Hotwire has been hassling me. Somehow they figured out that I’m planning a trip to NY (I guess some of the sites I’ve been using share data with them) and they keep sending me offers that get better and better. 
However, I once had very bad experience with Hotwire that resulted in me not even checking in and forfeiting the whole amount I had prepaid for a three-day trip because the hotel wanted to put me in a smoking room, and I just can’t stay in a smoking room (as a former smoker I’m super sensitive).
But that wasn’t in NYC, it was in San Jose (when I was living in the Boston area).
So the question is — have you used Hotwire for NY hotels, and if so, did you have a good or bad experience? I’m thinking about taking a chance because the prices are really attractive.
UNBERKELEY 