hotel advice?

[dichroic]

We’re coming to the US in late October, to meet my impending nephew, and have decided to spend a couple days in New York City first. Ted’s never been there.

Does anyone have advice on where to stay? (The difficulty is choosing from so many options, not to mention avoiding a bill of $2K for three nights.) I’m looking for comfort and convenience. I’m not looking for budget hotels this trip; I don’t want to stay outside the city and would prefer to avoid down-the-hall shared bathrooms. On the other hand I’m having a bit of sticker shock at the idea of hotels that cost $500 a night and up. So far the best options I’ve seen are Holiday Inn ($250-$300/night, depending which one you stay at) or several “cheap chic” boutique hotels, which claim to start at $250 but seem to be running closer to $400/night for the dates we’ll be there.

Recommendations?

Mirrored from Dichroic Reflections.

Comments

[srgruber]

I have stayed in most of the Times Square big name hotels, which at the time were in the $250-300/night range at the time (fivish years ago) and likely in the $400 range now. (I had points/miles for free and deeply discounted night.) The Westin and the Sheraton were both excellent hotels in terms of convenience, cleanliness, and customer service.

My husband's grandparents used to stay at a smaller place somewhere in the theatre district- it was a Comfort Inn or a Ramada Inn or a similar sort of chain, and was usually $200/night less than the big hotels but was clean and very convenient. It was in the high 40s or low 50s and on one of the central aves. If it's still there it might be a good place to check out- like most NYC hotels, the rooms were small, but it was the best deal to be had at the time.