On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:34:28 +0000, Maurice ON4BAM
wrote:

Hi,

We're going to be in NYC for a few days next summer (July) and it
seems that finding a "decent priced" room is going to be difficult.
Since we'll be arriving on a saturday afternoon it seems the prices
will even be higher that during weekdays. We looked at hotels just
accross the bridges/tunnels in NJ or LI but modest priced hotels don't
have subway or bus stops nearby (I guess that's why they're decent
priced :-) ).

Pro for Manhattan hotels: everything is closeby
Contra: expensive


Pro "off Manhattan: lower price
Contra: daily commute on taxi/public transport, less convenient.

Anyone with suggestions on modest priced hotels in Manhattan?
We are looking for Hampton Inn / Holiday Inn Express category.

Thanks in advance.


Bye Maurice

Are you an American? More specifically, do you have a credit
card with a USA address? If you do, then I recommend
www.priceline.com and learn how to use the bidding system
properly to allow free re-bids. It can work brilliantly.

If not, Hotwire can be the next best.

To put that in context, in 2003 and 2006 I used Priceline to
book 4* hotels within a block of Times Square (Millennium,
Paramount, although I would never stay at the Paramount/Hard
Rock again) for under US$140 pd including taxes and fees.
But priceline finally discovered that Australia isn't a town
in Alabama and I'm now banned. So in 2008, using Hotwire,
I'll be in a 2.5* not far from Penn Station for US$118 pd.
It used to be the HoJo, now The Gem.

A quick check for 16th July shows a midtown Manhattan 2* for
$129, a 3* for $203. Hotwire will also alert you to specials
if you register.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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