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NYC Where to Stay?
Fist time visitor to NYC. Looking for suggestions on 1)best area to
stay & 2)any specific hotels would be great too. Budget is $200-$300 per night, time Frame is latter part of October. I would define our tastes by a recent trip to San Fran. We stayed in a smaller boutique hotel, had an excellent Concierge/service, but we don't require someone to turn down our bed, room service, laundry, etc. Not to say we would rule out a large chain hotel yet if its a "tie" we would go with the boutique. I guess you could say we want to "experience" NYC, but will admit want to see/do all the typical touristy things as well. As well as location, other REALLY important consideration in a hotel is cleanliness and safety. I've done some research on the Inn at 23rd which seems but its in Chelsea which means I'm not sure what to me. Thanks in advance for the help. If I can return the favor with advice regarding travel to LA or San Fran then give a shout. |
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I'm usually in NYC about 2x/month on business. My current favorite is The Kitano at 38th & Park. http://www.kitano.com. Large, beautiful rooms with large marble baths and a great location a few blocks from Grand Central. Caters a lot to Japanese biz guys and the service is impeccable. Rooms can usually be had at around $260/night by checking the web site for specials. Frere Jacques, a great French bistro, is just around the corner. Another choice that I like is the Park South at 28th & Lexington. http://www.parksouth.com. Rooms are more typical of the NYC closet variety but very clean, comfortable and the bathrooms are nice. About half a block from the subway so it's ultra-convenient. Rates run from about $200 - $260. Again, check their web site for specials. On 24 Aug 2004 13:02:36 -0700, (tom) wrote: Fist time visitor to NYC. Looking for suggestions on 1)best area to stay & 2)any specific hotels would be great too. Budget is $200-$300 per night, time Frame is latter part of October. I would define our tastes by a recent trip to San Fran. We stayed in a smaller boutique hotel, had an excellent Concierge/service, but we don't require someone to turn down our bed, room service, laundry, etc. Not to say we would rule out a large chain hotel yet if its a "tie" we would go with the boutique. I guess you could say we want to "experience" NYC, but will admit want to see/do all the typical touristy things as well. As well as location, other REALLY important consideration in a hotel is cleanliness and safety. I've done some research on the Inn at 23rd which seems but its in Chelsea which means I'm not sure what to me. Thanks in advance for the help. If I can return the favor with advice regarding travel to LA or San Fran then give a shout. |
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On 24 Aug 2004 13:02:36 -0700, (tom) wrote:
... I would define our tastes by a recent trip to San Fran. We stayed in a smaller boutique hotel, had an excellent Concierge/service, but we don't require someone to turn down our bed, room service, laundry ... In July I stayed at the Crowne Plaza - United Nations on East 42nd Street. Most guidebooks describe it as being a boutique-style hotel, and the rooms are quite charming with sort of a "Paris can-can" feel. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/nycun The hotel was formerly known as the Hotel Tudor. The building was erected around 1932 to be the hotel for the Tudor City project. http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/tudorcity.htm My room overlooked 42nd Street. There are only about 6 or 8 rooms on each floor, so with two elevators there was never a wait to get from the room to the street. (As the hotel's Web site notes, it does have 300 rooms, but the rooms are divided into two "towers," or sections, each with its own elevator banks.) The housekeeping staff is small, but they did an excellent job. Grand Central is the closest subway station, though if you're taking the 7 line you can enter and exit the subway via a station entrance that opens directly onto 42nd Street east of Grand Central. |
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On 24 Aug 2004 13:02:36 -0700, (tom) wrote:
... I would define our tastes by a recent trip to San Fran. We stayed in a smaller boutique hotel, had an excellent Concierge/service, but we don't require someone to turn down our bed, room service, laundry ... In July I stayed at the Crowne Plaza - United Nations on East 42nd Street. Most guidebooks describe it as being a boutique-style hotel, and the rooms are quite charming with sort of a "Paris can-can" feel. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/nycun The hotel was formerly known as the Hotel Tudor. The building was erected around 1932 to be the hotel for the Tudor City project. http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/tudorcity.htm My room overlooked 42nd Street. There are only about 6 or 8 rooms on each floor, so with two elevators there was never a wait to get from the room to the street. (As the hotel's Web site notes, it does have 300 rooms, but the rooms are divided into two "towers," or sections, each with its own elevator banks.) The housekeeping staff is small, but they did an excellent job. Grand Central is the closest subway station, though if you're taking the 7 line you can enter and exit the subway via a station entrance that opens directly onto 42nd Street east of Grand Central. |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:57:50 GMT, I wrote:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/nycun ... The housekeeping staff is small, but they did an excellent job. After posting the message I realized, "that really is a weird sentence." What I meant was there appeared to be only one woman doing the housekeeping detail in my section of the hotel each day while I was there. (The last time I was in NY I stayed at the Comfort Inn - Central Park West on West 71st Street, a hotel that I would say is of comparable size as the Crowne Plaza UN, and each morning there were several "housekeepers" on each floor.) |
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:57:50 GMT, I wrote:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/nycun ... The housekeeping staff is small, but they did an excellent job. After posting the message I realized, "that really is a weird sentence." What I meant was there appeared to be only one woman doing the housekeeping detail in my section of the hotel each day while I was there. (The last time I was in NY I stayed at the Comfort Inn - Central Park West on West 71st Street, a hotel that I would say is of comparable size as the Crowne Plaza UN, and each morning there were several "housekeepers" on each floor.) |
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