Roosevelt Hotel NYC
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Roosevelt Hotel NYC
This hotel has a Travelzoo price of $159 a night through March. We are thinking of taking our teenage sons to NY for Presidents Day weekend. How is it and is this a decent price? We would get 2 rooms.
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The Roosevelt is a traditional, older-style hotel in a good location. Worth it is you get a good price (not sure what they look like for that weekend - check out hotwire and travelzoo).
I would much prefer this location to anything in Times Square - but maybe that's because I'm a local.
I would much prefer this location to anything in Times Square - but maybe that's because I'm a local.
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$159 is a great price for a Manhattan hotel. The Roosevelt is an older property. Well maintained in a convenient midtown Manhattan location. You would pay double to be at the Hampton, Courtyard and maybe even Days Inn. I think it's a great value. I would go for it.
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My husband and I stayed at the Roosevelt last December and really enjoyed it. It was in a great location. Times Square was just a few minutes away. I think we paid $199 last year on travelzoo and we thought that was a great price. I would book it now.
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Read reviews on tripadvisor which are mixed. The location is great but the hotel is old and has a wide range of rooms. Experiences seem to depend on what room you get. I think there may be better options on Travelzoo nearer your trip. Maybe if you can book it as cancelable you might wait and see what other offers come up.
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On rereading your post and seeing you're talking about 2 rooms, no this is not a good price imo. Tax will add 15% to the room rate so you're paying almost $400/night to stay in a mediocre hotel. If you want 2 rooms, I suggest you keep looking (check quikbook.com and kayak.com) and/or try bidding on Priceline for a 4* hotel for 2 rooms. I see the Courtyard Times Square South has a prepay/non-cancelable rate of $164/night plus tax for either a king room or 2 doubles and I think is a much nicer option, especially with teens. It's not right in TS but close enough.
If you don't mind all being in one room/suite, the Affinia.com hotels have some 1 bedroom suites with 2 beds in the bedroom and a sofabed in the living room that should be cheaper and you'd have a kitchen and a separate sitting area.
If you don't mind all being in one room/suite, the Affinia.com hotels have some 1 bedroom suites with 2 beds in the bedroom and a sofabed in the living room that should be cheaper and you'd have a kitchen and a separate sitting area.
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I don't agree with mclaurie's description of the Roosevelt Hotel as "mediocre." It's better than that. Further, it underwent a major renovation program a year or two ago.
I would lean more towards the first-hand comments posted here rather than the questionable and historically unreliable reviews on tripadvisor.
I would lean more towards the first-hand comments posted here rather than the questionable and historically unreliable reviews on tripadvisor.
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The reviews on tripadvisor are first hand, Howard, and I don't think many people would argue with the fact that for a mere $5/night more, the Hampton Inn Times Square is a better, newer hotel for a trip with teens than the Roosevelt.
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I know the tripadviser reviews are "first hand." I still call a lot of them "suspect"!
I can't speak for recent first-hand experiences at either hotel....can you? This I do know, however:
1. Having stayed there many times in the past, I would not call the Roosevelt mediocre, especially considering its recent multi-million-dollar renovation.
2. More than a few Fodorites have stayed at the Roosevelt since the renovations and have been quite pleased with the experiences.
3. I'll agree that the Hampton Inn is a new facility. Better? Let's hear it from people who've stayed at both!
I can't speak for recent first-hand experiences at either hotel....can you? This I do know, however:
1. Having stayed there many times in the past, I would not call the Roosevelt mediocre, especially considering its recent multi-million-dollar renovation.
2. More than a few Fodorites have stayed at the Roosevelt since the renovations and have been quite pleased with the experiences.
3. I'll agree that the Hampton Inn is a new facility. Better? Let's hear it from people who've stayed at both!