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Glassunion

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3. Little pro tip...

Reply to sadbear (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 01:59 PM

Feb 2013

If you are staying during the week, stay uptown but away from Times Square. If you are staying during the weekend, stay downtown in the Wall Street area.

You can save money by changing hotels on a friday night.

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Anyone have any reasonably priced Manhattan hotel recommendations? [View all] sadbear Feb 2013 OP

Hotel Pennsylvania ret5hd Feb 2013 #1

Really? sadbear Feb 2013 #2

The rooms need refurbished and are old in that "old but once and kinda still elegant" way... ret5hd Feb 2013 #5

I appreciate that. sadbear Feb 2013 #6

Glad its on your list, elleng Feb 2013 #13

Little pro tip... Glassunion Feb 2013 #3

Thanks! sadbear Feb 2013 #4

When my wife and I go into the city, we sort of go all out. Glassunion Feb 2013 #7

Wow! sadbear Feb 2013 #8

We rented a great little studio apartment via VRBO in Harlem (well, technically, cbayer Feb 2013 #9

That's another issue. sadbear Feb 2013 #10

I have never heard that and both vrbo and home away appear to be full of them. cbayer Feb 2013 #11

I have used VRBO a lot too - but have found some places Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #14

I have generally gotten them for 3 - 7 nights. cbayer Feb 2013 #19

Found an article on this. I don't think it presents a problem for you at all. cbayer Feb 2013 #12

We're looking at this one: sadbear Feb 2013 #26

Looks really nice. cbayer Feb 2013 #27

Hi Sadbear ! Are you all going to stay in one room? How many nights? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #15

I do think I'm going to go with Expedia. sadbear Feb 2013 #16

Is that for two rooms ? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #17

One room sadbear Feb 2013 #18

Wow can't believe the Waldorf is in the same price range. But - where Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #20

I liked the Lucerne on the upper west side (near subways) - TBF Feb 2013 #21

The plan is slowly evolving. sadbear Feb 2013 #22

Our family stayed at the Doubletree Suites right in Times Square this past November. PA Democrat Feb 2013 #23

No, I haven't seen that yet. sadbear Feb 2013 #24

Something to keep in mind discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #25

Reasonably priced is a realative term. jambo101 Mar 2013 #28