I have been trying Priceline for a room for Dec 4-7 with no luck. I now think I've left it too late to get a decent, reasonably priced room (3-4*) on the other web sites. Any suggestions please?

What would be the best in terms of location and standard between Thirty thirty, Ramada Plaza New Yorker, Empire and Hampshire Hotel and Suites (all $230-$280)?

Adele:
You posted this same question earlier today. People responed by telling you to check out quikbook.com. ; they have good rates on NYC hotels. Did you check? If you did, you would have seen MANY hotels that are lower price than the the ones you quoted. In fact, quikbook had lower rates for one of the hotels you listed. so what's up? What about quikbook?

Thanks for the advice, but I've tried quickbook and there are only 8 hotels (mainly near the airports) for my dates and none of them are the ones I mentioned.

Adele:
I beg to differ on you info on quikbook. I just checked for YOU using NYC Economy hotels, and came up with 3 hotels with lower rates than you quoted. One of the 3 is Thirty Thrity, @ a rate of $162/nt for a standard rm, and $198 for a superior room. Both rates are lower than yours. Also listed is the Gershwin, at $119/nt.

top it off

i got a great room at hilton new york 99.00 and other two nights at la parker meridan, Priceline.

Try expedia.com they have the best rates.

lori,
Did you also get the Le Parker Meridien for per night?
Did you get the Le Parker Meridien through Priceline or Expedia?

I had friends from England cancel a trip to NYC for that weekend because they couldn't find a decent hotel room--and price was no object for them.

It's a really busy weekend, as everyone wants to go to NYC to shop, so good luck finding something.

Just for future reference: The Priceline pros' strategy is to book a moderate-priced, cancellable room well in advance, just in case Priceline doesn't come through.