Want a nice place close to the Gaity?

[bigguyinpasadena]

this is from curbed.com

 

Days Inn Midtown: $692.96... and Rising!

Six hundred bucks a night for a fancy boutique hotel we can understand. Actually, wait. We can't. But that's beside the point. USA Today's hotel columnist finds sticker shock even at the low-end of the Manhattan hotel pyramid:

 

Just for fun I went to the Days Inn Web site and checked rates in Manhattan for this weekend, Dec. 3-5. When $692.96 came up for the Days Inn in Midtown, I picked my jaw up off my desk and called the 800 number to confirm that wasn't a typo.

 

Nope, the operator told me, it just happens to be one of the last rooms available. And, she said, people will actually pay that price. I dig the Rockettes and Macy's at Herald Square, but that's just a bit too pricey.

 

By the way, the two-day rate is now $989.91.

[KY_TOP]

Out of curiosity I checked the Courtyard Marriott at 40th & Bdwy, where I usually stay, and it is $399 per night. The Marriott Marquis and Renaissance Hotel are $499 per night. I have learned when coming to NYC to use Marriott points. That is what I did for my stay at Thanksgiving. My bill for that stay was over $1500 and my portion, by using Marriott points, was $0.00

[Paul Revere]

Hotel rates in New York City are generally very high from Thanksgiving up to Christmas. In 2001 after 9/11, occupancy was way down, and there were plenty of bargains. But 2004 is now the highest that I have ever seen in NYC. And all of the rooms are full! Its the old rule of supply and demand.

 

I have learned that the cheapest hotel rates in New York are the week of Christmas. There is virtually no business travel, and the tourists and shoppers have returned home for the holidays. It is also easier to get theatre tickets, so I will be doing my annual Holiday visit to the Big Apple the week of the 19th. The hotel rates that week are as low as they are all year.

[SmallTownJohn]

Howdy,

 

I just happened to catch this post on a flip-thru :0)

 

Hotwire has a 4 star boutique hotel in Midtown for 116 per night(4th and 5th) I have no idea what the hotel would be.

 

 

John

http://www.stj1.com

[Guest Dan]

>Howdy,

>

>I just happened to catch this post on a flip-thru :0)

>

>Hotwire has a 4 star boutique hotel in Midtown for 116 per

>night(4th and 5th) I have no idea what the hotel would be.

>

>

>John

>http://www.stj1.com

 

John,

 

Hotwire as in Hotwire.com for those of us that aren't in the loop???

 

 

Thanks!

 

Dan Dare

http://male4malescorts.com/reviews/dandarela.html

[SmallTownJohn]

Correct, also try quikbook.com...you can find deals there that others don't have but hotel selection is limited.

 

John

http://www.stj1.com

[+ deej]

Not surprising at all.

 

And, as usual, go just a *little* away from the city and you get back to reality. A few clicks at bestwestern.com finds ~$100/night rooms all over Northern NJ.

 

The Oritani in Hackensack is a convenient 20-minute drive from Times Square and has rooms available in that price range. (We used to put visiting business travelers there, so I actually know this one. For a Best Western, um, it's a Best Western. ;-)) NJ Transit even used to have an express bus from Port Authority in Times Square with first stop at the Oritani.

 

The trouble with NNJ, of course, is you'd have to rent a car. But you'd be saving $600/night so it would fit the budget! :+

[Guest Conway]

I found the same problem when booking a room in New York for the weekend of the 18th. I settled on the Sheraton Suites in Weehawken, NJ at $219 a night. It's on the waterfront facing midtown and has a ferry that leaves from its back door to midtown.

 

The view is spectacular and its close enough to justify the cost savings.

 

Big Guy, you may want to check out the Carlton Hotel on Madison and 28th. Their price is usuall a bit more reasonable. Rooms are small. but very nice.

[+ Lucky]

RE: Want a nice place close to Jersey?

 

...and have fun trying to park it in Manhattan on a Saturday night!

[+ deej]

RE: Want a nice place close to Jersey?

 

That's why I usually took the bus. :7

 

But parking in Manhattan is no different from any city. You just gotta be willing to pony up the bucks. New Yorkers THINK they have traffic and parking problems, but try a few other cities. It isn't as bad as it could be.

 

When my mother visited me in LA the first time, she bucked and fumed and foamed at the mouth at paying the (modest) parking fee at a state beach. It didn't unruffle her feathers any when I said "you're not paying it, I am". ;-)

 

Some people are cheapskates about silly things (like parking). To me, it's a necessary evil.

[OneFinger]

RE: Want a nice place close to the Gaiety?

 

I religiously use the "Hooboy's Discount Travel" link. I've always got better rates from them than on Expedia or other spots. In once instance a room at the Ramada New Yorker was $50/nite cheaper than on the other links.

[+ Lucky]

RE: Want a nice place close to Jersey?

 

"You just gotta be willing to pony up the bucks."

 

Exactly. Forget New Jersey and pay the damn hotel rate in Manhattan! Who wants to be driving or waiting at backed-up bridge and tunnels or going to the Port Authority at 3 a.m....

[+ Lucky]

RE: Want a nice place?

 

You would stay at the Ramada New Yorker?

[+ deej]

RE: Want a nice place close to Jersey?

 

For a difference of $600/night, I might be willing to hire a limo and driver. I won't much care about tunnel/bridge delays when I'm canoodling in the back of a limo.

 

There are a lot of ways to skin this cat, babe.

[Chuck50]

RE: Want a nice place?

 

Deej you sound like my Brother or is that your Mother that sounds like my brother, he will go around the streets of DC or Georgetown looking for a free place to Park. I Love it!!! HUGS Chuck

[OneFinger]

RE: Want a nice place?

 

>You would stay at the Ramada New Yorker?

 

Not would - I HAVE stayed there in the past year and will do it again. Granted the bathroom was straight out of WW II and they had radiator heaters in the room. But it was clean, quiet, safe, and a great location. (Close to Penn Station and right on a subway stop.)

 

I certainly would like to afford to stay other places but I don't make as much money as you New Yorkers. ;-)

[HotdadENYC]

>Days Inn Midtown: $692.96... and Rising!

>Six hundred bucks a night for a fancy boutique hotel we can

>understand. Actually, wait. We can't. But that's beside the

>point. USA Today's hotel columnist finds sticker shock even at

>the low-end of the Manhattan hotel pyramid:

>

I live, work and breathe (lol) in New York City and even I find THOSE prices ridiculous and unconscionable......I remember just less than two (2) years ago when hotel rooms were being given away, at drastically reduced prices.

 

I suppose I should be happy that NYC is rebounding, economically speaking, but I do feel bad for those of you who want to spend some time here and find the accommodations way out of a normal price range.

 

Damn, its not even election time ! ! !

 

Insider insight agrees with the posts about staying in New Jersey, right across the river. Even the cost of a cab (readily available) or several cabs would be less than the hotel charges.

 

I might suggest staying in the outer boroughs (Queens or Brooklyn) and then making one's way into Manhattan. LGA has a couple of nice hotels, right near the airport. Brooklyn has a Marriott which might have some discounted prices right now.

 

In my opinion, there is NO compelling reason to have to stay in midtown, at $500 + a night.

 

Maybe I should think about renting out my studio apartment, short-term.

 

Happy Holidays,

 

hd NYC

[tedbear]

> I find THOSE prices ridiculous and unconscionable......I

>remember just less than two (2) years ago when hotel rooms

>were being given away, at drastically reduced prices.

 

Four years ago, I was doing business in midtown Manhatten fairly often. (I was on loan to a client to fill some gaps due to some employee emergencies). When the other hotels on our preferred list were booked up, I usually ended up in the Mariott Marquis. If I remember correctly, I was paying my company's negotiated rate in the upper $200's during the summer, but after Thanksgiving, the price went up at least $100 every week until it was close to $600! Then, the last few days before Christmas, the rates dropped back to around $400, then after the holiday back to "normal".

 

Ah, I miss those days! Living in Manhatten with an expense account. That's a great way to live! (That's also when I first met Rick Munroe and had once of the best blow jobs of my life.) :o

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

>this is from curbed.com

>

>Days Inn Midtown: $692.96... and Rising!

>Six hundred bucks a night for a fancy boutique hotel we can

>understand. Actually, wait. We can't. But that's beside the

>point. USA Today's hotel columnist finds sticker shock even at

>the low-end of the Manhattan hotel pyramid:

>

 

I have seen prices in the $800's CDN for a single night for 3*s in Montreal during the summer. Of course the dates were only a couple of days in advance and they have those summer festivals and sports events on an ongoing basis. The moral there is: plan ahead. I chose another weekend and Priceline for $43/night US. :7

[Guest Conway]

Big Guy, if you don't mind doing a weekday visit, the Carlton on madison and Broadway has rates of $179 to $259. The $179 room is quite small but well appointed. The baths are all updated and marble. The $259 room is a bit bigger and has the same nice bath.

 

The Carlton has been my business and pleasure hotel of choice in new York for several years now. It's not particularly close to the Gaiety. But, it is in Mnahattan. And it is nice and cheap. The lobby is in the process of renovation. That's the only shortcoming of this place in my opinion.

 

Their website is http://www.carltonhotelny.com

 

You can check out pictures of rooms ect online.

[Tommygunzz]

I think The Edison Hotel is a great value. Just for fun I checked for their rate from Dec. 4-10. Single room $160/nt, Suite $205/nt. and all nites were available.

 

It's located at 47th/Broadway, right off Times Square. The W Hotel is next door, Marriot Marquis is across the street. The TKTS booth in Times Square is 1/2 block away.

 

It's a 1940's Art Deco hotel. Rooms can be small, but if you request a corner room they are larger. Suites are great.

 

I stay there about a week a month. I have paid as low as $115/nt---$160 is about the most. Location is great. I think it's a value.

 

PS The Gaiety is 1/2 block away.

[+ Charlie]

I needed a room close to Penn Station last week, so I went to hotels.com and found a place at 30th and 8th Ave. called the Chelsea Star, for $100. "If it's through hotels.com, how bad can it be?" I thought. BAD! It was an exemplar of the term "fleabag hotel", with metal floors (for easy hosing) and shared bath (with six other rooms), and nothing in the closet sized room but a reading lamp and 3 hooks on the wall; the not very clean linen was supplied, but I had to make my own hard, narrow bed. It reminded me of trying to stay at the old Everard Baths in the 1970s, and was almost as noisy.

[+ Charlie]

Deej, my heart skipped a beat when I saw this post. My best friend and I used to go to the Oritani movie theater in Hackensack and get sucked off in the balcony, when we were teenagers in the 1950s. Such memories!

[jack]

Lots of talk.

 

The Marriott Marquis across in the center of Times Square, with the Gaiety just a dash across the street is often $280, sometimes $389, with the best servcie and the best location. Why would any of you beat yourselves up going elswhere. x(