I'm planning a trip to NYC this summer and I was wondering if anyone here knew any cheap not too ghetto-like hotels there. Any advice is welcome. And if you have any recommandations on must-see attractions and game stores other than the standard stuff I'd like to hear too! Thanks in advance!
Upper West Side has some. I have stayed in Hotel Belleclaire once, and it was ok. Not great (shared bathrooms) but it was clean and comfortable. Great dinner just down the road too and convenient to the Park and natural history museum.
The Hotel Pennsylvania ! right outside Madison Square Garden, short walk to Times Square, and Empire State. Its cheap because its old. the lobby is nice, but the rooms are old, and times and expectations have changed! dont expect plasma Tvs on the wall!! but when in NYC your barley in your hotel anyway!
Yeah upper west side is the place to go. Can't remember the name of the place I stayed in but it was cheap and comfortable, I'll try and remember for you.
There's a motel on the entrance to the Holland (Lincoln?) tunnel in Jersey. It's a few mind bus ride to Manhattan and since it's jersey it cheap(no disrespect implied).
Good point about Brooklyn. Actually because the subway from Manhattan to Queens, Brooklyn is so cheap ($3?) you can get cheaper deals outside Manhattan in Queens/Brooklyn which are only a train ride away. The subway is really regular and safe(ish).
Why stay in Brooklyn and not in Manhattan? I'm sorry, I'm completely new to NYC. I was also thinking of going to a hostel like YMCA or something similar. Anyone have experience with that?
I stayed in some of the airport hotels in Newark and took the train into Manhattan each day. It is a 10 minute train ride but you get a 4 or even 5 star hotel for less than a 2 or 3 star Manhattan hotel. It's not good if you plan to be out partying late into the night, but if you're going for the tourist sightseeing and have a week or so, it is an economic option. Just don't go too cheap in Newark... it is a dodgy city. The airport hotels are fine though, and you can get a shuttle to the train station for free from most hotels. Worth thinking about.
Not a bad idea either. I am going for the tourist sightseeing so it seems a great option. Thanks! I also looked into the Hotel Pennsylvania and the location sure is nice, but I keep reeding stories about the lobby being the only nice thing and rats running through guesrooms. I don't really care about that though. I think I'll stay in Manhattan though, unless it's significantly cheaper to stay outside of it. One of the most important things of experiencing a city to me is to be in the middle of it as long as you're there. I love stepping out a hotel and being downtown right away.
>>Why stay in Brooklyn and not in Manhattan? I'm sorry, NYC has 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx). Alot of people live in Brooklyn/Queens...they're just large districts around NYC. There's affordable living and transport into NYC (subway or bus to Port Authority Bus Station). It'll be cheaper than Manhattan and also the big bonus is you get to see Manhattan skyline (which you don't see in Manhattan - you have to be outside Manhattan to see it). >>I was also thinking of going to a hostel like YMCA or something similar. >> Anyone have experience with that? I've never stayed in the Hoboken YMCA but it's literally 2 mins walk to ferry which is itself 8-10 mins to Manhattan. So from the hostel you'll be in midtown on West Side highway in 15 mins. Hoboken is a posh westend type place. (Kevin says you'll hear "I only eat organic sushi" around the streets...lol...) I used to live 1 min away from this hostel. It's a fab area to stay in..I paid ~$3000 a month to live an apartment behind this youth hostel. Safe area, loads of food places and easy to get to by ferry, bus or the PATH train(like the subway). http://www.hobokenymca.org/ It's a posh enough area that I'd expect it to be a decent place. Never saw any hassle or undesirables in the area.
I'll make sure to take my camera. I knew about the boroughs and Manhattan being the most expensive one, but I was just wondering if Kevin had a particular reason for advising to stay in Brooklyn other than it being cheaper. Cheers, I'll consider that.
