Hotel in NYC

[Mogwai]

Hello. Im looking to book a hotel for 3 for 6 nights mid-march. Found some very decent prices so far and just wondering if anyone can help with the best locations/maybe even experiences of any of the hotels. So far these have made the short list:

Hampton Inn, Chelsea
Hampton Inn, Madison Sq. Gardens
The New Yorker
Hotel Wolcott
Milford Plaza

Any info much appreciated.

[Space Girl]

have a look at trip advisor, they have lots of reviews that might help you, I spent hours looking there for the hotel that we finally booked

how much are you looking to spend and where abouts do you want to be

[1927]

Hello. Im looking to book a hotel for 3 for 6 nights mid-march. Found some very decent prices so far and just wondering if anyone can help with the best locations/maybe even experiences of any of the hotels. So far these have made the short list:

Hampton Inn, Chelsea
Hampton Inn, Madison Sq. Gardens
The New Yorker
Hotel Wolcott
Milford Plaza

Any info much appreciated.

Stayed in The Walcott a few years ago. Art deco/nouveau hotel close to ESB and OK for the money wouldn't have a problem staying there again.

i am off to NY on mOnday and will be staying in a guestroom here (http://www.staythenight.com) more reasonably priced than a hotel and better than a hostel Will report back next week!

[Gavin Bl]

Stayed at the Wolcott, the interior is a bit of a let down after the foyer, and personally I found the rooms a little gloomy. However, they were perfectly clean and secure, and I'd have no problems staying there again. Its a proper hotel. Lifts were excruciatingly slow, but I did get a view of the top of Empire State Building if I leaned out of the window!

Many, if not all, of the rooms use loo's on the corridor, though I beleive there is a sink in each room.

The area is fine if a tad dull - its midtown. Plenty of takeout places and those cafes where you get a buffet and pay by the pound (tip for those places - get your carbs as a bread roll - its alot cheaper than paying 5 bucks a pound for spuds or rice)

Great thing is that with ESB so close, you can go up there on a whim, rather than make it the object of the day. We went up at dusk, which was a great time, you see the city, but you also get the lights, and the queue was effectively zero.

cheers
Gav

[1927]

Stayed in The Walcott a few years ago. Art deco/nouveau hotel close to ESB and OK for the money wouldn't have a problem staying there again.

i am off to NY on mOnday and will be staying in a guestroom here (http://www.staythenight.com) more reasonably priced than a hotel and better than a hostel Will report back next week!

Ok now that I am safely back in blighty I can report that www.staythenight.com is a great little find. On east93rd street between 5th and Madison is in great location especially if you plan on visiting the museum mile and with an express at 86th street can be in Grand Central in under 15 minutes including the walk to station. i can reccomend it to nayone planning on visiting NY. The room was good, had a fridge and microwave so you can prepare stuff, and cable tv. Cost for a double room for week was under $600.

[Passepartout]

Try the Chelsea Star (as opposed to the more famous Chelsea). It's got funky decor and is remarkably cheap as far as Manhattan hotels go.

[paolo999]

Not quite sure where most of those hotels are, but I'd locationwise I'd definitely recommend the villages or chelsea over midtown.

[Passepartout]

The Chelsea Star is at the northern end of Chelsea. (8th and W. 30th.) I can't imagine there'd be anything remotely affordable in the Village, besides which, it's an easy subway ride away.

Here's the Chelsea Star link.

http://starhotelny.com/index.php

[SW9]

I stay in the village at an excellent place called St Marks Hotel on St Marks place.
Its really cheap for the village and theres shit loads of bars nearby and its a really cool neighbourhood (Shame the Ravens gone for now).
I think its on tripadvisor.

Id recommend it to anyone.

SW9

[Cerisa]

the white house Hotel on Bowery is in a great location, friendly and super cheap - a hostel really - but one other guest we spoke to said her floor had bedbugs :confused:

[rachamim18]

St Marks? Well, if you are gay or VERY open minded it is ok. They have a bathhouse on site so it is not everyone's cup of tea. Now, if you are willing to stay in SOHO [walking distance] there is a great little place [54 a night if you can believe it] on Spring and Bowery.

[SW9]

Hey rachamim18,
I kind of disagree with what your saying about St Marks,
Even though they rent the downstairs room by the hour and have complimentry 24 hour porn channels, I never saw any Bathhouse (whatever that is) . I think this place has been cleaned up in the last few years.
Me and my friends loved this place and with 4 in a room it was cheaper than the hostel we were staying at. (Jazz in the park Harlem)
Its got pretty good reviews on tripadvisor, and its right in the village.
Id go there right now!!!!!
See ya
SW9

[rachamim18]

It HAS been cleaned up quite a bit but they still run the "bathhouse." They have their fun whih isall good for those that enjoy it but it certainly is not for everyone. The street has become so commeercial though since the Japanese took over. It still makes the papers for the wrong reasons so I guess that is best at summing it up. Of course for me that makes it a better place to stay [the notieriety and bohemian bit, not the bathouse, get my wife wondering now].

[Tricky Mickey]

i got a 2-bed flat bang in Chelsea for $150 a night off
http://newyork.craigslist.org/vac/ in the vacation let/sublet or temporary sections. I preferred it to a hotel, and you can cheapskate a lunch/dinner at home when cash runs short.

[rachamim18]

You know, price wise, itis great but having spent so many years here in NYC I would be paranoid about spending the night in a stranger's home, even without the stranger.