Coming to NY for a week.....

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Hi all..
Me and the worst half are coming to NY for Chucks BBQ and staying on for a week. Can anybody recomend some where reasonable to stay? Will be doing the statue of Liberty and other bits and pieces...
All the best
Baz
PS i know its early but would like to get somewhere sorted allready got the flights..

 

[BADVENOM]

Do you want to stay in nyc or on Long Island?

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Not to sure never been before so open to suggestions somewhere central ish..

 

[CitySnake]

If you're coming to NY, you'll want to stay in NYC! Give me an idea what you think you'd enjoy doing (you mentioned the Statue of Liberty, but do you like shopping, museums, theatre,etc. cause your location may help facilitate some off these pleasures) and I can give you some suggestions. Also, give me an idea of your budget.

 

[AviP]

I suggest you stay in NYC if you are doing the regular tourist bit. Don't bother renting a car, it's more of a headache in the city. Someone will gladly give you a ride to Chucks. Use the MTA (subway) or taxis to get around. Choose any brand name hotel preferably between 40th-80th st and 6th-8th ave. It's closer to broadway and the restaurant scene on the upper west side. My $0.02.

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Usual tourist stuff But will have to do the statue and visit ground zero ..
Better take Sam shopping as well i suppose (Womans thing)..
A lift up to chucks would be fantastic ....
Baz

 

[Nadine UK GTS]

Baz, you can do plenty of shopping at Tators!

 

[plumcrazy]

ya gotta stay in NYC if ya never been here before especially.

 

[Dimitrios]

the kimberly hotel in midtown is great and very clean. its by lex and in the lower 50's. should run you about $200 a night though and few blocks away from times square.

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Baz, you can do plenty of shopping at Tators!

I INTEND TO !!!!!

 

[Joseph Houss]

Marriot Marquis (if you want to be directly in the "heartbeat"

There's also a nice hotel uptown called The Hudson. Cool, metropolitan style. Very cool.

 

[BobK898]

I prefer hotels in Manhattan that control the front door - ie, they don't just let anyone (criminal element) wander in. The Marriot Marquis and the Hilton on Avenue of the Americas have all sorts of people wandering through them. C

 

[radta7]

The MichaelAngelo is noice too. It's in the theater district by David Letterman's show.

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Thanks for all the help guys..
Been speaking to the other half,And she would prefer to stay in a nice friendly B+B as we will probably be out most of the time so will only be there at night time....
Baz+Sam

 

[Neil - UK]

US dont have B&B's Baz. Just look for one of the cheaper hotel chains instead

 

[ViperGTS]

We stayed at the Marriott Marquis last year. We had a room with a GREAT view to the Times Square. However, the elevators svck - you have to wait forever ...

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Will look into the Marriot Marquis as it has been metioned two times now..
Baz

 

[AviP]

US dont have B&B's Baz. Just look for one of the cheaper hotel chains instead

Yes we have B&Bs. But in the NYC area, you could be in for bad surprises. Hence my recommendation of a brand name hotel.

 

[Hot Rod]

If you prefer a "reasonable" B&B out in the country over an "expensive" city hotel, check out the choices here in CT. From where I live in CT, I'm 40 minutes by car from Tators and a one hour express train ride to Grand Central Station.

You can easily tour the city by day and return to your B&B at night. You can park your rental car at any number of train stations that offer inexpensive R/T express service to the city.

I'm not much of a city person myself. You might enjoy "New England" as an option.

My $.02

See you at Tators!

 

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Thinking about St james in times square....
Reasonable prices and looks local to most things,,Apart from Chuck Tators....

 

[ViperLB]

I stayed at this place last summer. Nice hotel, decent sized rooms, very clean. Great location 1.5 blocks from Times Square and 5th Avenue/shops. I liked it because it was so close to times square, but very quiet.

http://www.algonquinhotel.com/index3.html