Comments on: NYC Hotels

Question: NYC Hotels

jasondigitized — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:53:30 -0800

Anyone have a favorite hotel in Manhattan? Myself and a few mates are all meeting up in NYC for a getaway weekend and are looking for a cool place to stay, somewhere in the $150 - $300 / night range. We are all in our late 20's / early 30's, like to shop, party, eat, and chat up classy single women. Any places that might fit that bill?

By: the fire you left me

the fire you left me — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:56:49 -0800

The W.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:01:53 -0800

If you can get a special rate at The Library Hotel, it's supposed to be quite nice, interesting, and pretty conveniently located.

By: lilboo

lilboo — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:10:40 -0800

the Gramercy Park Hotel is pretty legendary, plus it's in a good location. Alternately there is 60 Thompson or the Soho Grand.

By: hsoltz

hsoltz — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:03:31 -0800

The Hudson caters to hipsters, although the rooms are quite small.

By: grum@work

grum@work — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:48:25 -0800

When my family and I were in NYC in May, we stayed at The Wyndham Hotel in Manhattan (not associated with the Wyndham chain of hotels...the link takes you to a set of reviews of the place, since I can't seem to find a website for the hotel right now).

It's a nice old hotel with big suites, very polite doormen (very helpful in finding good restaurants and navigating through the city), elevator operators (yes, with the sliding doors and up/down lever!) and it's walking distance from Central Park, CBS studios, Rockefeller Plaza and other attractions.

I'd recommend it for anyone going into the heart of the city for a weekend.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:50:15 -0800

Hudson or W or Paramount.

By: grum@work

grum@work — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:53:07 -0800

I found out: there is no website for the Wyndham.
Here is a site with the contact information for the Wyndham.

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:26:23 -0800

It's the high end of your range - but I love the Royalton. All of the ian shrager properties are pretty hipster (Royalton, Hudson, Morgans, Paramount). The paramount being the cheapest - and the oldest. There are a bajillion Ws in NYC. My fav is the W Union Square - central for all the places I like to hang. Soho Grand and TriBeCa Grand are both fantastic - but decidedly not cheap.
At the lower end of your range I like The Gershwin. Its pretty bare bones but has a cool vibe. Lots of Euro tourists and big Warhol prints in the rooms.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:26:27 -0800

My favorite hotel in the city is the Royalton even though its in midtown.

Otherwise I'd stay in Soho at the Soho Grand or the Mercer.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 04:41:17 -0800

I'm late to this thread but I recently discovered Le Marquis. I got a great rate on hotels.com. The location is problematic: very very central to all transport (it's right near the Empire State Building) but at night it's in a bit of a dead zone for fun. Then again, there are cabs and subways. The rooms are tiny but very stylishly appointed (can't beat Frette sheets and those rain shower showerheads with mint-rosemary shampoo) and great for the price. I've come to love boutique hotels.