<p>My daughter has decided to forego all Christmas presents in favor of seeing Renee Fleming at the Met. Not sure it will work out, but I’m looking for hotel recommendations. I usually stay at the Omni Berkshire but looking for something different.</p>
<p>oooooohh… we saw her at Ravinia a few years ago. She was awesome.</p>
<p>Sorry I can’t help you with the hotel rec.</p>
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It’s not the swankest, but it’s nice and safe, and located on Broadway and 93rd st, I think it was. It’s an easy subway/bus ride to Lincoln Center (15 min., or she could even walk if the weather’s nice. It’s about a mile and a half straight down Broadway), as well as to the museums on the east side, Times Square (for shows, and also practically every other train line).
You have one sophisticated daughter!</p>
<p>The Empire Hotel was just renovated a year or so ago and is literally right across the street. The rooms were tiny, but it had other good attributes, such as a nice continental breakfast. I checked different booking services and found one with a really great rate last year, but I have not looked at the rate recently.</p>
<p>My favorite NYC hotel on the Upper West Side is the Excelsior, on W 81st St near Central Park West. across the street from the Museum of Natural History, convenient to shopping and a very easy subway ride to Lincoln Center.</p>
<p>We had a NYC opera trip (“South Pacific” and 3 operas at the Met- one, thankfully, was free- in 4 days- just about broke the bank as well!) last April as an early grad. present for daughter. Stayed at the Sheraton Towers, which when I looked was actually about the cheapest place I could find. Have also stayed there a couple other times. I really like the location- you can easily walk over to 5th ave., to Times Square (but without having to be in the middle of it) in one direction, or to Central Park/Lincoln Center in the other. D and I have walked back to the Sheraton from Lincoln Center at 10:30 or 11 p.m. and felt safe. Easy to get a cab right outside the door, or subway at the end of the block too. If you walk a couple blocks west to 8th and 9th aves., we have found some terrific restaurants where the prices plummet from Braodway/Times Sq. area.
We saw Ren</p>
<p>Of course “deal” in reference to NYC is kind of a joke!</p>
<p>The Marriot Marquis–but it is fairly expensive. The advantages are many including NYC’s only revolving restaurant & the discount theatre ticket outlet outside on the ground floor.
P.S. Also there is a regular ticket broker counter inside the hotel on the same floor as the check-in counters.</p>
<p>Coldwind, the TKTS booth has reopened so it is no longer at the Marriott Marquis. Not that it’s far, but I thought I’d mention that. </p>
<p>Cartera, it really depends on what your budget is. There are so many hotels from which to choose. I prefer to stay closer to Times Square because theatre is always a big component of our trips, yet the area is close enough to walk to Fifth Ave., Central Park, Lincoln Center, etc. The Crowne Plaza is a great hotel, fabulous service, an excellent restaurant and a nice lobby bar. It’s an easy walk to Lincoln Center. In fact, I did it earlier this month to see South Pacific. It is, as I said, though, dependent on how much you want to spend, and also, on when you want to go.</p>
<p>When did TKTS move? Where is it located now? We stayed at the Marriot Marquis for Thanksgiving two years ago. Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the suggestions - I am checking into them. </p>
<p>Yes, a “deal” in New York is not like a deal elsewhere. If we do this, it will be in lieu of anything else for Christmas for either of us and will include her birthday which is also in December - at least we won’t have to shop. If we don’t do it, we will see it broadcast live at our local opera house. </p>
<p>Her performance in March at the Met is completely sold out on the dates we could go.</p>
<p>alwaysamom - this show will be the only show we could do. It looks as though we will have to go to the December 30 show so we stay the one night. Hotel rates are already at a premium for that night. We could stay with my aunt on Long Island but I would not want to inconvenience her by how late we would get home after the show.</p>
<p>Coldwind, the TKTS booth has always been at the north end of Duffy Square at Broadway and 47th. It was closed down for a couple of years and totally redesigned and rebuilt. During that time it was relocated over to the Marquis. It reopened this fall and back in business at Duffy Square, and looks great! </p>
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<p>Decades ago I used the current location. It was a luxury staying at the Marriot Marquis & having TKTS right outside the hotel as were visited for seven or eight days.</p>
<p>Just wanted to point out that your daughter will use the hotel mostly for sleeping. There’s too much to do in NY for her to spend much time in her hotel room! A suggestion – that she stay in a less expensive place and she uses the money saved for great meals.</p>
<p>I think the nicest hotel on the upper west side that I’ve actualy seen – when a friend stayed there – is a place called the Hotel Lucerne on 79th and Amsterdam, an easy walk to Lincoln Center. Don’t know what the rates and I imagine that a reservation might be tough to come by around the holdiays, but with the economy sinking now in NY, who knows? It’s a really lovely place that I would stay in if I were visitng NYC. </p>
<p>A little bit downt the hotel food chain, and a bit further away, but defintiely on the inexpensive siode is the Days Inn on Broadway and 94th. Like a Days Inn anywhere is its clean, functional and basic, and that was all anaother friend wanted he came to town. Private bath, TV, of course. No frills, but a hop skip and jump from the Met on the nearby subway and acces to the crosstown bus two blocks away.</p>
<p>bela - I agree - we just want clean and good surroundings. The Comfort Inn is actually in a good location and is a decent deal and I am a member of the points club because that’s where I stay in her college town. </p>
<p>The Lucerne caught my eye and has a promotional rate for the 30th of $280 a night - not cheap by any stretch but for that night and that location, I could do a lot worse. Everything is running about $100 a night more for the holiday period.</p>
<p>Try Hotel Beacon at 75th and Broadway – only about 10 blocks or so to Lincoln Center. Have never stayed there but have heard decent reviews of it.</p>