Strategies of Finding Cheap Hotels in New York

by Gee Njuguna

I have traveled far and wide and in my many months of travel, I have noticed a peculiar thing with people. I find that many people are not interested in bargaining for good deals and don’t try even before they start. It seems as if bartering has been lost on many people as is the art of comparison shopping. Did you know that every coin that you save when you go on vacation when making purchases on items such as food, accommodation and transport is an extra money that can be used for other 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.

Due to stiff competition in New York, many hotels are willing to go the extra mile and offer you perks in order to get business from you. Most hotel managers in New York are aggressive when it comes to promoting their properties since they know the more rooms they sell the money money they make for the hotels and as a result secure in their jobs.

For those that are aggressive enough and take the time to make notes of the hotels that they have visited, they will most likely work out a deal with the managers and get a better offer in terms of price than what they were being offered originally.

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.

Earlier in this article I had said that many people usually rather give up good deals even than try to negotiate. Not only are you able to get awesome deals by comparing different hotels in New York city, but can get your hands on other free perks such as meals, spa packages, tickets to shows and gift certificates at the hotel gift store. Most managers will try to do anything to get business from you. The reason is that they are willing to risk doing business with you knowing that they will make more money from add-ons and other purchases that you might make.

Dont forget to be a generous tipper while you enjoy yourself in this hotel as some New York hotel managers can get irritated with you. Don’t confuse being frugal and being cheap. Should you treat the staff at the hotel badly, they will surely remember you long after you’ve left The issue here is that you need to be polite and nice to the New York city hotel managers over the telephone and going with 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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