Trying to find a reasonably priced hotel in New York isn't easy. I lokoed around a few sites and finally decided to take the plunge and go with Hotwire. I've looked at Hotwire for years, but have bought anything from them because they won't tell what hotel you'll stay or what airline you'll fly (or when exactly you'll fly). For hotels, you tell them the rough location and the dates and they tell you the cost and the number of stars, but not the name of the property. So if you want to stay at a particualr place, Hotwire is not the site for you. But if you're will to take a gamble, you might be pleasantly surprised. I did and we ended getting a room at the W for the weekend for 200 bucks a night. Score.
Travel
I have used hotwire to book hotels in Boston, San Francisco, Barcelona and Amsterdam. Up until the Amsterdam trip, I had nothing but high praise for the service. However, I got booked into a hotel in Amsterdam that was suppose to be 5 star, that wasn't even close. Interestingly enough, I was not the only one who felt the same way as they gave out $100 vouchers to all who stayed at that hotel. Since then, I haven't used the service, but I might try again when I do Paris later this year.