Finding Hotels in New York City

By Gee Njuguna in Hotels on August 3rd, 2008

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by Gee Njuguna

have noticed one particular thing in my many months of travel. I find that lots of folks give up getting good deals even before they start. It seems to me as if bartering as an art seems to have been lost on many as is the art of comparison shopping. For every cent that you save while traveling when doing shopping for food, transport or even accommodation and transport is an extra coin that you have for spending on things such as adventure and entertainment.

New York city has a lot to offer you as you go around doing business or perhaps enjoying yourself on a holiday. Its hard to know where to start but one of the things that you can do as you search for cheap hotels in New York city is to save some money before landing in New York. It would be a good idea to take time each evening and reflect on the people that you have come across and had a chance to talk to and remember what they offered you in terms of perks and price for your accommodations.

New York is a competitive city and as a result, many hotels in New York bend over backwards to please potential customers by offering them perks in order to get business from them. Many managers of these hotels aggressively promote the hotels they are managing because they know that the more rooms they sell the more money the hotel makes thus keeping their own jobs secure

If you are aggressive enough and make notes of the hotels you’ve had a chance to visit and make tentative arrangements with, you will most likely work out a deal with one of them that is better that what they originally offered you.

This method will probably not work if you try to secure a deal during a weekend that is popular for travel so it is not a good idea to search for accommodation in New York if you’re considering a popular holiday or an extended weekend for your trip. Other than that the rest of the weekends are open for grabs unless there are some large or popular local events that will pull in a huge crowd for the local hotel industry.

Remember what i said in the beginning that many people usually give up good deals even before they try to get one? Not only can you get better deals by comparing competing hotels in New York, but can also get free perks such as meals, tickets to shows, spa packages at the respective hotels and gift certificates at the hotel gift store. You will be surprised at the length hotel managers will go in order to get business from you. The manager will be willing to risk doing business with you on the assumption that he will make up the “losses” in add-ons and other purchases.

Please remember to tip generously coz after all you are getting a lot in terms of price bargain. Some New York hotel managers can feel let down if you turn out to be frugal or cheap. Being cheap is one thing and frugal another. Its not a good idea to treat the staff badly because the will remember your actions long after you have left. The idea here is to be nice and polite when dealing with New York city hotel managers over the telephone and going presenting your best deal.

Please remember that the best deal is not necessarily getting the cheapest room. Look at it this way; if you are getting one or two meals per day when staying with the hotel yet you are only paying 5 or 10 dollars more a day, then i believe you are getting a very fair bargain, particularly if one of those meals is dinner.

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