What are some good reasonably priced hotels in NYC for a weekend getaway?

Q. I'm looking for a hotel for the weekend for my husband and I. We are looking to celebrate our anniversary in September

A. Hi and congratulations. You'll have a memorable weekend.

I always use one of the following for inexpensive travel/hotels:
www.hotels.com
www.expedia.com
www.travelocity.com

Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH Don't forget...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

I am going to New York with my boyfriend for New Years Eve. Any recommendations of where to go?

Q. We are staying at Grand Soho hotel. Not Time Square. A good night out at a nice bar, club or hotel.

Help needed! Thanks

A. Time square for new years eve or if u don't like the cold... Go to Webster hall it's the biggest club in NY and they have the number #1 new years party... Really fun

What hotel to stay in while vacationing in NewYork City for 4 nights?

Q. I've looked online at the prices and was SHOCKED to see how much one night cost. We want to see Yankee stadium, Statue of Liberty and Time Square but don't want to go in debt doing it. Can you help give us some advise? We have FREE flying miles but overnght stay is expensive ! ! ! ! We have to eat too . . . . It would be in late October of this year. Any advise ???????

A. Ok to be completley honest with you, it is IMPOSSIBLE to spend less than $2000 for 4 nights in Manhattan......But this is my best advice to you. Stay at the Marriot Times Square it may be pricey but your in the middle of everything, it has a great night life, quality restraunts to chose from, and when you want to go to Yankees Stadium theres a subway station 2 blocks away(Grand Central Station) that will take you right there on the 4 train. Another thing DONT take the fairy to the statue of Liberty, i cant stress that enough its a tourist trap and they herd you onto this boat like cattle, its horrible! just go look at it from Battery Park. oh and by the way since 9/11 your not allowed in the Statue of Liberty. Im gussing this will be your first time in the 212 so what i suggest you do is get on the R train downtown and just go exploring, check out SoHo, Grenich Village, The Finnancial District, Little Italy. get off at Cristopher St, Houston St, Spring St, Prince St, and Rector St. just go exploring if you do that i garuntee youll have a good time and have Dinner in Little Italy its the best!!!! just avoid LES its easy to run into and a bad place to be. Just avoid tourist traps like Statue of Liberty and Times Square, Brooklyn and Queens(were im from) are also great places to go if you have any spare time.....October is the best time of the year, hope you have fun! email me if ya got any more questions

Peace
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