So this is where I’ll be staying in New York in September: Hotel 31 on E 31st St. I reckon I got a half-decent price, and the hotel got some great reviews on a few websites.
It’s in Murray Hill, apparently, anyone know much about that area? Looks like it’s not too far from the Theatre District and so on, as well, so it should be easy enough to get around from.
This holiday’s suddenly seeming a hell of a lot closer and more real! Just got to book a place in Washington and we’re set.
Thanks for all the great answers to my New York hotels question yesterday. Crowd-sourcing truly is awesome, so many thanks for everyone that took the time to reply, email or tweet.
The consensus seems to be that downtown is better, especially if you can find a cheap one. Unfortunately, anything a bit nice is pretty much out of my price range, unless it’s out by an airport.
The shared bathrooms thing doesn’t bother me at all, and the girlfriend seems happy enough to go for it. I figure that the money we save can be used for much more entertaining things like food and booze. Probably more booze than food, knowing us.
With that in mind, I think I’m going to go for that Portland Square hotel, which is the more central one at the same price as the one in the Upper West Side (“Boring!”, according to mascarah…).
Anyways, as peterwknox points out, we’ll be leaving the hotel in the morning, and getting back late. It doesn’t really matter too much what it’s like, in the grand scheme of things. Sleep, shower, maybe go back in the evening to change, and that’s about it.
Next I’ll be asking for ideas of what to do/see!
In my continuing adventures regarding booking hotels, the girlfriend and I have managed to find a place in Edinburgh for the Festival in August. It’s a touch more expensive than last year, but then we really lucked out in getting that place.
This year seems to have been a bit more difficult in getting a reservation, but we’ve now booked at the Airlie Guest House, which seems like it’ll be pleasant enough. We’re there for 3 nights over a weekend, I think, in the middle of August.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself last year, and am really looking forward to getting up there again. The whole city is just busy and buzzing, and there are so many acts to see that you never get bored. We got this year’s programme through the post the other day, so need to have a proper sit-down this weekend to figure out what’s worth seeing. Gotta have a plan!
Calling all New Yorkers!
I’m over in NYC for about a week in mid-September, and am looking to book a hotel for the girlfriend and I. I’ve been using hotels.com for recommendations, and then comparing prices across Expedia, LastMinute and LowCostNewYork.
The one we’ve half settled on is the Portland Square Hotel, at 132 W 47th Street, apparently just around the corner from Times Square and in the middle of Theatre District. It’s relatively cheap, with shared bathrooms (neither of us are fussed about this, as long as it’s clean), and seems to be in a great location.
Personally, I’m not that bothered about Times Square itself, but to be that central would be ideal. Is it a good area from which to see the rest of the city? I figure that it’s in the middle of everything, give or take, or at least as much as we’re going to fit in during 4-5 days.
The other option we’re considering is the Hotel Alexander, way up on the Upper West Side. To my mind, that seems a it further out, and is the same price as Portland. Is it worth staying up there, or is Theatre District a better bet?
