Whereabouts to stay in NYC in December

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I'm off to New York for a few days in December, but whereabouts in the city to stay?

We're not doing anything in particular; just general sight seeing stuff, but we would like somewhere pleasant enough that we won't get shot at (:p), and central enough that we don't have to travel a great distance to get anywhere.

Any suggestions?
 
Check out expedia/ebookers etc. there is loads of hotels in NY , plenty of choice. Location wise you can't go wrong anywhere in Manhattan really - I was there a week ago and stayed around 55th and 7th which was fine.
 
OoOverclockaoO said:
Check out expedia/ebookers etc. there is loads of hotels in NY , plenty of choice. Location wise you can't go wrong anywhere in Manhattan really - I was there a week ago and stayed around 55th and 7th which was fine.
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Yeah, I'm quite happy to trawl about for different hotels, but not too sure on whereabouts to look, as you say lots to choose from :)
 
We're going in November and decided to stay just over the 59th street bridge in Long Island City, a 10 minute tube ride and you're in manhattan's central places but for the same price as a 2star in manhattan we got a 4 star hotel...

edit: all booked though expedia
 
Anywhere in Manhattan + a subway card and you're set.

We stayed in the Affinia Dumont, which is on East 34th Street and got everywhere without a problem.

Check out Trip Advisor for good hotel reviews/recommendations.
 
OoOverclockaoO said:
Check out expedia/ebookers etc. there is loads of hotels in NY , plenty of choice. Location wise you can't go wrong anywhere in Manhattan really - I was there a week ago and stayed around 55th and 7th which was fine.
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Wellington by any chance? We were there earlier in the year.

Plenty of choice, and as OoOverclockaoO says anywhere in Manhattan is just fine. Use the Metro saver cards and don't worry about the subways in the evenings being risky. Nowhere near as dodgy as people seem to think they are.

I loved the place.
 
The one tip I'd give about subways is that more often than not there are two entrances, one for each platform and unlike our (otherwise inferior) tube system, you can't cross over to the other platform. Therefore you have to leave the station, buy another ticket and then go down to the other platform >_<
 
When I was there in Jan, I stayed here: http://www.chelseahostel.com/

It is not a posh place whatsoever, it is just a cheap place to sleep. When I went, I was never there, so I thought it would be a waste of money paying out for a posh place if I was never going to be there all the time. Just a cheap place to stay at night, also this is pretty much walking distance to everywhere!

You will totally enjoy the place! :)
 
Chasser said:
Wellington by any chance? We were there earlier in the year.

Plenty of choice, and as OoOverclockaoO says anywhere in Manhattan is just fine. Use the Metro saver cards and don't worry about the subways in the evenings being risky. Nowhere near as dodgy as people seem to think they are.

I loved the place.
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It was the Wellington yup - nothing special but a place to sleep, and right next to a subway.

Most areas are fine, although we went to a couple of bad areas too - Bedford stuyvesant in the evening - don't recommend it :p
 
I stayed in the Sheraton Towers (I think it was called that). Really nice hotel, 2 minute walk from Time Square and a 2 minute walk from Central Park in the other direction.

Wish I could go back to New York, loved it last time I was there. We stayed over Christmas too and it stupidly cold so wrap up!
 
Been to NYC over xmas twice and have stayed in the Empire Hotel on the corner of broadway / central park, and mostly recently stayed at the milford plaza and had a brilliant view of times square.

Midtown hotels are expensive whenever you go, especially in December so if money is a problem then try a bit further out.
 
CDj-Rossi said:
I stayed in the Sheraton Towers (I think it was called that). Really nice hotel, 2 minute walk from Time Square and a 2 minute walk from Central Park in the other direction.

Wish I could go back to New York, loved it last time I was there. We stayed over Christmas too and it stupidly cold so wrap up!
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Sheraton Hotel and Towers is great because it's a reasonable price for room quality and location combined. Couldn't recommend this hotel enough.

However, in recent years I fear it has become significantly more expensive.
 
We stayed in the Wellington a couple of years ago when we went over for a friends wedding at Tavern on the Green.

As others have said, it was a half decent place, nothing special though.

Two friends stayed just round the corner from us in the Helmsley Park Lane hotel which is on Central Park South.

http://www.helmsleyparklane.com/

They paid pretty much the same as we did but the difference between the two hotels was considerable. The Helmsley was stunning and looks right out over Central Park. Rooms were much better than the Wellington too.
 
Went to NY twice last year... first time I stayed in the Empire Hotel, which was very nice, and a great location. Second time I stayed in Hotel 373, which is on 5th Ave, and also has a good location.

I prefered the location of the Empire Hotel, near the subway, near 5th ave, near Central Park... easy to get down to the Statue of Liberty from the subway! Only down fall to the hotel was that if you are put in a room at the back of the hotel, you can hear the air conditioning from the building behind... fairly low humming sound on 100% of the time, gets annoying when trying to sleep... but it was ok.

Enjoy your trip!
 
Thanks for all the suggestions folks, as a few of you have mentioned we'll only be there to sleep so it doesn't need to be anything fancy.

I'm not too sure if I'll like it or not to be honest, I love London but there's lots of Americans in America :D

We're there for 3/4 nights and then up to Canada for a couple of weeks over Christmas which I'm really looking forward to.
 
America is strange. I found is amazing how I was talking to people who use the same language as us (well, on the whole) yet were so different. I found New Yorkers to be friendly and polite, much different to the stereotypes.

Saying that though, I was feeling a little homesick at the end of our 10 day trip and really felt at home on the way back when I got to customs and the bloke said 'good morning sir' in a thick 'Queens English' accent! :D

One last tip, take Tetley/PG/etc. tea bags! They have no concept of a traditional English brew!
 
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