hotel/b&b/... in New York
Posted by: Uwe Supper on 21 May 2007
Hi there,
I suppose the question has been asked over and over again, but I couldn't find anything with the search function. Can anyone recommend from personal experience a decent hotel (reasonable prices, fairly central, etc.) or a kind of bed&breakfast? The lady has to go to the US in summer and would like to stay a little longer (5 days) and visit New York. Thanks for all your suggestions.
Regards
Uwe
Posted on: 21 May 2007 by Phil Cork
I've stayed at the New Yorker hotel a couple of times. It's pretty central on Eighth and 34th(midtown) and reasonably priced. It's being renovated but this doesn't seem to be interefering too much (it didn't last time i visited).
http://www.newyorkerhotel.com/index.htmlPhil
Posted on: 21 May 2007 by Rasher
I've stayed at the Wolcott on W21st, and that was very clean , nice sized rooms, and very reasonable (ie. cheap). No breakfast of course, but breakfast in NY is an adventure anyway. Great location to go either way; all walkable from there. Go west one block and turn left and you'll find a good Irish bar directly opposite Madison Square Gardens. Have a beer and think of all the gigs that have happened there over the years.
Posted on: 22 May 2007 by Ian Hughes
I've recently stayed at the Park Central Hotel. A couple of blocks south of Central Park (there's a coincidence!). Diagonally opposite the side of Carnegie Hall. The advantage of it, being that it's directly above 57th Street subway station which has 4 subway lines going through it. You can get anyway from just outside the front door without using taxis. $24 for a 7 day travel pass, good for the subways and buses - bargain.
Posted on: 23 May 2007 by Uwe Supper
Phil, Rasher, Ian,
thank you very much for your input, we checked all the places you mentioned, and apparently the lady will chose the Walcot.
Thanks again, regards,
Uwe
Posted on: 24 May 2007 by Phil Cork
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
I've stayed at the Wolcott on W21st, and that was very clean , nice sized rooms, and very reasonable (ie. cheap). No breakfast of course, but breakfast in NY is an adventure anyway. Great location to go either way; all walkable from there. Go west one block and turn left and you'll find a good Irish bar directly opposite Madison Square Gardens. Have a beer and think of all the gigs that have happened there over the years.
I had dinner and a few Guinni (is that plural for Guiness) in that bar while waiting for a train beck to DC once. Not bad at all....
Phil
Posted on: 27 May 2007 by Alan Paterson
Try the Belvedaire. Right next to the Subway, so easy to get around from.
Posted on: 28 May 2007 by fidelio
don't forget to get over to jersey for some pizza ....
Posted on: 28 May 2007 by Rasher
Hmmmm.....Pizza!
