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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat's your favorite place to stay in New York City?
Reasonable would be great but I realize that is a relative concept, looking at the hotels now...holy smoke$!
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)Really, though, what's your criteria? You looking to stay in Manhattan? Or would an outer borough (cheaper hotels in Brooklyn, where you can get to any place in the city by subway in less than an hour)
mahina
(17,696 posts)I don't have the first clue.
Ask me about Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Mo'ili'ili, Ulupalakua, Keanae... Everything East of Portland is a big unknown. We went to Boston for a while once but I was a kid.
Lots to learn about, it's kind of overwhelming actually. I appreciate your taking the time to respond already.
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)that are literally just as easy to get to Manhattan as from within Manhattan itself lol
Try looking here, it's a tiny fraction of the cost and will give you a bit more of the cultural aspect. I'm happy to help answer (along with any others around here) any questions you have!
Do you know what you want to do while here? Broadway show? Go get a piercing at St Mark's? Take in a Yankee game?
mahina
(17,696 posts)I was thinking I'd cruise some of the museums and just nose around! No idea!
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)Fascinating.
badtoworse
(5,957 posts)The American Museum of Natural History is also worth doing.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)on something that good just so you don't look like a tourist.
mahina
(17,696 posts)cbayer
(146,218 posts)When I lived there, I use to take visitors on an all day walk.
Take the subway all the way down to Wall Street and start walking. Hit the village, china town, little italy. Just walk north until you are tired of walking north. The next day you can start where you stopped and keep walking again.
And if you can get tickets to The Book of Mormon, do it. It's the best broadway show I have ever seen.
Lots of inexpensive ethnic food. Eat dim sum in china town. Street vendors are great. Delis in the theater district are hit or miss, so do some research first.
I *heart* NY!
Dorian Gray
(13,499 posts)is non-traditional in that you order off a menu and they don't stroll by with carts, but the food is great. It's called Dim Sum Go Go.
(I live in Brooklyn, so I spend a lot of time in Chinatown as it's just over the Manhattan Bridge from me!)
If it's a lot cheaper than Midtown hotels, I'd look into the Marriot Hotel in Brooklyn. It's right near the Brooklyn bridge, and you can walk over it easily (one of my favorite NYC things to do!) and end up in Chinatown to get dim sum!
Also, the museums are world class. My favorite in Manhattan is MoMA and The GUggenheim (the latter depending on what the expeditions are). But the Met is a must see. And the Natural History Museum. They're all great.
Theater and a show is a fantastic suggestion, too. I liked Book of Mormon, but it's difficult to get tickets to it now. I've only seen dramas recently, so don't know what traditional musicals to suggest. But TKTS is a cheap alternative to getting tickets same day. There's a crowded kiosk in Times Square, and I'd consider going there for tix.
I have tons of suggestions for restaurants, if you can give me a price point. Expensive and cheap. (And mid priced, too!) I love my food, and there is almost no better place to eat than NYC. (Except Hong Kong!)
Sorry! I jumped in after CBayer's post and responded to her. But she had some great suggestions!
mahina
(17,696 posts)thanks!
FarLeftFist
(6,161 posts)Trust me, I'm a NYer. You may be able to rent out a room in someones apartment though. They do that here in NYC. Also, Try Brooklyn right over the Brooklyn Bridge, 15 minutes from the city. My favorite place to stay is the quirky St.Marks Hotel, but it'll cost you.
mahina
(17,696 posts)Mahalo!
So that is Manhattan. I feel like such a goofball. Now I know what these guys feel like here. [IMG][/IMG]
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Livluvgrow
(377 posts)at one called the Milburn on the upper West side and it was fairly reasonable and a great location
mahina
(17,696 posts)I'll check that out now. Mahalo.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)travelocity? You might get a better deal combining the two. I'm trying to do that with a trip from JFK to Brussels for an 7 night stay. Brussels is a pretty expensive place.
mahina
(17,696 posts)I probably won't be going back so I'd like this to be fun and avoid any bummers. Coming from here, NYC looks like Ton City
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)New York City can be a bear. I know because I moved there when I was 20 years old and fresh out of Dallas, TX, so I wasn't used to the big city!
If I were you, I'd read up on the subway system and get a basic map of where in NYC you'll be. It's not that complicated, really. The city is on a grid so even with a few anomalies you'll be OK.
New Yorkers are great but they are fast movers. If you are in a subway with them you have to move FAST. Just follow their lead, but if you don't have to (or want to) rush, wait for the next train to come thru the tunnel, and so what?
So many wonders await you! Please try to go to one museum while you are there! The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is terrific, full of modern art masterpieces, the Metropolitan Museum as well with their huge collection, and many others (I personally recommend the Frick).
I do hope this helps and all is well with your visit. Don't worry: New Yorkers are basically a good group of folks...you'll be fine. They'll feel free to tell you what to do... (they did the
same to me as a kid from TX...don't be upset).
dogknob
(2,431 posts)anti-alec
(420 posts)Only caveat: Bad Internet and having to observe the Jewish Sabbath.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)and can't find a deal through whoever you are booking your flight, try googling "manhattan boutique hotels".
Lots of small, one-off unique locations that can be found 'relatively' inexpensively. Relative being a relative term, of course.
I hope you have a great trip!
roody
(10,849 posts)PufPuf23
(8,836 posts)and bought a 3 month unlimited Greyhound pass for $169 in February 1972.
Went to baseball spring training, Mardi Gras, Key West, 6 weeks at the Manhatten YMCA, DC (best Hostel by far), Philidelphia, New England, grand old opry at Ryman, Denver, Cheyenne (where my Dad did WWII Basic), Seattle, Portland/Corvallis (where I was later to work/live in the the 80s and 90s) and places in between, mostly urban because of the hostel card and bus pass.
The Hostel pass guaranteed $2-$5 max and where there was not a hostel, YMCA accepted the Hostel pass at same terms..
Got home by thumb to northern California back for spring work in the woods.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)I recently rented a studio apartment for less than a regular hotel room. It was in Harlem and was great. Near major subway lines, wonderful owners, really interesting neighborhood.
http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p274001
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)on Long Island. Can take the train into the city if need be. Personally, I'd rather them visit me in San Francisco, as they always stay at a nice hotel like the Hotel Kabuki.
http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/kabuki/
mahina
(17,696 posts)Adding that to my list for the next trip to San Francisco, mahalo sister!
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)or rather, a part of it!
The tall building next to the peace pagoda.
mahina
(17,696 posts)is the Manago Hotel, right near Kealakekua.
http://www.managohotel.com/index.htm
Ask for the Tatami room or at least a room on the third floor. You have endless views of the ocean, though it is down the mountain. You could stay here for a week for what one of the shitty marble and chrome palaces charge for a night.
The people are real. The hotel is spotless. It's a piece of old Hawaii nei.
When my son was little and we were checking out one day, he was making a noise. The old man said to him,
"Eh, keed, knock it off. Dass annoying." Then gave him a big grin. I had to smile. He treated him like an uncle.
Oh yeah, no phone or tv in the rooms. Get one shared pay phone in the hallway.
Going!
Edited to add- NOT fancy, obviously, but perfect and wonderful.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)I will check it out, ne! Do want to go some day. The best part is no passport required, like Tahiti!
aikoaiko
(34,183 posts)Reasonable, not too shabby.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)suitcases on top of each other.
On top of that, we stayed on the third floor and our window looked down into the kitchen at the Chowder House. While I watched, one of the chefs or expediters was eating from a plate that was bound for a table in the restaurant and he kept licking his fingers.
I called the desk and they offered us a free meal in the Chowder House!
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)It's very convenient, near subway entrances, Lincoln Center, and Columbus Circle. Also near the park. I have no idea what rooms are going for these days, though. It's been 10 years since we stayed there.
marmar
(77,090 posts)....... in a great neighborhood. The rooms are basic but quite clean and comfortable, and there's a subway station right next to the hotel.
stuntcat
(12,022 posts)We've stayed there a couple of times and liked it. http://www.hotel17ny.com/ I have an old friend who lives in Brooklyn so if we have time for the train rides and all then we stay with her.
For a couple of years I lived on East 7th street by Tompkins Square park! good times
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Better prices
LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)If you don't mind such things. It's dirt cheap, clean and has lots of activities scheduled if you're into that.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Right in the theater district, and convenient for the Olive Garden. Not cheap though.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Not too $$ on Hotwire.
If you go there, see the night bartender James and tell him Chris said Hi.
JHB
(37,161 posts)Seriously, consider getting a room in Jersey City or Hoboken and taking the PATH train or ferry into Manhattan.
MattBaggins
(7,904 posts)You can get really cheap tickets for perfectly fine hotels in Secaucus and hop on a direct bus into Grand Central. If you have your heart set on staying in the city do that but if you want cheaper hotels look in Jersey.
I would recommend the Holiday Inn Express at the Meadowland Plaza. If you check Meadowlands Plaza on any of the hotel sites you will find there are at least a dozen more than reasonable hotels located there. They will all be within walking distance of the bus stops that are direct shuttles into the city. I tend to get lost in thought and have a bad sense of time but I don't think they are much more than 20 minute rides into the city unless you really hit rush hour. Maybe someone could correct me on the times.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Seriously. Y'all can keep manhattan. No thx.
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)It's very reasonable...1/2 block from Times Square. We've stayed there several times...very good service and very quiet considering its location.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)TBF
(32,090 posts)close to the subway and neighborhood felt safe. I loved it! I worked in Manhattan for several weeks one summer in the mid-90s. The company I was with put us in different places (some much more expensive) but that was my favorite.
mahina
(17,696 posts)mahalo!
mainer
(12,029 posts)it's a bit pricey, but it's right up the street from Times Square.
http://www.michelangelohotel.com/en/home.aspx
For something less pricey in the Times square area, but always reliable, there's a Hilton Garden Inn
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=PVI3DNROY5FKYCSGBJN222Q?ctyhocn=NYCMWGI
But it's all expensive in midtown Manhattan.