I am looking for affordable but acceptable hotels in Manhattan. Anybody's got some ideas?

Pennsylvania Hotel must be the closest, opposite to the main entrance. You can even crawl home...

I used to stay at the Milford Plaza - www.milfordplaza.com - it used to be around 1590 dollars or less. But now they must have got new owners, because they have got a stupid web and higher rates.

The Hotel Pennsylvania is really ideal, I used to stay there too some times, ass it is just across th street from MSG - just perfect - but after we killed a giant cockroach in the bathroom with a thumb size we kind of lost interest in that one.

The one that looks fine for me now is the Ramada just behind MSG as it seems:
[www.ramada.com]
It is just below 200 dollars. Hard to find something cheaper unless you find something with lower quality or more remotely located oustide Manhattan.

As it seems like many people travel into NYC that week I could look into making a page of where to stay, where to meet, great places to visit etc. Are there any great hotels around the East Village? I use to go there a lot, almost like a village in Paris or Italy with low buildings and outdoor restaurants. But the hotels seems expensive. Still I am sure some must be cheaper.

Please give advice here or by e-mail to: iorr@arena.no
Then I will collect akll this and link it into a page on its own.

Bjornulf



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-06-09 23:42 by bv.

The Travel Inn in West 42nd Street is clean and has quite reasonable rates and it is not far away from the Garden.

What do you consider affordable? For $225-$250, you can stay at the Avalon on 32nd and Park Ave. You will not find a better hotel in NYC for that price. But book SOON. The place is no longer a secret.

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Pickwick Arms Hotel, E. 51st St. (between 1st and 2nd - or maybe 2nd and 3rd).

NOT the most exciting part of town, but a room is about $80 ([pre-tax). MSG is across town but still easy and quick to get to from there. Rooms small but clean. Do a google search of the name and street and you're likely to get an even cheaper rate through one of those hotel discount sites.

Also see www.craigslist.org

Go to the NY section and then look under vacation rentals or temporary. You should be able to get a B & B from $75 upwards. There should be no tax to pay if you stay more than a few nights (or at least I think that's the rule for non-hotel accommodation).

If there are a few of you staying for a night or two, just rent a short-term apartment through craigslist or villagevoice.com or do a google search for short-term furnished rentals new york. Much cheaper than any hotel. They often sleep several people for less than what it costs one person in a hotel. You can get them in the East Village or wherever else you prefer. Hell's Kitchen (officially known as Clinton, I think) is also a good area with lots going on and also convenient for MSG.

PS - Good place to visit is Louis Armstrong's house, which is off the beaten tourist track in Queen's.

Just booked a room in Hotel Pennsylvania thanks to BV and his pet cockroach.

I think we just found our hotel... Eas Willage, near Tower Records, would be great, but there are so few ok hotels down there. And so many roaches...

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I've stayed in the travel inn in NYC, I thought it was really nice for the price. However on the last day I changed my mind rapidly, let's just say it's smaller than and rhymes with 'cat' and it ran across my room.

I encourage everyone to call 1-800-HOLIDAY for Holiday Inns and become a Priority Club Member at no cost! There are Holiday Inns all over the country and that's where I stay plus there's a Holiday Inn really close to MSG, walking distance; I stayed there in 2003, January when I went to the Stones HBO event. They are great hotels, comfy and not extremely expensive and during off-season, which is when part of this tour will take place, the rates are very low, like $99-$149. I am booked at the Stadium Holiday Inn in Philly for 3 nights for the Stones gigs at Wachovia Center and you can walk to the arena! I think I'm paying about $115 per night!! Good luck.

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