I will need a two bedroom apartment in Manhattan somewhere between 34th st to 94th st. the last week in March 2007. How do I find one?

There are some short term rental agencies. I think NYHabitats.com is one. You can also check Craiglist. I know people who have found short term apartments there.

The Salisbury hotel has some 2 bedroom 2 bath apts. on is conveniently located on west 57 st.
nycsalisbury.com
I think you may have to phone for the 2 bedroom.

There are also some other apt/hotels with 2 bedrooms. (A hotel has the added benefit of daily maid service, front desk etc.)

What's your budget?

http://newyork.craigslist.org/

I think nyhabitat.com is the website MFNYC means.

I have had good luck with craigslist, and have also been quite pleased with www.metro-home.com/index.html

While I'm sure you could find an apartment through Craigslist, I have strong revelations about using unvetted sources for these kinds of apartment rentals. There are plenty of perfectly nice people in NYC, but many very unscrupulous people as well, and this option gives you absolutely no consumer protection (not to mention the fact that you have to pay in cash). I'd really hate for you to end up in NYC with no place to stay. You should be able to get a decent rate on either an apartment or hotel suite during this period if you shop carefully, and I would strongly recommend you go through a legitimate company rather than an individual renter/owner.

I have "revelations" ... HA ... I can't even type this morning. I have strong "reservations."

I'm with you Doug, revelations and all.

www.apartments2book.com is a London agency that has contracts with many of the apt/hotels. They sometimes have very good rates.

Doug, I have to respectfully disagree about CL. I have used it several times to book a short term apartment in Manhattan without problem. Especially with skyrocketig hotel prices, it is a nice alternative. Of course the usual caveat of "if it sounds to good to be true it probably is" applies, but it's worked quite well for me - and the volume of posts would seem to indicate that it works for others, too.

Seamus, if you're savvy, know the city well and understand potential pitfalls, I agree it can be great. But I've seen so many places advertised as being centrally located or 15 mins. from midtown when some are not even in Manhattan, let alone central. With the problems with the disreputable Woogo and many people renting apts. illegally, it can be a serious problem AND many of these places want money all upfront.

Hi! I checked out the NYC habitat website.....some of the pictures were "interesting"....are these places well kept? One was listed at $50 a day, which makes me wonder if I will be sharing an apartment with someone.

Has anyone here tried this site?

You're right, mclaurie, it does take a bit of diligence - maybe I am expecting too much, making an invalid assumption that potential users would do things like be sure to get an exact address and look up on a map prior to booking. Still, if one does those things, I think it's a great resource. Of course, as the WooGoo story shows us, even agencies with nice looking sites can be a scam!

When reviewing options be especially careful about apartments that give a distance in miles from Times Square. It sounds like a small distance (3/4 miles) - but frequently the miles are actually measured cross the Hudson River - since the apartments are in NJ - and can be an hour or more from the City.

Shsundavis, you have resurrected a thread that is practically 10 years old to give bad advice.
Almost all short term apartment rentals in NYC are illegal.

Renting an apartment for less than 30 days is a really bad idea for several reasons:

Many of these rental are outright scams

Almost all of them are illegal and the city is now cracking down on the people who sublet illegally. Air BnB had removed more than 1,000 listings from it's nyc apartments and it is anticipated that more will be removed as the owners/tenants are found and fined

The few apartments that are illegal are either half of a two-family home (basically unknown in Manhattan which means a long trek to/fro daily a distant residential area) or just renting a room while the official tenant still lives in the apartment. And while this may be legal it almost always contravenes the lease of the official tenant and that tenant can be evicted

The above can result in a subleter arriving to find the apartment no longer available with no notice - and having to find a hotel - at much higher cost - on the spot

Much better for vacationers to book legal lodgings to begin with and have confidence they will have rooms when they arrive