Manhattan hotels
 

Hi,

We're going to be in NYC for a few days next summer (July) and it
seems that finding a "decent priced" room is going to be difficult.
Since we'll be arriving on a saturday afternoon it seems the prices
will even be higher that during weekdays. We looked at hotels just
accross the bridges/tunnels in NJ or LI but modest priced hotels don't
have subway or bus stops nearby (I guess that's why they're decent
priced :-) ).

Pro for Manhattan hotels: everything is closeby
Contra: expensive


Pro "off Manhattan: lower price
Contra: daily commute on taxi/public transport, less convenient.

Anyone with suggestions on modest priced hotels in Manhattan?
We are looking for Hampton Inn / Holiday Inn Express category.

Thanks in advance.


Bye Maurice
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Manhattan hotels
 

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:34:28 +0000, Maurice ON4BAM
wrote:

Hi,

We're going to be in NYC for a few days next summer (July) and it
seems that finding a "decent priced" room is going to be difficult.
Since we'll be arriving on a saturday afternoon it seems the prices
will even be higher that during weekdays. We looked at hotels just
accross the bridges/tunnels in NJ or LI but modest priced hotels don't
have subway or bus stops nearby (I guess that's why they're decent
priced :-) ).

Pro for Manhattan hotels: everything is closeby
Contra: expensive


Pro "off Manhattan: lower price
Contra: daily commute on taxi/public transport, less convenient.

Anyone with suggestions on modest priced hotels in Manhattan?
We are looking for Hampton Inn / Holiday Inn Express category.

Thanks in advance.


Bye Maurice

Are you an American? More specifically, do you have a credit
card with a USA address? If you do, then I recommend
www.priceline.com and learn how to use the bidding system
properly to allow free re-bids. It can work brilliantly.

If not, Hotwire can be the next best.

To put that in context, in 2003 and 2006 I used Priceline to
book 4* hotels within a block of Times Square (Millennium,
Paramount, although I would never stay at the Paramount/Hard
Rock again) for under US$140 pd including taxes and fees.
But priceline finally discovered that Australia isn't a town
in Alabama and I'm now banned. So in 2008, using Hotwire,
I'll be in a 2.5* not far from Penn Station for US$118 pd.
It used to be the HoJo, now The Gem.

A quick check for 16th July shows a midtown Manhattan 2* for
$129, a 3* for $203. Hotwire will also alert you to specials
if you register.


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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latest: Slovenia

Manhattan hotels
 

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:08:23 +1100, Alan S wrote:


Are you an American? More specifically, do you have a credit
card with a USA address? If you do, then I recommend
www.priceline.com and learn how to use the bidding system
properly to allow free re-bids. It can work brilliantly.

Nope.. I'm in Europe.

If not, Hotwire can be the next best.

To put that in context, in 2003 and 2006 I used Priceline to
book 4* hotels within a block of Times Square (Millennium,
Paramount, although I would never stay at the Paramount/Hard
Rock again) for under US$140 pd including taxes and fees.
But priceline finally discovered that Australia isn't a town
in Alabama and I'm now banned. So in 2008, using Hotwire,

LOL...

I'll be in a 2.5* not far from Penn Station for US$118 pd.
It used to be the HoJo, now The Gem.

A quick check for 16th July shows a midtown Manhattan 2* for
$129, a 3* for $203. Hotwire will also alert you to specials
if you register.

Thanks for the info, At this moment Hotwire will not give me any
hotels in Manhattan
"We're sorry, there are currently no results for the following
neighborhood(s):
Midtown East, Midtown Central, Times Square - Theatre District,
Central Park Area"
database error??) I'll try again later.


Bye Maurice
--
Happy holidays
Hamradio: ON4BAM / M0CIL / 9H3Z http://www.on4bam.com/
Travelogues from Alaska, Scotland, South Africa,Iceland,
Faroe Isl., Australia, Norway, Svalbard,Canada and Hawaii.

Manhattan hotels
 

In article ,
Maurice ON4BAM wrote:

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:08:23 +1100, Alan S wrote:


Are you an American? More specifically, do you have a credit
card with a USA address? If you do, then I recommend
www.priceline.com and learn how to use the bidding system
properly to allow free re-bids. It can work brilliantly.

Nope.. I'm in Europe.

If not, Hotwire can be the next best.

To put that in context, in 2003 and 2006 I used Priceline to
book 4* hotels within a block of Times Square (Millennium,
Paramount, although I would never stay at the Paramount/Hard
Rock again) for under US$140 pd including taxes and fees.
But priceline finally discovered that Australia isn't a town
in Alabama and I'm now banned. So in 2008, using Hotwire,

LOL...

I'll be in a 2.5* not far from Penn Station for US$118 pd.
It used to be the HoJo, now The Gem.

A quick check for 16th July shows a midtown Manhattan 2* for
$129, a 3* for $203. Hotwire will also alert you to specials
if you register.

Thanks for the info, At this moment Hotwire will not give me any
hotels in Manhattan
"We're sorry, there are currently no results for the following
neighborhood(s):
Midtown East, Midtown Central, Times Square - Theatre District,
Central Park Area"
database error??) I'll try again later.

Yup. Shopping this far out for a July visit is a bit too ambitious. Wait
until the spring, then start shopping around for a hotel room.

Manhattan hotels
 

Maurice ON4BAM wrote:

Hi,

We're going to be in NYC for a few days next summer (July) and it
seems that finding a "decent priced" room is going to be difficult.
Since we'll be arriving on a saturday afternoon it seems the prices
will even be higher that during weekdays. We looked at hotels just
accross the bridges/tunnels in NJ or LI but modest priced hotels don't
have subway or bus stops nearby (I guess that's why they're decent
priced :-) ).



Several NJ motels are close to bus stops or the PATH subway.

Here's a list.

We drove North Bergen one time. The motels
listed below were pretty respectable looking.

Prices may be a few $ higher today.

Comfort Suites North Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $84.99
[$10 more Fri-Sat]

Howard Johnson N Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $47.99
[$30 more weekends]

Super 8 N Bergen Bus to NYC outside door of motel $59.99

Holland Motor Lodge Jersey City Walk to PATH subway $64.99
[Inc fridge/microwave]

Econo Lodge Jersey City Walking distance to NYC bus $51.99

Free Parking at all.

If driving, pick up Traveler Discount Guide on the way
for coupons to get above room prices.

If flying into Newark you can use the PATH system to get there.

You can also check them out with a Google search.



Pro for Manhattan hotels: everything is closeby
Contra: expensive


Pro "off Manhattan: lower price
Contra: daily commute on taxi/public transport, less convenient.

Anyone with suggestions on modest priced hotels in Manhattan?
We are looking for Hampton Inn / Holiday Inn Express category.

Thanks in advance.


Bye Maurice