Best cheap accomodation in NYC?

Having never booked accomodation in NYC are there any good hostels that are
worth looking at in NY? I'm not after anywhere fancy to stay, just somewhere
that is reasonably neat and is within walking distance of the subway so that
I can get around reasonably easily. It can even be out on Long Island as
long as it's near the LIRR so I can get into the centre of the city in a
straightforward manner. If there are any good B&B's in the suburbs then that
would suit me as well.

Rowan wrote:

Having never booked accomodation in NYC are there any good hostels that are
worth looking at in NY? I'm not after anywhere fancy to stay, just somewhere
that is reasonably neat and is within walking distance of the subway so that
I can get around reasonably easily. It can even be out on Long Island as
long as it's near the LIRR so I can get into the centre of the city in a
straightforward manner. If there are any good B&B's in the suburbs then that
would suit me as well.

I've stayed several times at the HI hostel in the upper west side of
Manhattan. It's been a while since I've been there, but it was perfectly
fine and near a subway. There are also plenty of restaurants and shops
nearby.

I believe it's at 108th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, but in any case, it's
the only HI hostel in Manhattan so it shouldn't be hard to find.

Barbara

Rowan wrote:

Having never booked accomodation in NYC are there any good hostels that are
worth looking at in NY? I'm not after anywhere fancy to stay, just somewhere
that is reasonably neat and is within walking distance of the subway so that
I can get around reasonably easily. It can even be out on Long Island as
long as it's near the LIRR so I can get into the centre of the city in a
straightforward manner. If there are any good B&B's in the suburbs then that
would suit me as well.


Here is a recent _Chicago Tribune_ article about affordable Manhattan
hotel rooms:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...chi-travel-hed

or:

http://tinyurl.com/tnwn


"Between the seedy flophouses and the pricey penthouses, there is a
middle ground, albeit a small one, beyond the chain affiliates.

Middle ground? I'm talking about a nice, quiet room in a
non-threatening neighborhood, close to good subway connections and the
major Manhattan attractions, that would go for $150 or less on a busy
weekend night, tax included, bookable over the Internet, with fresh
linens, comfortable furnishings, good lighting, a clean private
bathroom, pleasant lobby, fast elevator, basic services and a
courteous staff. And it wouldn't hurt if the place had more elbow room
than the typical, and legendarily compact, New York hotel room, and a
bit of charm besides.

You can stop laughing.

During nine days in late-September, I went looking for that room. I'll
tell you right now that I didn't find it. But after inspecting rooms
in 31 hotels and actually spending the night in six more, I did locate
a few that were surprisingly nice for the money, some that weren't bad
and some that met a simple majority of the criteria. At the very least
they're nothing like that dump where I spent my first two nights.

I've settled on telling you about 14 of them—good points and bad—plus
eight alternates. You can assume that each of these places has the
in-room basics of telephone, cable TV and air conditioning; and the
hotel basics of a 24-hour front desk, well-lighted hallways and an
elevator, unless otherwise stated."

/

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:59:41 GMT, Rita wrote:

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 14:47:12 +0100, Barbara Vaughan wrote:

I've stayed several times at the HI hostel in the upper west side of
Manhattan. It's been a while since I've been there, but it was perfectly
fine and near a subway. There are also plenty of restaurants and shops
nearby.

I believe it's at 108th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, but in any case, it's
the only HI hostel in Manhattan so it shouldn't be hard to find.

It is at Amsterdam and 106th Street.
[snip]

Actually, it's at Amsterdam and 104 St. :-)

Yes, there's a subway stop at Broadway and 103 St., with exits between
103 and 104 Sts., so it's essentially a block from the subway.

Michael

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