livitup

I know you know almost everything about NYC..so tell me about the Hampton Inns in Chelsea. What is nearby, & is it a good jumping off point for our tour of the city? I believe there are two, which one is the new highrise? I so enjoy your commentary and it has been valuable already. Also, any pointers on the Bronx area if we go to a Yankees game there? What are the $5 tickets for? We are interested in seeing the stadium, and the area, less interested in the game.

MikeT

The newest one is on 24th Street. It's a great location, very near two different subway lines and a quick walk to Union Square, Herald Square, even the Village. Chelsea is less crazed then staying in Midtown. Another similar hotel is the Four Points by Sheraton, which is on 25th Street on the same block.

mp

I checked out this hotel (Hampton Inn) a couple of years ago when it had just opened (literally - I think it was the first week) If you click on my name I think there's a post about it. I remember it to be very clean, had a friendly staff, the upper floor rooms (8 and up I think) had great views downtown, the breakfast in the morning looked more than adequate - and it's location (a few blocks from my house, I was looking for a place for relatives to stay) is, as MikeT says, great - walking to distance to both midtown and the village. The rooms are small to average size, but nicely done modern, subtle shades and earth tones.

mclaurie

Thanks for the compliment, but I certainly don't know everything. quot;> The Hampton Inn Chelsea that I think is being referenced above is on west 24 st. and is a 20 story building that's not so new, as mp points out. Then there's the Hampton Inn Madison Square Garden on west 31 st (just north of Chelsea) that's 19 stories-I think it's newer but not sure. You can find photos of both on hamptoninn.com and looking at "candid traveler photos" on the review pages on tripadvisor.com is always helpful.

Maybe you're talking about the Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea (owned by the same co.) that hasn't opened yet? This page says it's due to open in July but they're not yet accepting reservations
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en...tyhocn=NYCCHGI

People also like the HI Times Square North which is closer to Times Square. While the building is old, Hampton Inn took it over and totally renovated it.

There is also a newish Holiday Inn Express Chelsea that's been getting decent reviews.

I don't know the Bronx that well but can tell you that unfortunately, the main sights are not really near Yankee stadium. There's a tourist trolley on weekends that takes you up to the Bronx and to the various sights (other than the stadium). Info here

http://www.ilovethebronx.com/bronxtrolley.asp

Here's the subway map where you'll find the Bronx at the top
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

I don't know what $5 tix you mean. They do give daily tours of the stadium on days when there's no home game.
http://mlb.mlb.com/nyy/ticketing/stadium_tours.jsp

travelbuff

If you are on the west side of town, take the D train up to Yankee STadium. There is not much around the stadium, a few tee shirt shops and a few bars and nothing else worth seeing imho. If you want a nice view of the stadium, instead of the D train take the A train up to 145th St and walk north to 155th (or take the C train and get off at 155th) and walk across the 155th ST bridge over the Harlem River to the stadium. The $5 tickets are for the bleecher seats and get ther EARLY if you want to try for those, they usually sell out. You also might try www.yankees.com website for tickets and ebay usually has some available as well.

Have a great time while you are here.

nytraveler

Have no idea what a $5 Yankee ticket could possibly be for. Obviously none of the seats are that cheap (you can;t ven PARK for that) and the Stadiujm Tours start at $15 - and up - depending on how long you have. But - they do them only certain days - when the team is not playing. And if you're interested I would get them in advance.

Sorry - have found the Fuji $5 pack. To get it you have to buy tickets (either 2 or 4 or 6) for 6 games - meaning 12, 24 or 36 tickets. (You'll get poor seats - but the price is certainly right - but only if you'll be in NYC for most of the summer - or don;t mind paying $30 for the one poor ticket you can use.)