NYC LodgingComments will be posted for each of the below options giving you information about the neighborhood of the hotel and also the distance between the hotel and the conference meeting space. Some hotels have special weekend rates; be sure to ask about these specials when you call. Also note that a NYC tax of 13.25% will be added to most room rates. Please contact us if you have any updates to the information below. |
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To help give you an idea of the neighborhood and its proximity to where you want to go I have listed a location for each hotel. Most of these areas are very safe (hotels usually don't open in dangerous areas) but each neighborhood has its own character. The following is a list of these locations: Downtown: includes Soho, Tribeca, East and West Village, Noho, Chinatown and most areas below 14th Street but not including Wall Street; in general the most hip and eclectic area of NYC though it is being overrun with Gap, Pottery Barn, Banana Republic stores and fast food restaurants; great shopping for both haute couture and vintage stores along with everything in between; most clubs and cafes are in this area; Soho, once an area of artists lofts, galleries and funky shops is gradually being taken over: lofts were bought out by Wall Street moguls and dotcommers, galleries and funky shops replaced by chain stores, and this implantation is almost complete Upper West Side: west of Central Park above 59th Street; said to be the "new-money" neighborhood of NYC; includes the campuses of Columbia and Barnard so it has the feel of a college town; lots of restaurants and shopping; access to Central Park and Riverside Park as well as the Museum of Natural History Upper East Side: east of Central Park above 59th Street; said to be the "old-money" area of NYC; lots of high-end stores especially along Madison Avenue; home of Museum Mile which includes the Metropolitan Museum and the Guggenheim Midtown: east and west between 34th Street and 59th Street; the business district of Manhattan; this area is very quiet on weekends; home of the New York Public Library, Grand Central Station and the United Nations Chelsea: west side between 14th Street and 34th Street; an up-and-coming area hosting former Soho galleries squeezed about their old digs; lots of funky shops and restaurants Gramercy Park: east side between 14th Street and 23rd Street; a very quiet residential area centered around a lovely park Wall Street/Financial
District: below Chinatown and Tribeca down to the tip of Manhattan;
in normal times this area is very busy and vibrant during the day and
like a ghost town at night; these days (post-Sept. 11th) the pattern
of the day is the same but the atmosphere is different; the areas around
the World Trade Center are closed off while crews clean up the area;
the situation should be much improved by March 2002 |
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Off-Soho Suites |
Downtown The conference will be held mostly at this hotel The suites sleep 4-6 people; it is an ideal place to stay if you are willing to share your room with other conference attendees; otherwise take a look at other nearby hostles or hotels such as the Whitehouse, the Pioneer, the Holiday Inn which are all about 5-7 minutes away on foot |
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| The
Whitehouse Hotel of New York 338 Bowery, (212) 477-5623 Single and Double Occupancy $20-30 per room |
Downtown - Chinatown A newly renovated Budget Hotel on the Bowery, minutes away from the Time Cafe, CBGB's, NYU and other great sites. |
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| The
Pioneer 41 Broome Street, (800) 737-0702 Singles from $52.98 per night |
Downtown - Chinatown | |
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Holiday Inn
- Chinatown |
Downtown - Chinatown ask them about their weekend rates |
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Cosmopolitan
Hotel - Tribeca |
Downtown - near the World Trade Center | |
| Washington
Square Hotel 103 Waverly Place Telephone: (212) 777-9515 Fax: (212 ) 979-8373 Reservations: (800) 222-0418 $180 per night with continental breakfast |
Downtown - Village ask about special rates |
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| Larchmont 7 W. 11th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) 212-989-9333 1 bed/room only with shared bathroom 1 person can only reserve 3 $70 week-days $80 week-ends credit card rsv |
Downtown | |
| Herald
Square Hotel 19 W. 31st St. (betw. Bdwy & 5th Ave.) 212-279-4017 x202 Marvin, manager 2 people/room with bathroom $140/room for 2 also? $65 & $85 |
Midtown | |
| Leo
House 32 W. 23rd St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.) 212-929-1010 fx 212-366-6801 singles, doubles shared bath $62 - $72 sgl $70 - $78 dbl |
Chelsea this used to be a boarding house for Christian women and they may still only allow women |
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The General
Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church |
Chelsea This is a beautiful, quiet space with a tree-lined courtyard; the Seminary rents out dorm rooms that are quite clean |
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| Menno
House 14 E. 19th St (between 1st & 2nd Ave.) 212-677-1611 Gina, manager 3 rooms w. 3 beds 1 shared bath $45 |
Gramercy Park | |
| YMCA 5 West 63rd St 212-875-4100 $69/$120 Ê |
Upper West Side | |
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YMCA |
Midtown | |
| Seafarers
& Int House 123 East 15th St. 212-677-4800 $67/$140 |
Downtown | |
| Murray
Hill Inn 143 E. 30th St. 212-545-0879 $75/$110 |
Midtown | |
| Manhattan
Inn 303 W. 30th St 212-629-4064 $75/$95 |
Midtown | |
| International
House 500 Riverside Dr. 212-316-8473 Phyllis Burnett fax 212-316-7182 11 guest rooms with baths $105 - $125 |
Upper West Side | |
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Jazz on the
Park Hostel |
Upper West Side | |
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