New York Hotel Prices

[citylaw1]

The price of a New York hotel is higher than ever. For my next visit, I used Priceline, and paid more than I have ever paid. And this for a three star! The hotel's rate on Expedia is $343. I paid $250.

New York in January is starting to look better. I will brave the wind and cold to see my theater productions, but I can't spend myself silly.

 

I recently spent 2 weeks in a hotel here in September waiting for my new apartment. I stayed at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park. The rate there was more reasonable (in this class) and their rates online are guaranteed to be the lowest. Reasonable train access there as well.

 

On a side note, I'm pretty much over this town. The money it takes to stay here is crazy, and not worth it IMO. At 43, I'd rather fly in for Broadway, Yankees and the Giants on occasion. If only the salary transferred to a more reasonable city...

[citylaw1]

Harlem is shitloads nearer than Queens. And as for safety around your address on Fred Douglass Blvd., first place it is reasonably safe nowadays even for the whitest honkey, which I am[/url]

 

Adam,

 

Harlem is not much closer. The 7 train is 1 stop from LIC to Grand Central, and the E train (very close to that hotel) will have you in Times Square in 10 minutes. That being said, that area of LIC is desolate and offers nothing other than a reasonable bed. The W Hoboken is reasonable, new, and a short PATH ride to Times Square. I would choose Hoboken well before Harlem or LIC. Well before!

[Irtwo]

If only the salary transferred to a more reasonable city...

 

lol. That's the big catch isn't it!

[citylaw1]

lol. That's the big catch isn't it!

 

I'm even second guessing that. It takes half a million in NYC to live my lifestyle. It takes 12k gross to cover my mortgage and common fees here, and $700 gross to cover dry cleaning and laundry. In Florida my mortgage and insurance totals $3200. With that $3200 I have a brand new 4000sq ft 3 bedroom (plus a den), 3 bath, 2 car garage, pool and jacuzzi, on a golf course in a gated community in Naples. And all of my neighbors prefer English as their primary language.

 

I live a nice life in NYC, but not as luxurious as many here (that have never tried living in Manhattan) might think. It really takes 1 million gross to be rich here. Ask Lucky!

[citylaw1]

Since the shows I want to see are offered in slow times as well as fast, it makes no difference to me if it is cold outside. I still have all of my winter clothes from when I lived in New York. If the hotel price is dramatically lower, why not go when it is cold?

 

Which shows are you considering?

[+ azdr0710]

many here have heard of the old quote "never complain, never explain"....it has mixed origins and meanings, but it can go a long way toward confirming one's insecurities and need for self-validation....

 

 

 

I'm even second guessing that. It takes half a million in NYC to live my lifestyle. It takes 12k gross to cover my mortgage and common fees here, and $700 gross to cover dry cleaning and laundry. In Florida my mortgage and insurance totals $3200. With that $3200 I have a brand new 4000sq ft 3 bedroom (plus a den), 3 bath, 2 car garage, pool and jacuzzi, on a golf course in a gated community in Naples. And all of my neighbors prefer English as their primary language.

 

I live a nice life in NYC, but not as luxurious as many here (that have never tried living in Manhattan) might think. It really takes 1 million gross to be rich here. Ask Lucky!

[citylaw1]

many here have heard of the old quote "never complain, never explain"....it has mixed origins and meanings, but it can go a long way toward confirming one's insecurities and need for self-validation....

 

"Self validation?"

[Decatur Guy]

I was also taken aback at how high hotel rooms had gotten in NYC when I visited in April after a seven-year drought.

 

Fortunately, I have two close friends in Manhattan with enough room to comfortably put me up. I stayed one night with the first friend and two nights with the second. Because I wanted to hire an escort and not overstay my welcome with friends, I got a hotel the last two nights.

 

It was in Manhattan, on 51 Street between Second and First Avenues. It's called the Pod.

 

http://podhotel2.reachlocal.com/?scid=742373&kw=5501468:68324

 

It has tiny rooms and shared baths, but it's well-laid out, very clean and high-tech, and the shared baths are much nicer than what you'd get with a private bath. The location at 51st is fantastic. I was able to walk (now that's a miracle after the fucking I took) back to my room that night.

 

Apparently, they've opened a second location at 39th Street. You can also upgrade to private baths, for more $$$ of course.

 

It will be my go-to place for future visits.

[+ Lucky]

Adding insult to injury, upon arriving at our hotel, they asked for an extra $25 a night to give us twin beds. They went down to $15, and gave us a room with an outdoor patio at that. So, a decent room, good location, and an exorbitant price.

[rguer]

[...} I got a hotel the last two nights.

 

It was in Manhattan, on 51 Street between Second and First Avenues. It's called the Pod.

 

I've heard of it, and that the rooms are very small. Was it completely comfortable for entertaining gentlemen callers? I'd be uncomfortable having an escort in a room with a shared bath, but that's just me, others might be OK with it (especially at those prices for Manhattan).

[+ Lucky]

Which shows are you considering?

Check out the Comedy & Tragedy Forum, where we theater-lovers discuss those things!

[+ Lucky]

Today the Times has a column on the impossibility of getting a working hotel room in New York. A sample:

moved on to Hotels.com where the The Belnord, a budget hotel on the Upper West Side, had rooms for $259 a night. I clicked to book. “Sorry!” popped up on my screen. “The hotel you have chosen is unavailable. This can happen during very busy periods.” Indeed. I selected the Dylan Hotel instead, listed at $1,500 a night. “Sorry!” the site said again. I tried the Affinia Shelburne, listed for $699 a night. “Sorry!” began the message — only this one was different. “The price of the room you have chosen has now increased by $30.” New price: $729 ($842.03 with taxes and fees).A similar thing happened on Expedia.com when I attempted to book a king room at the Double Tree by Hilton New York —Times Square. “The price of your hotel has changed from $379 to $459 avg. per night” a message said. Make that $530.19 with taxes and fees.

Soon it was 12 o’clock: time to check the HotelTonight app for last-minute deals. There was one hotel with availability: the St. Giles Hotel New York on East 39th Street for $695 a night — $802 with taxes and fees. Next.

On Booking.com, the Algonquin Hotel Times Square had rooms for $469 a night.

 

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/booking-a-hotel-in-new-york-use-your-cell-power-to-call-not-surf/?hpw

[Mariner45]

Today the Times has a column on the impossibility of getting a working hotel room in New York. A sample:

moved on to Hotels.com where the The Belnord, a budget hotel on the Upper West Side, had rooms for $259 a night. I clicked to book. “Sorry!” popped up on my screen. “The hotel you have chosen is unavailable. This can happen during very busy periods.” Indeed. I selected the Dylan Hotel instead, listed at $1,500 a night. “Sorry!” the site said again. I tried the Affinia Shelburne, listed for $699 a night. “Sorry!” began the message — only this one was different. “The price of the room you have chosen has now increased by $30.” New price: $729 ($842.03 with taxes and fees).A similar thing happened on Expedia.com when I attempted to book a king room at the Double Tree by Hilton New York —Times Square. “The price of your hotel has changed from $379 to $459 avg. per night” a message said. Make that $530.19 with taxes and fees.

Soon it was 12 o’clock: time to check the HotelTonight app for last-minute deals. There was one hotel with availability: the St. Giles Hotel New York on East 39th Street for $695 a night — $802 with taxes and fees. Next.

On Booking.com, the Algonquin Hotel Times Square had rooms for $469 a night.

 

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/booking-a-hotel-in-new-york-use-your-cell-power-to-call-not-surf/?hpw

 

That is absolutely obscene. God Bless America. So glad we're not focused on greed or anything

[+ Lucky]

I would love to have behind the scenes look at NY hotels this weekend. The Marathon has always caused prices to skyrocket, and most of those now in hotel rooms there paid out the butt for it. But no doubt the hotels suffered many last minute cancellations, and rooms are available now for much lower prices. If that is true, then I think people would check out and then check back in again at a lower price. It's just a thought, but if I were there, I would look into it.

Expedia says that the Westin has reduced its rate tonight from $519 to $259, the Paramount is down from $485 to $219. The lovely Edison is down from $379 to $329.

[+ Charlie]

I would love to have behind the scenes look at NY hotels this weekend. The Marathon has always caused prices to skyrocket, and most of those now in hotel rooms there paid out the butt for it. But no doubt the hotels suffered many last minute cancellations, and rooms are available now for much lower prices. If that is true, then I think people would check out and then check back in again at a lower price. It's just a thought, but if I were there, I would look into it.

Expedia says that the Westin has reduced its rate tonight from $519 to $259, the Paramount is down from $485 to $219. The lovely Edison is down from $379 to $329.

 

This might be a good time to go, if you can get a flight to Philly. A friend of mine there decided to go to a birthday party in Manhattan on Wed. (!!), and said he had no problem driving there, no traffic on the Jersey Turnpike or through the Lincoln Tunnel, and not too much trouble getting across town and up the East Side, despite the lack of traffic signals in midtown. He had an equally easy drive back to Philly the next day.