Help! Need to find a vacant hotel in Manhattan, NY

[Kimmy]

Guys and gals, I need your help. I need to find a vacant hotel in Manhattan, NY, preferably around 80th South Street. It will for (Sunday) 6/11 - (Thursday) 6/15. I have tried expedia.com, and all of the hotels were listed as no occupancy. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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[ugly]

Try Priceline. That site is awesome. Why are you coming to NYC? Vacation?

[Kimmy]

Thanks, I will try priceline.com. How fast do they respond back to you?
By the way, the trip is for business and vacation.

[ugly]

Priceline got back to me with a great price on an airplane ticket within 3 hours.

[Carnivore]

I don't know if thse have vacancy, but since this is the Deals forum try the search engines for New York Hostels (hostels not hotels)...They're way cheaper than the $200+ you'll pay for a regular room in Manhattan:

Here are a couple:
www.bananabungalow.com http://www.hiayh.org/ushostel/mdatreg/newyor.htm

[Kimmy]

Wow, that's fast! Price really isn't an issue since it will be a business expense. I just need a way to find out which hotels are still vacant. All of the hotels in the downtown area are already booked.

[MadCool]

Not the one in Chinatowns hehe they always have space

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[Kimmy]

MadCool, have you stayed in one of the hotels in Chinatown before? If so, how was it? Do you know the names and numbers of them? Chinatown is a pretty cool place!

[milksheikh]

Try the Embassy Suites ( http://www.embassysuites.com ) at 102 North End (Battery Park City). It's brand new (been open a couple weeks), so they may have space...

You can try all the major chains' sites if Expedia or the like isn't helping...

[ugly]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kimmy:
MadCool, have you stayed in one of the hotels in Chinatown before? If so, how was it? Do you know the names and numbers of them? Chinatown is a pretty cool place!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Uh...that would be a bad idea. No point in endangering your life on a business trip. I've never even heard of a hotel existing in NYC's Chinatown. My mistake...I think I did see ONE. But I bet it's packed full of gangsters and prostitutes. Don't get me wrong, Chinatown is a wonderful place to grab a hearty meal. But I'd choose another location to spend the night.

[ugly]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MadCool:
Not the one in Chinatowns hehe they always have space <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I bet there's a reason for that.

[Kimmy]

Thanks for the advice ugly!

NYC must be the happening place because all of the hotels are full for those dates. I was even thinking about staying at a bed and breakfast place in the Little Italy area. With many calls and persistence, I finally found a vacant spot at the Marriott Trade Center for $379 per night. Now, that's a whole lot of money, but it's covered! Phew!

Thanks everyone for your help !

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[durin]

Chinatown ain't that bad, i slept in my car in a parking garage in NYC before so i think it'd be a step up from that. They might have a bench in central park too that you could crash on.

[ugly]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by durin:
They might have a bench in central park too that you could crash on. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah, but you might wake up with 19 stab wounds and no pants and shoes.

[ugly]

Central Park is getting dangerous. Did you guys hear about the sexual assaults in broad daylight? Women were getting dragged to the floor, stripped, and molested by a huge mob. And cops didn't even care.

[Kimmy]

Yes, I saw it on television. How scary! I was so shocked! I cannot believe that something like that actually happened in front of everyone, and no one tried to help.

[needassists]

I am sure you can find a decent hotel in NYC. Hey all it takes is $$$$ and you've got that covered! So no worries. Plus NYC is a relative small island. If you are thinking about downtown, DON'T limit yourself only to hotels in downtown. You can get to downtown from Midtown in like 30 mins. the $1.50 subway is great.

[ugly]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by needassists:
the $1.50 subway is great. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

And Kimmy, you can get a whole bunch of those gold dollars everyone's been raving about.