New York City Hotel Recommendations

[Big John]

Hi all

Your assistance is requested please.

Going to NYC in Jan - Feb 2024 (Yes, I know it will be cold !)

Looking for a decent hotel for 2 weeks, near a subway station entrance.

Would prefer midtown location, but not adverse to Tribeca or Financial District.

Budget is AUD 350 to 400 per day. Ignore destination tax for the moment.

This is a personal trip, so I have to pay out of my own pocket . On the bright side, I don't have to worry about desk space.

Any suggestions / recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[CaptJCool]

I don't have downtown suggestions - notoriously they are damn expensive

these couple are probably left-field but hey may help other travellers as most things are just a train trip away from Manhattan
this boutique hotel is in Brooklyn -

Hotel Le Bleu™ - Boutique Downtown Brooklyn Hotel Park Slope

Official Site. Hotel Le Bleu sits in the coveted Park Slope Area of Brooklyn & is well-known as Brooklyn's first & favorite boutique hotel in Downtown Brooklyn.

www.hotellebleu.com

about 5 minute walk to the nearest subway station

PS I did stay out at the Double Tree Newark Penn Station too adjacent the $2.75 PATH into under the World Trade center...

i was going to make mention of this now closed place Gramercy Park Hotel - Wikipedia
staggering to hear The hotel ceased operations in March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic[12] and it was announced in December 2020 that Rosen's hotel business faced eviction from the structure, because RFR was $900,000 behind on ground lease payments to Solil Management (the estate of developer Sol Goldman), which owns the land underneath. Rosen had been leasing the property for $5.3 million per year

 

[Big John]

Many thanks CaptJCook.

DoubleTree might be a good option, since I'm flying into EWR.

Anybody else have any suggestions for midtown Manhattan ?

 

[CaptJCool]

Many thanks CaptJCook.

DoubleTree might be a good option, since I'm flying into EWR.

yes, its one or two stations from EWR (there being a station at the airport) to the Double Tree

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ewrhddt-doubletree-newark-penn-station/

free wifi and pricing appears from A$250 per night so well inside your spending plan!

trains are plentiful from what i gather cause its on the Amtrak run from DC to NYC

 

[Lynda2475]

No recent suggestions for midtown, I prefer the Lower East Side myself.

I like HOTEL INDIGO LOWER EAST SIDE NEW YORK you can pick up rooms under AUD$380/night including taxes and it is a couple of blocks walk to Delancey/Essex. About 10mins on subway to mid-town. Cheaper again if you are a IHG member; lots of great neighbourhood eats.

You did however mention being open to Financial District, and Indigo (my preferred IHG brand) have two new properties there which are considerably cheaper:

HOTEL INDIGO NYC DOWNTOWN - WALL STREET from AUD$275/night including taxes.

HOTEL INDIGO NYC FINANCIAL DISTRICT from AUD$242/night including taxes.

 

[I love to travel]

Hotel Beacon kitchenette and on express 2 and 3 subway line. Great neighbourhood.

 

[Mick1969]

Intercontinental Times Square, and consider doing it on points. Currently it is about 29000 points a night and there is a 100% bonus points sale on at the moment. 13 nights prices at 377000 points for rough Jan/Feb dates of 28/1 to 10/2, 376000 points cost $1880USD in the sale.

Edit: if considering this the Ambassador membership would be well worth it, on my last stay there we got a Skyview room which seems to be the normal Ambassador upgrade.

 

[dajop]

Don’t be deterred by downtown locations. Stay in the right place and you can take express subway services to various parts of midtown and uptown, as they fan out from there - and even be in Times Square quicker than you could walk from a lot of “Times Square” hotels. (And easy access to Brooklyn as well).

I’d hate to stay in Times Square for two weeks - alright to visit once or twice when there - but even though it is quintessentially New York - oddly I feel like it doesn’t have enough local (NYC) flavour and too busy with and appealing to domestic tourists

We sometimes will stay a few days in one part of the city and move to stay somewhere else for the second half of our stay for a different experience.

 

[Lynda2475]

Hotel Beacon kitchenette and on express 2 and 3 subway line. Great neighbourhood.

Stayed there in 99, 01 and 03 - its upper west side near central park west; has a laundry which is handy (its a mix of permanent residents and hotels room).

But older property and on the tired side in need of a reno (it will be a shub not a walk in shower if that is important). Nearest station 72nd St (gab a grays papaya hot dog).

I’d hate to stay in Times Square for two weeks

Agree it is why i like the Lower Easte Side, real New Yorkers live there, it is a neighbourhood with all the amenities (diners, delis, laundromats, good coffee that is not Starbucks) - short walk into SoHo or Chinatown, quick subway to midtown for theatre or shopping including 1 stop to Brooklyn.

 

[Big John]

Thanks all for your recommendations !

I have compiled a short list and submitted it to the Decision Maker in Chief and Overall Financial Controller (my wife ) for approval.

 

[I love to travel]

Let us know what you decide.

 

[docjames]

W midtown is good (at the right price).

Grand Hyatt also good (v convenient to Grand central station).

 

[Princess Fiona]

Thanks all for your recommendations !

I have compiled a short list and submitted it to the Decision Maker in Chief and Overall Financial Controller (my wife ) for approval.

I just got back from NY.
I stayed in the Motto by Hilton Chelsea. It should be within the budget you have set.
The rooms are small but perfectly designed (drawers under the bed etc).
It’s in a fantastic location at Flatiron / Chelsea, near multiple Subways but lots of great dining options within easy walking distance.

The views are absolutely spectacular!!

 

[CaptJCool]

https://www.qantas.com/travelinsider/en/explore/north-america/usa/new-york/best-things-to-do-outside-manhattan.html

 

[snabbu]

Most hotels are within a couple of blocks of the subway so I wouldn't consider that a huge factor on where to stay. I've just spent a week in NYC staying at a couple of Hilton properties of which I quite enjoyed Hilton Times Square which is around $USD200ish for late january excluding taxes/fees/etc which seems reasonable for NYC.
Doubletree Midtown Fifth Ave is (obviously) a midtown property with (what seemed to me) recently refeshed rooms. On the smaller side but completely fine for a solo traveller in a great spot.
I had a poor stay ar Hiilton Midtown so would not recommend this property.

 

[VPS]

I had 8 nights in NYC in December and split between Indigo LES and Hilton Motto. Both locations.

I had a local show me bits of the LES so if you end up there let me know and I can recommend a couple of places to eat and visit