
    Thanks for reposting this thread. It got me off my ass and got me searching. Your deal was off the table but I found another thru priceline. www.wellingonhotel.com got a room for $125.00 a night. Located in Central Park South.
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    Sorry, I can't find the old thread on this and wanted to get the info out ASAP --

    I just got The Roosevelt in Midtown East for May 20th with a $90 bid.

    I chose two stars in Midtown East area and was upgraded to this 3.5*

    http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/
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  • pineapplesandwaves.pineapplesandwaves. Posts: 1,808
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    Sorry, I can't find the old thread on this and wanted to get the info out ASAP --

    I just got The Roosevelt in Midtown East for May 20th with a $90 bid.

    I chose two stars in Midtown East area and was upgraded to this 3.5*

    http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/

    Wow! That's great!

    I'll be using Priceline to book a hotel. Since it's a long weekend here and I've never been to NYC, I'm staying the entire weekend to be a tourist. Does anybody know if it makes a difference in price (per night) when booking multiple days vs. one night through Priceline?
  • smile.alreddiesmile.alreddie Posts: 40
    just a word of warning for those looking for hotels in nyc...please, please check on tripadvisor or similar and search hotel under consideration for 'bedbugs'...
    sad truth is many hotels, even nice ones, now have them in NY. if nothing else check your bed and room before - if you want more tips on this happy to provide.
    you don't want to take them home.
    trust me :shock:
    as a rule now i always warn anyone i know who may not be aware of this issue, especially when traveling to big cities- it does not hurt to be informed.
  • Catwoman1Catwoman1 Posts: 482
    smile.alreddy wrote:
    just a word of warning for those looking for hotels in nyc...please, please check on tripadvisor or similar and search hotel under consideration for 'bedbugs'...
    sad truth is many hotels, even nice ones, now have them in NY. if nothing else check your bed and room before - if you want more tips on this happy to provide.
    you don't want to take them home.
    trust me :shock:
    as a rule now i always warn anyone i know who may not be aware of this issue, especially when traveling to big cities- it does not hurt to be informed.

    Here's a good website: http://bedbugregistry.com/
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  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    Sorry, I can't find the old thread on this and wanted to get the info out ASAP --

    I just got The Roosevelt in Midtown East for May 20th with a $90 bid.

    I chose two stars in Midtown East area and was upgraded to this 3.5*

    http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/
    This just worked for $91. BUT DO NOT ENTER TWO STARS LIKE OP. Enter 3.5.

    only Thursday will work though. After I got this for $91, I tried same area for friday and saturday for $131 and got nada.

    Here is the sum of it all....

    It is my belief that if you do this, you will get a room at the Roosevelt for about $120 TOTAL for Thursday. There is no better deal around for this night. So, if inclined, give it a try and worry about any other nights on a second token.
  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 Posts: 4,435
    I don't know what it goes for these days, but in '03 I stayed at the Hotel Metro. Walking distance to the Garden if I recall. Cool little place. I think it was $130 a night back then though, so who knows in 2010.
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  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    I would love to hear some wins for Friday and Saturday...

    I tried a 3.5 star for Friday Saturday at $131 in Midtown East, Times Square, MSG Area and got nada. Still can't beat $100 tax included for A thurday only at the Roosevelt.
  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    Just tried this but no go. Bummer, looks like the OP got a hell of a deal.
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  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    3.5 star, midtown east, Friday and Saturday May 21 and 22. Bid $141

    got this

    http://www.millenniumhotels.com/millenn ... 4176207214
  • scottymackscottymack Posts: 11
    Wish I saw this earlier. I've got reservations at the Sheraton New York, $440 for both nights. The Sheraton Times Square / Midtown / Manhattan whatever they call it was also right around that price.
  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    usamamasan1 wrote:
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    DEFINITELY go with Shatty's results. And http://www.tripadvisor.com has some VERY interesting reviews on hotels! :shock:
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  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    woot
  • P-Town-P-Jam-FanP-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    For the more financially equiped, here is something I found a couple days ago. Starwoods resorts own the Westin, Sheraton, the W and some others. Here is a link to 25% off. Still pricey for most locations, but 20% off helps a bit.

    http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010 ... od-hotels/
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  • phungiphungi Posts: 641
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:
    For the more financially equiped, here is something I found a couple days ago. Starwoods resorts own the Westin, Sheraton, the W and some others. Here is a link to 25% off. Still pricey for most locations, but 20% off helps a bit.

    http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010 ... od-hotels/

    thanks for posting this... I booked a room at the W Tuscany for less than the group rate deal at the Wyndham... much nicer than I need but I am bringing phungal to night 2...
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    phungi wrote:
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:
    For the more financially equiped, here is something I found a couple days ago. Starwoods resorts own the Westin, Sheraton, the W and some others. Here is a link to 25% off. Still pricey for most locations, but 20% off helps a bit.

    http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010 ... od-hotels/

    thanks for posting this... I booked a room at the W Tuscany for less than the group rate deal at the Wyndham... much nicer than I need but I am bringing phungal to night 2...



    NICE!
    there ARE many great deals to be had at really nice hotels in manhattan. i'm a native so have never stayed at a hotel here, but i know of many, many friends who have scored awesome deals at amazing, beautiful places! you've got PLENTY of time before may, so don't jump the gun.....stick to your area and price, and keep firing away at priceline.
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  • phungiphungi Posts: 641
    a friend who lives in North Jersey and travels to NYC frequently told me to wait until Thursday morning to Priceline a room for Thursday night...she said there are always 4-star rooms to be had in the $100-range...

    NYC does not run out of rooms on a Thursday night, so I am going to wait and off-set my Friday night room with a discount on Thursday
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  • pineapplesandwaves.pineapplesandwaves. Posts: 1,808
    phungi wrote:
    thanks for posting this... I booked a room at the W Tuscany for less than the group rate deal at the Wyndham... much nicer than I need but I am bringing phungal to night 2...

    Yeah, many of those rates are better than the group rate at Wyndham and are not that much more than what you would pay through Priceline. I'm trying Priceline out, but once it reaches a certain point, I think I'm going to go with the certainty of one of those hotels.
    phungi wrote:
    a friend who lives in North Jersey and travels to NYC frequently told me to wait until Thursday morning to Priceline a room for Thursday night...she said there are always 4-star rooms to be had in the $100-range... NYC does not run out of rooms on a Thursday night, so I am going to wait and off-set my Friday night room with a discount on Thursday

    I wish I could do that, but it's cutting it waaay too close for me. :lol:
  • P-Town-P-Jam-FanP-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    If the post helped one person it was worth it! Glad you could take advantage.

    :thumbup:
    Gorge
  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    As of right now I've tried pretty much every combination for 3.5 stars with bids up to $100 and have not received any accepted bids.

    I also tried 3.5 star in Midtown East with a bid of $110, again no luck. (looks like the OP jumped on this at the right time).

    Has anyone else been trying anything? If so, post your results so we all have an idea where the bids are at.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    usamamasan1 wrote:
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    i love this guy..he rocks!!!!! :)
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  • pineapplesandwaves.pineapplesandwaves. Posts: 1,808
    dont_go_on_me wrote:
    As of right now I've tried pretty much every combination for 3.5 stars with bids up to $100 and have not received any accepted bids.

    I also tried 3.5 star in Midtown East with a bid of $110, again no luck. (looks like the OP jumped on this at the right time).

    Has anyone else been trying anything? If so, post your results so we all have an idea where the bids are at.

    I've bid up to $120 to no avail.

    Beer Baron mentioned that he's had to bid $150 for NYC in the past. :problem:

    Perhaps I should look into staying in New Jersey. :eh:
  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,049
    If you don't want to putz around with price line, you can always just try this. I got a 3.5 star @ $170 per night today,not great but not too bad for NYC.

    http://hotels.travelzoo.com/new-york-hotels/
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  • SprockeTeeSprockeTee Posts: 108
    not to bash priceline but this seems like a lengthy tedious process... you can get a room at the new yorker for $199 directly through ramada's website - the same as priceline.

    and on the other side of things - i booked my room at the new yorker using my Pitt Alumni discount for $15 more and i dont have to putz around with priceline or pay for it until i actually show up to see what i get. just thought i'd throw that out there - perhaps there's other folks out there who are members of a club of some sort that has partnered to offer hotel discounts & you just forgot - cause i sure as hell did. definitely worth it.

    and if you saw my other post about booking at the laquinta - i cancelled it since this hotel was more conducive to what we needed. so yes - that means there's a $180/night hotel room free for the taking at a place that's been said to be decent by other members of the board. hope that helps too!
  • Mcam55Mcam55 Posts: 1,407
    Ive done Madison Square Garden - Convention Area 3-Star for $137 with no luck.
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