Help finding a Hotel in NYC, Manhattan

Have you tried the interwebs?

Check out the Hotel Edison. It is a tourist-class hotel (likely a 2.5 star) built in the 1930s, and about 1/2 block from Times Square. Not modern, but clean and the location can't be beat. I checked out their website, and rooms around Mother's Day weekend are $250 for a queen-sized room. I've stayed there in the past and about 1/2 of the guests were international guests.

My wifi is down R1, I have been searching and calling using the yellow pages.

Of course I am using the interwebs, but their are so many algorithms that lock you into certain prices repeatedly depending on your search history. There are also I know better days to search. There is a certain time period before as well that might be better. Going to the hotel's site directly can help. I am looking for any other tips people might have found that might work - certain search engines they prefer, or even a hotel they know that offers deals certain days, etc...

May is gonna be hot.

Give me your exact dates of stay and let me take a look.

Also, a cc# TIA

Just use two or three of the major chain search engines….thus one or Hyatt.

There’s so many fucking hotels in Manhattan, but most are the same brands at the same price points …it ain’t hard so why are you overthinking it?

yellowpages???!!!

lolz

summer in nyc are the cheapest 'cause it's hot and stanky.

R5 - I am looking to stay for two days. I can stay between May 15th to May 20th, whichever the best combo may be - Wed to Friday, Friday to Sunday, Saturday to Monday..

drop the weekend and keep your stay during the week.

R7 it's hard because the link you suggest has hotels at an average of $500 a night.

It's cheaper to book a room a Secaucus and just drive in each day.

sunday till the 15th

OP - I have three little words for you on how to get the BEST rates in the BEST hotels...

Slip and Fall.

I am going to a Nephews graduation in ATL the previous weekend. I will be traveling through NYC because those tend to be the cheaper fairs overall when you're coming from overseas. But coming back I would like to stay in NYC two nights before I head back home. Those two days could range anywhere from the 15th to the 20th.

Row Hotel or the Roosevelt Hotel

i do love the Muse.

You do realize that’s graduation time for NYU, Columbus and the rest….also the time for spring school trips to the Big Apple, and the appearance of the European hoards. Pay the piper.

Columbia*

Save a bundle and book the morning of your check-in. I do this all the time when I travel and never sleep in rat traps, or on the street. Just found Hilton Garden Inn in NYC for $122 for today, Sunday 2/25 though 2/28. Did the same for Sunday 3/10 through 3/13 and the price is $242. It depends on the time of year of course, but major hotels discount same day rather that have non-occupied rooms.

R20 - Agree with R20, but a back-up plan sounds smart too.

hoteltonight.com has always been reliable but you have to wait until close to your travel time

East Side Club…that should work.

Maybe your mom can help you out and make some calls to travel agencies, OP.

You can just yell up the basement steps and demand it.

R9

R10 gives some great advice break out the days which I did not do. Week days vs weekends.

I saw some really great looking deals for your whole time frame until I clicked on the hotel to see their Refundable rate which was beyond $300. Are you a risk taker?

On Priceline I was shown 3 hotels all 4 stars, all well reviewed (7.6 to 8.0 ) all in a downtown location all $219 all Non Refundable all regularly priced at over $300.

You can get one for $219 if you are comfortable with non refundable and comfortable with PL picking one of the 3 hotels for you.

At one time PL offered cheap cancelation ins but I have no idea if they still do.

Now why couldn’t the Op do that for himself… is he paying you an earned commission? If not I’d report him.

he only has the yellowpages!

lolz

I just want to fuck?

hell's kitchen...plastic sheets...any recs?

Dates and timing is everything. I took a look at March 1-2 just to see how booking a non refundable might work. Lots of hotels being advertised at really cheap prices. Under $200 a night.

That PL we will pick one of these 3 hotels was no longer $219 but was now $110

New York is one of the most expensive places on the planet. And airbnbs are now mostly banned in NY, so hotels are very expensive.

Try looking in Long Island City (which is a neighborhood in Queens very convenient to Manhattan, not in Long Island). You say you want to stay in Manhattan, but there are plenty of neighborhoods that are still quite convenient and will be cheaper.

The other alternative is of course stay in Jersey (if you stay in Jersey City off the PATH train, that train makes run 24 hrs). But I would look in the outerboroughs first.

Arthouse on the UWS is nice if you can get a good rate. They sometimes run under $300 if you book out in advance.

[quote]I am using the interwebs, but their are so many algorithms that lock you into certain prices repeatedly depending on your search history. There are also I know better days to search. There is a certain time period before as well that might be better. Going to the hotel's site directly can help.

The only assumption of these that's still true is the third: booking directly with the hotel is usually the best option.

Day of the week? While it used to be true that there were uniform days of the week when airlines changed fares, hotels don't coordinate price adjustments for Tuesday mornings at 08.00 or 12.01.. Maybe some hotels do it at a consistent time, but most do not. They change prices whenever there is reason to do.

And the search history price locks are both overstated and very short term. If you look at Marriott prices this week and then again next, you're fine; within 24 hours or one log-on session they *might* lock their quotes.

Start by using the Hotels tab on Google Flights and search as a start. Look at the Hotels Tonight app to see what hotels are attractively priced and of interest for the upcoming weekend, for instance, and then investigate their prices for your own dates using the hotel websites.

Booking.com offers a big selection and shows the extent to which hotels discount prices. It's another good starting point for a search and transparent in showing costs of non-refundable vs. cancelable reservations. Check out the hotels of interest through their own websites or call reservations and ask about discounts relative the Booking.com rates. They will usually have something no more than a few dollars different and otherwise comparable.

I was able to find a great deal at the Nesva Hotel in LIC during your dates.

Booking direct with the hotel can often get you the lowest rate booking direct with the hotel can often get you the highest rate.

Booking, Priceline, etc can often have the best deals. Or not.

I was going to say Long Island City/Astoria also. My last trip I found a reasonably priced hotel near the river and close to subway access. Convenient to midtown.

[quote] My wifi is down [R1], I have been searching and calling using the yellow pages.

This can’t be true.

On the off chance it is - OP, for some things it’s worth shopping around for a great deal, for others not so much. I’d accept paying close to $400 for the hotel in exchange for peace of mind and convenience. You aren’t going to find a magical deal and it’s only two nights. If you find a place for $250/night and it’s a dump it will ruin your trip. Spend the incremental $300 for two night and enjoy yourself.

Smart shoppers don’t overpay. And they don’t stay at an NJ airport. Instead of paying $400 they find a $250 hotel that they are comfortable with. Not everyone can casually raise their hotel,price an extra $100 a night. Many are gaging at the thought they may have to pay $300 a night.

Is this the meaning of "first world problems"?

Just remember the 3 things allegedly important when looking at real estate , location, location, location.

Oh wait, is May just a tough month? Booking.com, OP. I've stayed in some reasonable ones for 200-300 from Booking but there's days in May only where they are hundreds more. NYU graduation?

“Many are gaging at the thought they may have to pay $300 a night.”

Then don’t visit Manhattan. The end.

R41 read the thread^^

I didn't read the thread, you're right. Still not sure why May is so tough.

“You do realize that’s graduation time for NYU, Columbia and the rest….also the time for spring school trips to the Big Apple, and the appearance of the European hoards. Pay the piper.”

JHC

The real key to visiting a normally very expensive city like NYC with an extra expensive month like May is this——February.

Maybe March. Maybe even hot august. Not May.

[quote] Not everyone can casually raise their hotel,price an extra $100 a night. Many are gaging at the thought they may have to pay $300 a night.

People traveling internationally for a nephew’s graduation and stopping over in NYC for an extra two days usually can. Although, those people usually don’t find a hotel via the yellow pages, so who knows?

sorry R45. Obviously not awake yet.

If someone is comfortable with non refundable or if travel insurance covers non refundable hotels ( I have no idea) lots of deals , for well located hotels that have been well reviewed, can still be found for May. And under $300.

It’s the refundable rates that are the budget killers.

Yotel is my favorite HOtel!

kayak - 18-20 th oyo times square 187 a night.

Have you looked at hotels in Jersey in the cities right across the river from Manhattan -- Hoboken, Jersey City, etc? I think you can sometimes find deals there, and its very quick and easy to get into Manhattan by train or bus or ferry.

Of course the Oyo is cheap —the worst reputation of any chain around…

Pod51.

The caveat about staying in Jersey is if you are tired and don't want to take transit back home. Taxis won't go, Uber/Lyft will but it is expensive because of the toll between states. Something to keep in mind if you are trying to save money.

[quote] “Many are gaging at the thought they may have to pay $300 a night.”

That sounds like a lower mid-range call boy. You're lucky if he made you gag, unless you're just bad at blow jobs.

And if you get tired from all that walking and want to return to your hotel room for a rest and fresh up for an hour or so until that second wind hits how convenient do hotels in New Jersey look?

That’s where the East Side Club cums in.

r53 - the reviews on line rate it "OK" like OP said he was not looking for the Standard. I stayed in the New Yorker across from MSG once. Art Deco hotel but jesus the rooms were T I N Y. We had a queen bed and it took up the whole room. You could not open the door to the room if the bathroom door was open.

Our guests always had luck at the Hotel Savoy in Chelsea if it's still there. 23rd and 7th, right by the subway.

R59 people were murdered at the New Torker. And the notorious gay sex parties —but to stay?😵‍💫

Just the ticket: rent by the hour or overnight. Notorious for hookers and chemsex. But the price is right!

r61 Didn't know it - it was where our friends were staying from the UK so we booked it to be in the same hotel lol. Not sure how you can have a gay sex party in a room the size of a postage stamp,

Carter’s party *

It took over the floor!

Anyone stayed at the historic St James? I have friends that claim they would kill to stay there.

R60 still there. Another notorious sex hookup

R66 Kill? Or be killed?

If you dare…

R68 Well it depends .

Sometimes you want to be the one applying the ropes and sometime you want to be the one tied down.

. When I mentioned historic I was thinking of that first hotel scene in Cruising. But I just read that a whole lot of folks including Billy the Kid allegedly stayed there.

Many years ago when I lived in NYC, my first job was on 42nd street between 9-10th (all the smaller OB houses). This was late 80s. I recall their being some scary-ass Travelodge the next block up (10-11 Ave?) and thinking God help Aunt Edna and Uncle Earl who have NO IDEA what they're in for. It made the Edison look as glamorous as the Milford Plaza!

Any of The Pod hotels are well priced, modern and clean. I used to work for them. The original, on 51st, has SOME rooms that share a bathroom down the hall, but this is only a handful. Of course the lower price reflects that.

The other locations, on 39th, Times Square and Brooklyn are newer, the 39th has an amazing rooftop bar, but might be closed for winter.

The sizes are similar to cruise ship cabins, perfect if all you plan to do is sleep there.

R16, OP can get acquainted with hundreds of Illegal Aliens at the ROW and Roosevelt.

R31 The hotel industry "Wined, Dined and Pocket Lined" the City Council into creating law that Air BNB's must be a minimum of 30 days.

[quote]Has anyone found any tricks when it comes to getting the best price on a hotel in NYC?

Why not do what my last boyfriend (an 8+ and the love of my life) did:

He arrived in NYC from London with his sexy voice and sleepy bedroom eyes a few days before Christmas.

Stopped in Times Square and checked his bag at the Hotel Edison.

Went to the TKTS booth and bought a ticket for some show.

After the theater, he headed down to The Monster in the Village.

Chatted with several fellows and finally picked someone who offered him a trip to see his Brooklyn Brownstone (me, a strong 6).

Stayed the night, had fantastic sex (as reported by me), and ended up staying for 10 days (picked his bag up from the Edison on Day 2).

Returned the favor, by letting me stay with him in London for 5 days.

You may think he was a whore, but I definitely did not feel taken advantage of. I still remember our New Year's Eve at a penthouse party on Central Park West. It was probably the most romantic moment of my life.

R73 don’t be an ass. They are not here illegally. They are here legally while their asylum applications remain open. Smarmy jerks like you just live to be snide, rather than show a genuine sense of humor or literate sarcasm.

Try the NU Hotel in Brooklyn. Moderately priced boutique hotel near a lot of subway lines.

R75 yea, yea. I met my partner visiting SF from NYC 30 years at Blow Buddies—led to a long hot summer weekend. He return the favor in Manhattan three weeks later, and so on. Still together in NYC…your tale is old as time.

You say that you don't want to stay in a hostel and I get that (hate, hate dorms or any shared bathrooms) but if money is short, many hostels have en suite single rooms at good prices which can be fine.

Hole Belvedere in midtown. Great place.

OP check out Google's hotel finder feature. I look at May 8-15 and the Hyatt Centric Wall Street and the Thompson Central Park by Hyatt are both under $300. You have a lot of choices with that budget. I've stayed at the Wall Street Hyatt and it's very nice. It used to be marketed under their five star Andaz brand.

Prices tend to be lower below Midtown (Chelsea, SOHO, Tribeca, Wall Street). Jersey City has many hotels and you can take the PATH train to Manhattan. The Doubletree next to Newark Penn Station is usually a good value--a little faded. You also can find reasonable chain hotels in Long Island City and Brooklyn.

You are all a bunch of cheap poor fucks. Please don't come to NYC and clog up our streets with your slow walking and taking selfies,

R73 they're not here illegally if they're applying for asylum. Also it's so much easier to type migrant than Illegal Alien. Why are you going out of your way to be such a rancid, despicable, unfuckable, ignorant, white trash piece of shit? OP was asking for travel advice.

“Prices tend to be lower below Midtown (Chelsea, SOHO, Tribeca, Wall Street.”

That’s almost the dumbest comment on this thread. Not quite, but almost!

Backpacker-type hostels which are geared to travelers (especially foreigners) sometimes require a passport to check in.

The Leo House.

What kind of dick are you interested in? For Indian, I'd stay in Jersey City, Dominican, Hotels on 181st st, Mexican and Puerto Rican, 110th Hotel, Black, 145th has a couple of places, twinks and hipsters of all flavors, Brooklyn. Mid town is trashy, but my friend just got a Hyatt on 36th for 180.

Finding a nice room for the night in Manhattan is never a problem if you're young and hot.

pretty sure that anyone posting on DL looking for affordable hotel rooms isn't young and hot..

May is not going to be hot in NYC, R4, you moron.

Why not, cunt R90?

R90 thinks only the hot and hung stay at the Pierre.

R92 Because most people posting on DL aren't young. The young and hot people are out there living their best life.

[quote] Because most people posting on DL aren't young.

Case in point: R94.

Fat whore R94.

R94 is now living her best block.

What about Yotel? A bit like staying on a cruise ship but affordable last time I stayed.

R95, R96, R97 Do you really disagree with me though? My guess is that the average DL age would be 50s with lots of people in their 60s, 40s, 70s. Not a lot of 20-somethings. I seem to have hit a nerve...

No, I don' agree with you, idiot R99. All kinds of people of various ages and sexual persuasions come to visit NYC and don't or can't spend $1,000 a night on a hotel.

R100 That isn't what I was saying. I was saying that young people are unlikely to be posting on DL. They're a lot more likely to use TikTok or reddit.

That isn't what you originally said, R101. You said:

[quote] Because most people posting on DL aren't young. The young and hot people are out there living their best life.

OP I stayed at the Civilian in HK last June on a weekend for $280/ night (with tax). I don’t remember of there were additional fees at check in (resort fee) but I liked it very much. Extremely convenient to subway and HK restaurants and Times Square, very small but modern and goodlooking rooms.

Only the young and hot post on Reddit.

R102 Um, it is what I was saying. Both posts I am saying that young people are unlikely to be posting on DL.

R104 Lol, good point but DL is even more unlikely! This is eldergay central.

Actually this was the price breakdown for the Civilian

"Living their best lives," R105? You also said that, so fuck outta here, cunt.

Back to OP. If you can get a room with a great location like the Edison for under $300, I would take that, as someone suggested.

R107 Why didn't you just pick up some dick and stay over for free?! DL thinks it's easy cuz you're definitely young and hot. /s

R108 But OP is young and hot so why waste $300 on a hotel? Just pick up some dick and stay over for free! /s

R105, aren't YOU posting on DL?

R111 I'm not young, lol.

Or smart, R112.

There is one method that works quite well

R113 I am a lot smarter than you people in denial about Eldergay Central DL.

Not evident from your posts, R115.

I'm in my 60s but with the face and body of a 30-year-old.

Stay at the airport. Travelocity has prices under $150 to $300.

No, OP, don't stay at the airport. There's an entire city with 5 boroughs to stay in.

If OP is looking to save money and is just using his hotel for sleeping, nothing wrong with the airport.

It’s extremely time consuming and expensive to get from the airport to anything worth doing in nyc.

R107 you’ve heard about their bedbug issues? Or the major issue regarding “street activity” around those blocks—spillover from the migrant and homeless hotel situation.

No, R99, you didn't hit a nerve. Well you hit that what an idiot he is nerve, yeah, because you're rude, ageist, and narrow-minded. The block isn't about the sharpness of your observation but the dullness of it.

Okay, well (I have done this) ...stay at an airport hotel your final night. You save money and if you're leaving early in the morning, you're already there.

Think it takes 40-45mins to get from either Newark or LaGuardia airport to NYC.

No it’s doesn’t. That would be in the dead of night.

If you stay in Yonkers it'd be 45 min. to an hour to downtown Manhattan.

R126 I'm talking train, not traffic.

Since LaGuardia is in NYC, you might revise that to zero minutes.

From the Q70 express bus to Roosevelt/Jackson Heights stop on the E train to 23rd street and the heart of Chelsea is less than 45 minutes.

[quote]Since LaGuardia is in NYC, you might revise that to zero minutes.

Sad pedant. You knew very well what I meant.

From Terminal 4 JFK Air train to Jamaica and then the E train to 23rd street is one hour total travel time. Using the LIRR to Penn Station is 50 minutes.

Then say what you mean next time. This the DL, not your cousin in Cleveland, you’re talking to.

It makes zero sense to say by the airport. It takes an hour or more than an hour to get from any NYC-adjacent airport to the city. Only an idiot would suggest staying by the airport.

No self respecting NY hotel manager would give you a room, try leaving your goat and sister back at the trailer park.

If Op is a cum dump then he just needs to go on Sniffies and ask for a gangbang host. He’ll have a place to stay in a New York minute.

Darling R135, you're confusing OP with yourself, you senile old whore.

Stop making no sense. You’re lousy with the comeback…

Sure, dear R137. Pour yourself yet another drink.

Ructatrix!

Zzzzzzzzz...

R133 In LA it can take an hour to drive to a restaurant for dinner.

Thank you, Steve Martin posting from the 90s. ;)

Now tell us how to take the air train/subway from LAX to WeHo!

That's LA, R141.OP is going to NYC. Your analogy is lacking in relevance.

Sense of humor where art thou^^

So sorry, R145--it wasn't really that funny.

R144 Fine! I thought OP was trying not to spend $500 for a room. If you expect to save money you have to make sacrifices or give up something. I visited San Francisco once with a friend and we rented a cheap room at a winery 50 minutes away, and rented a cheap Enterprise car. Saw everything in the city we wanted to see and had a good time. You have to give up *something* if you want to pay a lot less.

I agree—but the context was clear (I’m not the poster who wrote it)

FFS, it's far from impossible to get a cheap hotel. There are Holiday Inn hotels and the like--right in Manhattan! Hicks.

The best lodging advice given here was Leo House. I live around the corner and it is a go-to place for what Op “apparently” is looking for. No hanky-panky there, but you’re still in the heart of Chelsea—with easy walking, bike, bus and subway access to everything you could possibly see in Manhattan over 48 hours.

R149 Well, that's a sacrifice, too!

There's a B&B in Hell's Kitchen that a lot of Europeans stay at.

Well, we know how DL gets about Europeans.

Hot, bothered & wet! If they are uncut …. ;)

Not gay Europeans, dears. All European types frequent this B&B. It's not a sex hotel.

It’s Hell’s Kitchen, where anything goes!

I won’t stand corrected. ;)

Even worse then.

OP if you're having problems with WiFi how are you posting on DL?

It beats staying by the airport. It's in the middle of Manhattan.

I was looking at the Pod Hotel near Times Sq. Yes, tiny rooms but with full bathroom & WiFi, tv, amenities. There’s actually a calendar where you can see two months of rates at a time. They vary WIDELY. Like a room that is $239 per night in mid week April is $84 tomorrow night. But you also see nights further out when it’s just over $100.

See! It can be done!

Friends from London stayed at the Artisan, downtown Manhattan. It was quite nice, my friends liked the attentive staff, amenities, very comfortable room, etc. Small terrace but nice for a spring/summer evening.

OP Here. I am still looking. The crazy thing is I lived in NYC for 26 years. I am very familiar with the city itself, just not needing to find a hotel in the city. The even crazier thing is having friends and no one having more than a couch to crash on. And no I am not young. I guess I would be considered old by someone young and young by someone old. I will have just celebrated my 49th birthday then. And I am actually looking for my own hotel room just to hook up with two different fuck buddies. I don't want to say with anyone. I want me own space. I have two days before I get on a plan and head back to Europe.

[quote]And I am actually looking for my own hotel room just to hook up with two different fuck buddies.

Aren't there flop houses, hot pillow joints, that rent by the hour for whores?

Isn't there a website for this before you get on your plan?

Rent by the hour r164? SO where am I suppose to stay between those two buddies?

Now he tells us…Christ almighty you don’t deserve any more advice. You buried the lede. …book a fleabag like the Edison and be fine with it. Or the Senton if you dare.

r165, in Olde Time Square looking for more.

The Liberty Inn downtown off the West Side Highway is a famous hot-sheets hotel for fucking.

You can book a stay as short as two hours.

Nope—chiuso. Permanently.

The Sentin is the only thing around…

[quote] Christ almighty you don’t deserve any more advice. You buried the lede

I agree "hole" heartedly with R166. I'm sorry I wasted my time with whore OP.

Oh wow this is the pod HOSTEL. Jesus Christ.

OP you are simply priced out because of the terrible time of year you chose to visit.

You will not be able to do your trip for your budget in May. You will have to pay if you want to do it.

I FOUND SOME!

OP you will have to stay in the Financial District and you will have to book now.

That Club Quarters is fine.

My partner and I will be visiting for 9 nights in April and have booked a hotel just off Madison Avenue for almost $3000 total, including breakfast and taxes. It's not particularly cheap but I think it's a relatively good deal. We saw cheaper places but we wanted something relatively central and we liked the look of this place. It's also very European and belongs to a "collection" that we've stayed in before in Europe.

Not sure about using it as a sex hotel, though.

I've stayed several times in and can recommend the Salisbury, the Park Lane, the Beauclaire, and, close to Port Authority, the Skyline on 10th.

Several times I have stayed at the La Quinta in Long Island City. Not luxurious, but 1 block from the 7 train, and 15 minutes into Manhattan (Grand Central station) or even faster to Manhattan if you leap off the 7 at Queensboro Plaza just as an N train arrives headed into Manhattan (59th and Lex). I'm seeing some deals there right now for $118/night. It's up to you, but if I'm staying for 5 days and can save $500-$700 on accommodations which I could use for theater tickets or nice restaurants, I'm going for the cheaper room. That part of LIC is very heavily traveled and Queens Blvd is full of shops and restaurants right along that stretch so it feels quite safe to me. The last time I stayed there was in 2018, so caveat emptor, but I think it's still worth checking out.

R176, Your post reads like a very intimidating math problem.

"If Tourist A takes the 7 Train to GCT, and Tourist B leaps off the 7 Train to catch the N Train at 59th, which Tourist will pay more for a taxi to a TKTS booth by 2:00 p.m. EDST?"

As someone said earlier it's best to book the week before or the week of....I live in Philadelphia and every trip I've taken I've booked no earlier than 7 days...There are so many hotels that they start to do deals

[quote]Carter’s party *

They were usually held at the Hotel Pennsylvania. I was asked to work one. His last name was Lard - I shit you not.