<p>Any suggestions for a hotel for four young women 20-22 who want to visit New York over a long weekend or spring break primarily to visit art galleries, museums, etc. They’ll be splitting costs for a room, etc., but would prefer to stay in the city if possible.</p>
<p>…It’s a wonderful town,
The Broadway’s up but the Battery’s down
The people ride in a hole in the ground,
New York, New Yoooooooork…</p>
<p>ahem, sorry.</p>
<p>What fun! I’d say, get a suite, but even a double room can cost $400. Do you have hotel points or miles?
Hotel rooms in Manhattan are teensy, they need to figure out what they can pay per person. Sometimes you can get good deals on hotels + B’way shows, etc.<br>
I always suss it out on TripAdvisor. Good luck!</p>
<p>I second the suggestion to check out the Tripadvisor NYC forums. The locals there are familiar with the hotels and price ranges and give great advice. Also check travelzoo for hotel deals - I found out about travelzoo on the tripadvisor NYC forums and got a great deal last summer.</p>
<p>There’s a hostel on Amsterdam Ave on the upper west side of Manhattan which seems very popular with young travelers:
[HI</a> - New York Hostel :: Hostel to Reserve in the United States](<a href=“HI New York City Hostel - HI USA”>http://www.hinewyork.org/)</p>
<p>They’ll have no trouble getting to any of the museums/galleries from there.</p>
<p>My kids and I stayed at the Affinia Manhattan last summer for under $200 (the rates are lower then). The room turned out to be 2 very large rooms, 2 full baths. I suspect we got an upgrade. The hotel is right near Madison Square Garden (Midtown).</p>
<p>Spring break is likely to be more expensive.</p>
<p>I find the area near Penn Station/MSG really off-putting–crowded and physically unattractive. I’m also not sold on the idea of hostels for young women in the U.S.</p>
<p>I would recommend looking on Tripadvisor for a slightly quieter neighborhood in more residential part of Manhattan that would still be convenient to many art museums (East Midtown/Upper East Side, maybe even Gramercy Park/Flatiron area). </p>
<p>The Beekman Tower near the UN is a little off the beaten track and not inexpensive, but for four girls sharing costs, price might be manageable. I don’t know much about the Hotel Wales other than that there is a Sarabeth’s in it, but it is on Madison Avenue a few blocks from the Met and might be a possibility if they can share a room or small suite (bedroom plus living room with sleeper sofa?).</p>
<p>There are some great discussions on this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/809267-nyc-hotel-recommendations.html?highlight=nyc+hotel+recommendations[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/809267-nyc-hotel-recommendations.html?highlight=nyc+hotel+recommendations</a></p>
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<p>Last summer, we stayed at the Hotel Beacon. It felt more like a home than a hotel. It’s close to the subway and fun walk to shops, restaurants and Central Park. Also a quick cab ride to MoMA.</p>
<p>Do any of the girls know anyone they can stay with? New Yorkers are used to being asked to share their room for guests for a few days. Plus, it’s a whole lot more fun. At first, NYC seems like a huge array of very tall skyscrapers, and impersonal people everywhere, but it’s really all about the different neighborhoods and all about the interiors.</p>
<p>Second the Affina hotels. Good value, well kept and some have all suites.</p>
<p>singersmom, do you know what their budget is?</p>
<p>Check Trip Advisor for rates at the Hotel Elysee. It’s right in mid-town Manhattan and very convenient (E 54th). The rooms tend to be small and they might prefer two rooms. What’s nice about this hotel is that there’s a hospitality suite for guests where there’s a light breakfast (coffee, bagels, rolls, cold cereals, juice) in the morning and in the evening there’s wine, cheese, nuts, and water/soda. It’s free as is internet service. The staff is very helpful as well. Ask for a room away from the street–trash collection in the morning is incredibly noisy. The hotel is part of a small chain of NYC hotels. The owner started out as a bellboy. Other hotels in the chain are nice too–a little more expensive (we’ve stayed at The Giraffe and The Library).</p>
<p>Have they considered renting a studio apartment during their stay? I have given up on hotels when I visit my D, and have had EXCELLENT success with craigslist.org and even VRBO.com. </p>
<p>Do the research and save a bundle.</p>
<p>I’ve been curious about The Pod Hotel, reasonably priced. An advantage is you don’t have to share beds. It seems priced and designed for young people, based on a European model. Opened a few years ago.</p>
<p>Has anyone tried it?
It’s on E. 51st St. Midtown, so pretty good for museum-ing.</p>
<p>“just” a mom: DO NOT SUGGEST ON TRIP ADVISOR PRIVATE APARTMENT RENTALS! You will be eaten alive by regular posters/location experts. In New York they are, from what I have read, illegal. In addition (as I have read) people have shown up at apartments that do not exist or are occupied. Depending on budget there are hotels (yes, the Affinia) are supposed to be wonderful. Some friends stayed at the Affinia on the UES. Loved it. The place used to be apartments. And, our friends said that the doorman would walk a block to hail a cab.</p>
<p>To OP: Have the girls figure out a budget, including food, sightseeing, cabs, subways, and buses and shopping and then figure out what they can afford. I believe that hotel occupancy is limited to three guests per room, as per law. (I don’t know if this applies to parents with two children.) But when we went, four of us, we had to have two rooms.</p>
<p>Whoops, I guessed I goofed all around. I personally have never had an issue renting a studio from an owner, nor have several friends of mine. We are very resourceful however, and do a LOT of research in advance.</p>
<p>Go on Priceline or Expedia.com for great deals!!
Put in the number of stars, location and $. Start low and increase if it is not taken. We’ve gotten great deals this way and the girls will not be as picky as we adults are!</p>
<p>We stayed at the Broadway Millenium the last time in NY with the kids. Great location. Great hotel.</p>
<p>20-22 year old women told you they are going to NYC to visit art galleries and museums and you believed them?</p>
<p>The hostel I mentioned is very reputable and is full of young European visitors. I wouldn’t discount it.</p>
<p>Huh, crescent? That’s exactly what I did at that age, and at any age. Only I went to Paris to see art, got my undergrad there and stayed for 7 years. You can see a lot of art that way.</p>
<p>So, you know.</p>