family accommodation New York
#2
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Very expensive time to travel to NYC, probably the priciest time of the year.
Your children will be classed as adults for sure, so you are looking for a room for 4 adults.
Bear in mind that vacation rentals are essentially illegal in NYC< no matter where you find them.
Many hotels add "resort fees" on top of the rates. So do watch for that in booking, it can add up to $50 a night.
Nothing is close to all the attractions, but a subway can take you anywhere you need to go. Transit passes are $30 a week per person for unlimited travel. So factor in $240 of passes for your trip.
Here is one that I would consider in your shoes. No bargains though. It is very late to be booking.
The Radisson Martinique has rooms with two queen beds.
What do you mean by reasonable? I think for 4 people you might be able to get something for $350 including taxes. Lower than that is pretty unlikely.
I assume two queen beds will work?
Your children will be classed as adults for sure, so you are looking for a room for 4 adults.
Bear in mind that vacation rentals are essentially illegal in NYC< no matter where you find them.
Many hotels add "resort fees" on top of the rates. So do watch for that in booking, it can add up to $50 a night.
Nothing is close to all the attractions, but a subway can take you anywhere you need to go. Transit passes are $30 a week per person for unlimited travel. So factor in $240 of passes for your trip.
Here is one that I would consider in your shoes. No bargains though. It is very late to be booking.
The Radisson Martinique has rooms with two queen beds.
What do you mean by reasonable? I think for 4 people you might be able to get something for $350 including taxes. Lower than that is pretty unlikely.
I assume two queen beds will work?
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I would consider Airbnb for a location close to New York via subway. There are a number of New Jersey rentals that can accommodate 4.
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You need to define your budget. Your 'reasonable' is not the same as mine.
A 'suites' or 'appartotel' type hotel could suit. You might appreciate some cooking facilities so you are not dining out every day.
I'm not sure 2 teens would be willing to share a bed for 2 weeks though and one in a bed and another in a rollaway won't thrill either!
You may have to select a place outside of Manhattan so Brooklyn for example.
Remember if you select somewhere in New Jersey you will have additional travel costs (and time) for getting to/from Manhattan for 2 weeks. A weekly pass for the PATH if $ 29 per person for example
A 'suites' or 'appartotel' type hotel could suit. You might appreciate some cooking facilities so you are not dining out every day.
I'm not sure 2 teens would be willing to share a bed for 2 weeks though and one in a bed and another in a rollaway won't thrill either!
You may have to select a place outside of Manhattan so Brooklyn for example.
Remember if you select somewhere in New Jersey you will have additional travel costs (and time) for getting to/from Manhattan for 2 weeks. A weekly pass for the PATH if $ 29 per person for example
Last edited by UKtravelbear; Nov 21, 2018 at 4:24 am
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It is not illegal to use AirBnB, and I highly recommend it in a situation like this.
The host may be doing something illegal. The only risk to the guest is that their reservation will not be honored, but (1) this happen extraordinarily rarely, and (2) AirBnB is very good in helping to find an alternative.
The host may be doing something illegal. The only risk to the guest is that their reservation will not be honored, but (1) this happen extraordinarily rarely, and (2) AirBnB is very good in helping to find an alternative.
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Look for extended stay properties such as Residence Inn. IIRC an element opened in NYC about seven years ago, vaguely towards the west side of midtown so it wouldn't be far from Times Square etc. RIs have kitchens, free breakfast, evening food at least Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, and mostly have rooms that are one bedroom suites, including a sofabed in the living room. They also have a few two bedroom suites with two baths. Elements have free breakfast too and may offer evening food. They tend to have fewer suites in general, but certainly some that would work for your family.
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It is not illegal to use AirBnB, and I highly recommend it in a situation like this.
The host may be doing something illegal. The only risk to the guest is that their reservation will not be honored, but (1) this happen extraordinarily rarely, and (2) AirBnB is very good in helping to find an alternative.
The host may be doing something illegal. The only risk to the guest is that their reservation will not be honored, but (1) this happen extraordinarily rarely, and (2) AirBnB is very good in helping to find an alternative.
Abetting someone doing something illegal is not something we should be recommending here. Or anywhere.
And just last week a whole slew of properties were shutdown on the west side. This happens regularly. https://therealdeal.com/2018/11/12/c...ondo-building/
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Consider the Salisbury Hotel on W. 57th St/6th/7th Aves (great midtown Manhattan location). They have some spacious one-bedroom suites that would run approx. $450/night, plus tax (avg. rate) for your dates. On the other hand, you might be better off renting two regular rooms, because that would give your family two bathrooms instead of just one. (Note: I've stayed at this hotel just once and it was 19 years ago, so I can't vouch for its present quality. Check out TripAdvisor etc. as you would any other lodging.)
www.nycsalisbury.com/
www.nycsalisbury.com/
#11
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Consider Affinia Hotels.
They have a couple of east side properties that aren't quite in the middle of everything but should be more convenient than staying in New Jersey, and they have larger rooms that can definitely accommodate 4 adults (I'm seeing a Cyber Monday special at the Affinia Gardens for a junior suite with 2 queens and a sofa bed for $429+tax, which may or may not fit your definition of "reasonable" but is an excellent value for comfortable accommodations for 4 people in Manhattan that time of year).
They have a couple of east side properties that aren't quite in the middle of everything but should be more convenient than staying in New Jersey, and they have larger rooms that can definitely accommodate 4 adults (I'm seeing a Cyber Monday special at the Affinia Gardens for a junior suite with 2 queens and a sofa bed for $429+tax, which may or may not fit your definition of "reasonable" but is an excellent value for comfortable accommodations for 4 people in Manhattan that time of year).
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I love the Affinia properties and it makes me sad they've been selling them off- I think there are only 3 left? Of those three, I've stayed at two - Affinia 50 (which is a nice location for us!) and the Shelburne. We like Murray Hill so that's also a good location for us ;-) We love to have a minibar in our room when traveling, and some of the properties even have kitchenettes (many are renovated apartment bldgs)
Honestly, the easiest thing for you to do is probably go to tripadvisor or expedia or wherever, put in your dates, and look at the rates on the map option. Then you'll know if your "reasonable" will get you New Jersey or Manhattan or wherever.....
Honestly, the easiest thing for you to do is probably go to tripadvisor or expedia or wherever, put in your dates, and look at the rates on the map option. Then you'll know if your "reasonable" will get you New Jersey or Manhattan or wherever.....
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Consider getting two adjoining rooms at a 3* hotel across the East River in Long Island City or the Queensboro Plaza area. Holiday Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Four Points, etc. all have properties over there that are transit-adjacent, and it's less than 10 minutes on the train to Manhattan.