<p>Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. The girls are on a budget and are looking at TripAdvisor today. They might try the Priceline suggestion the week before they go to see if they can find any last minute deals. Thanks for all of your help.</p>
<p>For a really fun stay in NY in the village, try the Larchmont Hotel. No large rooms, but prices are very reasonable, and a decent breakfast is included. Bathrooms down the hall, but always spotless and available, and fully lit. It’s really perfect, full of European tourists.</p>
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<p>Never used it but my D2 is booked there for a Model UN conference in May. Her Model UN club’s adviser has used The Pod with past group trips to NYC. Reportedly it’s clean but very basic accommodations, small rooms, IKEA-quality furnishings, many rooms come with shared bath, but a convenient Midtown location and very reasonably priced accommodations suitable for young people or others on a tight budget. Sounds like it’s step above a youth hostel, with private rooms. I’d have loved to have had this kind of choice when I was in my 20s.</p>
<p>I second the recommendation of the Hotel Beacon on the Upper West Side. We live in NYC and therefore don’t usually need to stay in NYC hotels ourselves, but we did stay there one night, when we could not quite coordinate the move-out and move-in dates when we moved from one apartment to another. </p>
<p>It was very nice and very comfortable. They have one-bedroom suites with two double beds in the bedroom and a pull-out couch in the living room, plus a kichenette. I think the going rate is around $285. Split four ways, that’s not a bad price. Also, with the kitchenette, you can save money by not having to eat all your meals out. There are great places to buy food nearby, including Fairway, which is right across the street, H&H Bagels, and Zabars – to name just a few!</p>
<p>The Beacon is very close to the Museum of Natural History and both Riverside and Central Parks. It’s easy to walk across Central Park to the Met. The Beacon is also close to subways. It’s just a great location, and a very nice hotel.</p>
<p>The Pod Hotel looks very much like a place we stayed in Germany last summer. We liked it very much. I can’t believe they actually have a photo of a young woman jumping on the bed!</p>