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NYC SJ.comers! Help, with Broadway show info and attire!

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 16, 2008.

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  1. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    OK, I need a hotel. Not just any hotel in NYC.
    I want classic NYC hotel, preferably a nice (3 or 4-star). I don't know that I need all the amenities. For Christ's sake I'm NYC so I don't plan on spending much time in my room. But I do want the basics, clean, comfortable, big nice bed with good service, close to some nice restaurants and sights, entertainment and transportation. I plan to see a Broadway show (leaning toward Wicked) as well.

    I have done some research and found a couple I like:
    The Barclay
    The Lucerne
    The Algonquin
    The Warick
    Any preferences or suggestions among those of you who have visited or lie in NYC?
    Any help would be appreciated.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 16, 2008
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  2. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

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    Hudson's good, if you can get a solid break on it through Hotwire, or the like.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Feb 16, 2008
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  3. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

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    What about the New Yorker Hotel? It's on Eight Avenue and 34th Street, diagonally across from Madison Square Garden. It's a quick walk to Broadway. Subways and cabs are right outside.

    http://www.newyorkerhotel.com/index.html
     
    hockeybeat, Feb 16, 2008
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  4. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

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    The hotel I stay at in New York is the Edison Hotel. Handy to all the Broadway theatres, walking distance to just about anything and not too bad price wise. The rooms are small but clean and theres a diner for breakfast in the lobby.

    http://www.edisonhotelnyc.com/index.asp
     
    HC, Feb 16, 2008
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  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

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    That Hudson is beautiful, and has a couple of great bars that are really nicely set. The main bar is pretty good if you have a thing for models, celebrities and bored rich women. The library bar, which is one of my favorite places in Manhattan, is just a great place to chill -- fireplace, couches, chess tables, pool table (and overpriced drinks, so beware). I love the hotel, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as the some of the hotels Evil listed. The Hudson isn't classic. It's modern.
     
    The Big Ragu, Feb 16, 2008
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  6. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

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    Any literary visit to New York begins and ends here:

    http://www.hotelchelsea.com/

    Lay your head where Dylan Thomas did a great deal of his binging! And blacking out!
     
    jgmacg, Feb 16, 2008
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  7. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

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    Hear dat. But doing the best I can to dredge up something decent that won't cost firstborn. What's happend to NY hotel prices across-the-board the past few years is horrifying.

    And though the location's desirable in some ways, the New Yorker's very, very borderline, these days. Be careful. I'm not sure I'd want to be staying too close to MSG, unless I had business in the immediate vicinity.

    If you're a writer and you're not enchanted by the idea of the Algonquin, you're mad . . . mad!
    Just one tip, if you go that way: avoid the dining room. You'll thank me, later.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Feb 16, 2008
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  8. cougargirl

    cougargirl Active Member

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    Another option is renting a studio apartment for a few days - there are plenty of agencies online. Mr. Cougar and I have spent less on renting apartments than the suggested prices for hotels.
     
    cougargirl, Feb 16, 2008
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  9. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

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    cougs, you can also find apartments for rent on craigslist. We almost went that route for our Christmas trip, but used Marriott points instead.
     
    imjustagirl, Feb 16, 2008
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  10. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

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    And don't forget that in a pinch, we have all the perennial American motel favorites in Manhattan, too. Holiday Inn Express, Red Roof Inn, Best Western, etc. Certainly not classics, but affordable.
     
    jgmacg, Feb 16, 2008
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  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

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    JG, Did you follow the soap opera going on with ownership, management and the residents? It got ugly. Not sure how it resolved itself. One cool thing it did was launch a blog that is now devoted to some of the "lesser" names that have spent time there. It highlights some people doing some interesting literary and artistic work: http://www.hotelchelseablog.com/
     
    The Big Ragu, Feb 16, 2008
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  12. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

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    Stayed at the Affinia 50 last summer. Loved, loved, loved it. Huge rooms, some with balconies over 50th.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Feb 16, 2008
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