roberty

There is a great ( seniour) rate at the Courtyard by Marriott located East 92 street.on Nov. 19/22. Can anyone tell me if the location is suitable for a quick trip to NYC.for a little bit of sightseeing ie Grand Central The NYC library ,Lincoln Center Museum Nat. Sci> ???

Gekko

Sure, that's a nice residential area of Manhattan, near Gracie Mansion and the East River. The 400 block is between First & York, so it's not close to the subway, but you can catch a cab easily.

It's a quiet area ("quiet" being relative, of course), and very nice.

MFNYC

I believe there is a bus that can take you to the Subway (on Lexington and 86th or 92nd). This hotel is about a 4 crosstown block walk to the subway (and hte cross down blocks are long ones so it's = to about 6 regular blocks).

Ryan

You'll be about 4 blocks and three avenues from the 96th Street subway station on the #6 line. (A local train that runs to City Hall/Brooklyn Bridge.) If you wanted to walk a bit further to the south, there is a station at 86th and Lexington for the 6 and also the 4 and 5 Express Train. Any of those three trains run through Grand Central Station.

However, both Lincoln Center and the Museum of Natural History are on the West Side and a cab through Central Park is a far more practical way to get to both those places. To the NY Library, the subway is the best bet as it's only a 3 block walk from Grand Central.

Anywhere on the EastSide should be easily accessible from the 4/5/6 train. But, if you're heading to the WestSide, you will need to change trains, perhaps more than once, if you prefer that over a cab.

BTW, I used to live on 92nd between 2nd and 3rd. I liked the neighborhood. Then again, it was 15 years ago and I was 25.

Ziana

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mclaurie

While the hotel is relatively new and apparently very nice, it's not really the most convenient location you could get. Don't know what the great senior rate is, but On the Avenue is a nice hotel near Lincoln Center, closer to midtown and the Musem of Nat. Hist and has a rate of ~$225 for those dates.
http://www.ontheave-nyc.com/reservations.htm

The Salisbury is $143/night on quikbook.com You could walk to Lincoln Center from there. Not as new and fresh, but much more central.

The Carlton on Madison and the Shoreham also have specials on travelzoo.com for $199/night for those dates. All more conveniently located.

nytraveler

The neighborhood is fine - mid to upscale residential - but not the most convenient for a tourist. You're about a 10 minute walk to the nearest subway and it can be difficult to get cabs in that area. (There are also buses - but excrutiatingly slow since they stop every couple of blocks.)

I would stay here only if there were no decent options in a more convenient area. The west side is MUCH better since there are 2 subway lines in a much smaller area - if you can't find something you like near central park south or the nicer areas of midtown (NOT Times Square).

Michael

Get a Metro card. If childhood memory serves me right, there is a cross-town bus on 96th St. that will take you across Central Park and on Central Park West you can get a downtown local that stops at 81rst St., right in front of the Museum of Natural History. Taking the same cross-town bus to Broadway will get you down to Lincoln Center on the 1 line.

mclaurie

The Salisbury for $143 is a much better deal/location.