<p>I got an incredible hotel room with the quintessential NYC Central Park view at Le Parker Merdian through Hotwire.com. I picked my neighborhood (Central Park South) because the way the neighborhoods were drawn this one had no “bad” areas, and my choice of rating (4 Stars). I was a bit nervous because you are committed before knowing the hotel (only the room price). Anyway, I had this wonderful room at a great hotel for approx $150/night. I used to choose to stay at the Parker Meridian years ago when I frequented NY on business. I strongly recommend Hotwire. A friend of a friend recently used it and also had great results.</p>