― firstworldman (firstworldman), Monday, 28 March 2005 22:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 28 March 2005 22:19 (nineteen years ago) link
whoa... that's some splurge. but yeah, the soho and tribeca grands aren't really all that nice or worth the pricetags. the rooms at the tribeca are tiny, but they come with DFA cds....
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 28 March 2005 22:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 28 March 2005 22:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sven Bastard (blueski), Monday, 28 March 2005 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
User rating: New York City: Hotel Riverview: "The place is a dump - AVOID!"September 23, 2004: A TripAdvisor Member, Washington, DC
The place is a dump. The rooms are tiny (about the size of a closet), don't have AC, and the TVs rarely get proper reception. The shared showers / toilets are filthy, and the staff is rude. Aside from being a rundown hangout for transvestite prostitutes and drug users, it is also used as an S.R.O. hotel by the city to place homeless people. There is little security, no room service, and a rarely working elevator. Safety and health are questionable. AVOID THIS HOTEL! Just pay an extra 20 bucks a night for a real hotel, it will be worth it.
(I live here)
― David Allen (David Allen), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link
It's dirty but it's cheap.
― toby (tsg20), Friday, 10 March 2006 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/travel/features/34731/
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
BTW if you don't want the luxury of the Hyatt, there's a cheaper hotel in Jersey City - I think the Marriott Courtyard, that's spitting distance from the Pavonia PATH train (the one right across the water from NYC)
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 23:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually, it might not be cheaper.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
the prices in that article are not accurate.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:43 (sixteen years ago) link
i can't remember the name of the place i stayed last time i stayed in manhattan, it was fairly cheap, had my own bathroom and was within walking distance of the bowery ballroom.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i still say priceline is best bet cause you choose stars in addition to price. i once got a nice room at hilton for like $100 during a holiday weekend.
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:48 (sixteen years ago) link
i did that with hotwire once and was stuck down in the financial district!
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:53 (sixteen years ago) link
from what i've heard anecdotally, priceline might get you a good deal in some pretty good hotels, but they usually stick you in their least attractive rooms
― gabbneb, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:55 (sixteen years ago) link
also, it's not uncommon to find cheap hotel rooms in big cities over summer or winter weekends when locals go out of town
― gabbneb, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:57 (sixteen years ago) link
through the hotel itself
yikes! priceline lets you pick neighborhood(s), which can be helpful but you have to pay attn to the boundaries of the neighborhoods you choose (my mom got a hotel by the u.n. once when she picked "midtown east" which i know isn't THAT far a walk from trains, but she does not know the city, gets nervous, etc.).
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:59 (sixteen years ago) link
why would locals affect hotels? they're not staying in them!
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:00 (sixteen years ago) link
they don't, necessarily, but they're indicators of how attractive the destination is at that particular time
― gabbneb, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:01 (sixteen years ago) link
comparatively-speaking
yeah my hotel was supposedly in "soho"!! it was down like on wall st! v strange :\
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:05 (sixteen years ago) link
that's totally subjective, though... i think in general ppl want to get away for the weekend, whether that means a city person going to a nice b&b in the country or a suburbanite visiting the 'big city' for their long weekend. i don't think that says anything about how attractive the destination itself is, just who's going to be there. i.e., when the locals get out the tourists come in, but don't they usually call that a peak time and jack UP the price?
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:06 (sixteen years ago) link
that was an xp i did not mean the definition of soho was subjective ;)
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:07 (sixteen years ago) link
hahhahaha i was gonna say...next yr gonna be claiming jersey city as part of soho...
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:07 (sixteen years ago) link
yes and i also live in the e. village lol
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:08 (sixteen years ago) link
my mom got a hotel by the u.n. once when she picked "midtown east"
well that's technically correct unless they want to get down to the "tudor city" level of specificity
― gabbneb, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:10 (sixteen years ago) link
yes, it is correct. i didn't say it wasn't, but when someone from out of town thinks 'midtown' they forget the outer avenues because they're not really familiar with the area and are thinking of midtown east as grand central, etc. hence, checking the map first before selecting neighborhood so you realize/remind yourself that you may not be 1 block from 'everything' when you pick midtown.
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Hotel 31! Bargain, and where I'm staying again later this summer.
Also, the Chelsea Star near MSG. When I stayed almost a couple of years ago they were undergoing fitting new apartment rooms. They let me stay in one of them at no extra cost, cheap as anything.
― Ste, Thursday, 19 July 2007 08:40 (sixteen years ago) link
kevin, you were maybe at the off soho suites...?
― lauren, Thursday, 19 July 2007 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
ok ok so i need a double with like an extra sofabed kind of thing (3 grown women). 300 range. for oct 6. how do i make this happen?
― Surmounter, Saturday, 8 September 2007 01:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow, I stayed at the Sohotel on Broome St. in 2003 for about $100/night in 2003, and now it's $200+ a night on average!? Anyway, I kinda liked it.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 8 September 2007 02:26 (sixteen years ago) link
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 September 2007 04:19 (sixteen years ago) link
^does someone know where this article went?
― gr8080, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 21:19 (fifteen years ago) link
was it this one?
http://nymag.com/urban/guides/nyonthecheap/travel/hotels.htm
― Bob Six, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 21:28 (fifteen years ago) link
thanks
― gr8080, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
My in-laws are coming to NY for a week in late September and RS and I will be joining them for part of that time. Since there will be 5 of us total and for a whole week I was wondering if a week long apt rental might be the most economical option. Does anyone know anything about this type of thing and have any recs?
― ENBB, Sunday, 17 August 2008 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
BUMP
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 13:25 (fifteen years ago) link
second home on second avenue, maybe. it's a very small b&b kind of place in the east village. they have a couple of suite-type rooms that sleep 2-5 people, and prices are supposed to be very reasonable.
i don't have any specific recs for apartment-letting services, although there are a quite a few of them according to google.
― lauren, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link
People put apartments to sublet on craigslist all the time!
― Laurel, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
also, a lot of the agencies put their sublets on craigslist as well as their own sites.
with parents involved, i think i'd feel a bit better going through an agency and having an office to contact in case anything goes wrong. plus you don't have to worry about an illegal sublet.
― lauren, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, or some weirdo dropping in on you
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 14:29 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2008/09/ill_take_new_yo.phphttp://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2008/09/38anight_hostel.php
― gabbneb, Monday, 22 September 2008 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
ymca in great neck: $57
― will, Monday, 22 September 2008 21:13 (fifteen years ago) link
HOTEL 17!!!!
That was the name of the place I was trying to remember.
― I Am Bored Of This Screen Name (Masonic Boom), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
my parents are coming and would like to stay in a bed and breakfast, in brooklyn. they don't want to spend mad $$$ but are also not totally poor. anyone know of any good ones? i found a few (one they are most interested in is down the street from dmr!), but i guess you can never tell with these things based on websites.
― yur twit (tehresa), Thursday, 12 March 2009 01:17 (fifteen years ago) link
rip gabbneb
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 March 2009 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
O_o
― yur twit (tehresa), Thursday, 12 March 2009 05:21 (fifteen years ago) link
if you can find a generic business hotel in the financial district in your budget then that is what I usually recommend, good transit links and if you're coming at the weekend then it's relatively quiet and cheap. hotels further north in Manhattan tend to cost more, and midtown is a bit intense.
the Hampton inn downtown Brooklyn is reliable and fine with kids if you just need somewhere to sleep and eat breakfast and get on the subway. otherwise the downtown Brooklyn hotels are on the expensive side. bizarrely more expensive than the equivalent hotel in Manhattan.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:16 (two months ago) link
I've stayed at the Evelyn (was the Gershwin) in nomad. not an especially pretty neighborhood, but fine and may be more conveniently located than the financial district. a bit more expensive than the jane.
also the app hotel tonight is good, although they don't make it easy to find double rooms.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:19 (two months ago) link
We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Chelsea last year when we took our 12 year-old to NYC. Picked that one because it was halfway between Financial District (where my wife had to work a couple days) and all the touristy shit we wanted to do. Worked perfectly for a place to sleep and grab a quick breakfast in the morning before heading out for the day.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:20 (two months ago) link
Hampton inn (as a chain) will also guarantee connecting rooms if you request those at booking, which is why we often end up there.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:22 (two months ago) link
There are buckets of new hotels in bk from the ace at the high end to the Even (???) at the low end; close to the blue green red n orange lines so u can get to whatever side of manhattan u want.
There is something to staying in a midtown hotel if itβs ur kidsβ first time in the city. Concrete bunghole and whatnot
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:33 (two months ago) link
thanks all! i was also looking at the hotel indigo in brooklyn as it's right next to the L line
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:37 (two months ago) link
If i may w-bug is not that great a visit these days in terms of⦠hipness? Idk williamsburg is a drag
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:46 (two months ago) link
Also ur marrying urself to the L train (or g to the e/m) which may not be operating in a reliable way
There's an Air B&B hotel (it's a hotel, but all bookings are handled by Air B&B) in the Lower East Side called "Untitled at 3 Freeman Alley" that's actually very reasonably priced. It's about a two block walk away from the 2nd Ave. station on the F.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 18:47 (two months ago) link
everyone who lives here recommends staying in hotels in Brooklyn to save money, which makes sense, but I don't know if they realize that downtown brooklyn/williamsburg hotels are no cheaper and often more expensive than the Manhattan equivalents.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 20:04 (two months ago) link
β na (NA), Wednesday, February 7, 2024 1:37 PM
some friends of friends stayed there recently and they did not like it iirc
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 20:22 (two months ago) link
eh, I haven't been since 2019 but unless you're doing something late night/early morning and don't want to limp back to a hotel, staying in Manhattan and bouncing over to Brooklyn for the day wasn't that inconvenient
― Ι₯Ι― οΈ΅ (Β°β‘Β°) (mh), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 20:47 (two months ago) link
Not cheap (but not uber-expensive either) is the Maritime Hotel. Good location (Meatpacking District, w. 16th St.), cozy lobby to lounge in plus neat round windows in each room.
― henry s, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 21:32 (two months ago) link
The Andaz Bryant Park, across the street from the NY Public Library, may be pricier but would be a good home base and is a really cool hotel.
Archer and The Refinery are also both in the garment district (just south of Times Square), so you have the midtown home base for getting around but on streets that aren't hectic.
Doubletree Financial District was totally fine, reasonably priced.
― paisley got boring (Eazy), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 22:02 (two months ago) link
Stayed here this past summer, thought it was good and very um contemporary Brooklyn. Same group owns other Brooklyn hotelshttps://theboxhousehotel.com/"> https://theboxhousehotel.com/
― buzza, Thursday, 8 February 2024 02:35 (two months ago) link