hd44

I agree Pavonia/Newport is nice but I think the hotels are still pretty steep as they cater for business people.

garyrozanski

hey, first time poster but may I suggest Pod Hotel (51st St E) as a cracking hotel in Manhattan. http://www.thepodhotel.com/index.php

$169 for a double room - granted its bunkbed style rooms but it's not your bog standard hostel/bunkbed.

Englishmum

Now most people would think that is 'spam'.....but it does just happen to be the case that I did some voluntary work for a few years for Travelers Aid at Newark airport in the international arrivals hall.

A lot of pax did come to the desk asking if I could help them find somewhere to stay in NYC (I don't know how they managed to get through Immigration without an address to stay at?) and yes, a few of them did end up at the Pod Hotel. Great location and noisy/party atmosphere.....but the rooms are ultra small AFAIK.

There are dozens of threads on BE in the archives for suggestions of places to stay in NYC..

penguinbar

www.booking.com has some good deals on hotels in NYC.

garyrozanski

Not really sure why my opinion would be thought of spam, Englishmum?

Just throwing it out there to help folk, which I thought was the whole idea of this BE forum?

oh well.

tonrob

I wouldn't consider $169 for a room with bunk beds to be good value at all.

garyrozanski

again, matter of opinion really. considering the price of the hotels in NYC then this isn't too bad. it's in a good location to get around NY. it's a well run establishment too.

a week at the Pod hotel in Oct would be around £380 each, if you can pick up a decent flight in the sales you could easily do the week for around £750. which I think is reasonable.

of course you could go out and get something cheaper. sleep in a hotel near Newark for example. it'll be great.

tonrob

Opinion? While rates vary seasonally and based on demand it's fairly common to find mid-range business hotels in the Courtyard, Four Points and Doubletree etc. brands in Manhattan in the $150-$200 bracket. Travelzoo regularly has offers for 4-star properties in this range. Yes - it may be a matter of opinion - some may find a hostel with bunk beds more to their liking than a proper hotel for the same price.

Yorkieabroad

We stayed in one of the chains (can't remember which - Best Western, La Quinta, one of those type deals) when we were up in the summer. We were just over the river in Queens, and it was $99/night including "breakfast" for a room that slept the 5 of us. It was clean, and a very short subway ride in. Worked for us.

garyrozanski

and if you check the original post, they say they've stayed in a youth hostel before and it's not a problem. Hence, I threw the option of a very nice 'hostel' style hotel in to the pot - they can do whatever they please with that information

Jerseygirl

It was because you put a link in your first post.

garyrozanski

oh ok, just making the process quicker if they wanted to check out the website. I'll bear that in mind next time.

Jerseygirl

Don't worry about it...post as you normally would.

MsElui

My friend sent me a note and thanked everyone for their comments. She is going to go ahead and do more reseal now and make her choices.

Ronisi

I use Travelaxe for booking hotels. It gives a great overview and ensures
you are getting the best deal.