Hello,

We're planning a trip to NYC for the fall and are currently searching for a hotel. Foremost, we need a clean, comfortable room that assures a good night's sleep.We'd like a kitchenette, and a view would be icing on the cake. Have looked at places near Central Park (east and west sides), also Chelsea. Can anyone make recommendations (based on experience). Cost range: $400 -$1,000 (would like to pay less, but we're beginning to realize that nothing is inexpensive in Manhattan.

Which places have you looked at that you are considering? You might look at booking.com and filter for a kitchenette and "very good "reviews. I have had good luck with that website.

Year ago (and by that I really meant many years), my parents and I stayed at the Affinia suites on the East Side. Looks like it is now part of Sonesta called The Gardens. All the rooms are suites and come with full kitchen. We had a really nice stay. It's in a quiet residential neighborhood. https://nyc.sonesta.com/the-gardens/

Thanks for responding. We've looked at many hotels in the price range above, but after reading reviews, haven't seriously considered any yet. Do you have any favorite hotels that might fit the criteria?

Why a kitchenette when there are so many good restaurants for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. If a kitchenette was not needed I could recommend a couple hotels in the Seaport area that we have stayed at recently. They are very clean and they are in a very safe area. Good luck with your search!

Agree about the kitchenette. Are you really going to be cooking on a stove in NYC, or perhaps you could make do with only a small frog (??)

The Seaport would be a very good area; the island is narrow at the far south and you can walk to many different neighborhoods from there.

Thanks yk, we'll check the Sonestra out! We appreciate your suggestion...

We've stayed several times at the Beacon Hotel on the Upper West Side. There is a good market right across the street. It's close to the subway and bus lines and to Central Park

Thank you for sharing your experience at Beacon Hotel, Vttraveler. That's one of the places on our list to check out further. We really appreciate your help.

WE loved the Beacon Hotel. Was there with 4 friends, in their 2 bdrm/2bath suite, with kitchen and living room. It was perfection.

The Shelbourne Murray Hill on Lexington has kitchens, we liked the location, a short walk to Grand Central. The rooms towards the back facing East were extremely quiet, we were in a one bedroom which had a sofa bed in the living area. It’s been a while so don’t know what prices are now.