Hotel in NYC - near E. Village?
 

I will be going to visit a friend who lives on Ave. B & 9th in the East Village in a few months and I am looking for a relatively inexpensive hotel for a few nights.

I grew up in and around the NYC area so to be honest I've never needed to stay in a hotel before so I'm kind of lost.

Can anyone throw a few recommendations my way to get me started? I'm in my mid-30s so it doesn't have to be high-end but I don't want it to feel like a hostel either. Not sharing a bathroom would be great (more for my traveling companion who is a little fussy) than myself -- but it's not a deal breaker.

The only thing I'd like is to be relatively close to the E. Village since I will be spending most of my time at my friend's apt and around. I usually stay w/her but after enough years not living in the city anymore -- the idea of sleeping on her floor of her 2 bedroom apartment that houses my friend, her husband, 3 kids and a dog --- well... I'm treating myself to my own place this time.

Thanks,
Tracy in St. Louis

Not sure of your budget, but you can look at the Hotel on Rivington in the LES. It is relatively new and pretty stylish. Not sure of the rates there - definitely not budget but I don't think it's too bad for Manhattan ~$300ish per night I believe. I love the neighborhood also. Great bars & restaurants.

The only other places I know of in that area are East Village Bed & Coffee which I think is like a hostel with shared baths and there's Second Home on Second, also shared baths.

There's a place called the Blue Moon Inn that's getting surprisingly good reviews, but looks pricey for what it is.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._New_York.html

There's a newish Howard Johnson's Express that looks like an overpriced dump.

How long are you staying? If it's longer than a weekend, there are lots of apts. for rent in that area on vrbo.com, nyhabitat.com etc. If it's just for a weekend, I'd bid for something on Priceline in lower Manhattan and travel OR consider one of the hotels near the South Street Seaport.

Oh, the Bowery hotel and Lafayette House are both new but pricey.

Yeah, price is very much an issue. The $300 plus stuff -- I just can't do. Both b/c it's too expensive and b/c I lived there most of my life so it's not like some "trip of a lifetime" thing. And I literally will be sleeping there. And then going to a few bars and over to Odessa for breakfast. Nothing exciting.

This would be a type of trip if my friend lived anywhere else I would stay w/her. But her apt. is just too small.

I am going for like 4 days or so. Maybe a long weekend. I can't do the HoJos on Houston either --- it's too depressing -- I still remember when than area was completely busted up.

Anymore recs?

Yeah, forget about being so close to your friend and find the best option you can. Murray Hill East Suites, the EAstgate Tower, Park South Hotel, Holiday Inn Express Chelsea...

There is a Howard Johnson's on Houston

Jazz on the Town on 14th. It has doems and private rooms.

Yeah, Jazz on the Town is a hostel -- I wrote that I wasn't intersted in that type of lodging. I'm just getting too old for that ... but thanks.

I would recommend Chelsea Lodge on 8th Ave in the Chelsea district. They do have shared bathrooms but you can get a deluxe room for less than 200.00/night with it's own bathroom. Look on tripadvisor.com for reviews. It's clean and a great place to stay while in New York. We walked to the East Village and almost everywhere from Chelsea Lodge.

Sorry, I gave you the wrong street for Chelsea Lodge. It's on West 20th between 8th and 9th.

I stayed at the East Village Bed & Coffee last fall in the Flight Room. www.bedandcoffee.com That room was just big enough for two people, and it was a bargain for $100 including tax. We did have to share a bathroom, but if the one on our floor was occupied, we just went to another floor.
The main drawback is the noise from the bars. I couldn't have gotten to sleep without the white noise machine in the room.

Have you looked at Craig's list for rentals?

Not alot of hotels in that area of town. I'd suggest the Hotel Grand Union on 32nd as a good value and location.

I'd suggest www.hotels.com and www.hotwire.com for other suggestions.

Thanks everyone so much -- I kind of had a feeling that finding a cheap hotel in NYC was going to be a problem. I guess this is why for the last 7 years or so I've just sucked it up and crashed on my friends floor.

I haven't looked at craigslist b/c I am going for like 3 days -- 4 tops. Does anyone rent out their place for that short of time?

I had considered E.V. B&B (my friend who I'm visiting suggested that) == but I've read a lot of reviews that said it's pretty young and noisey. I also checked out Hotel 17 --- which I guess is now an actual hotel (in my 20s I had a friend who lived there).

I guess I really don't feel like commuting so I was hoping I would have to go all the way above 20th or across town. But the EV has gotten quite trendy now hasn't it?

I just found the Hotel Marcel which is on 3rd and 34th that might work, and the bus goes down 3rd so you have a bit easier commute.

The rates are pretty good on www.hotels.com

Hope this helps.

This hotel isn't in the East Village, but it is in your price range, and it is a pleasant stroll in nice weather. Herald Square Hotel, 19 West 31st Street. I haven't stayed there but others on the board have recommended it.

Also -- I can't seem to find the Holiday Inn Express in Chelsea -- are you guys talking about the one on 29th? That seems a little far north for Chelsea?

Sorry gave the wrong address the the Hotel Marcel, it's on E24th, and 3rd Ave.

I used to live in that area and can't think of any other hotels that are very close to where you want to be.

I think there is a hotel/B&B on 14th St, and maybe someone here will know the name.

Ok, one more post for you. I have been doing a little sluthing for you and just found the St. Mark's Hotel on 3rd in the EAST VILLAGE. I didn't know that it had been recently rennovated and the rates are VERY good for NYC.

The rates are $140 to $160 and a surcharge on the weekends of $20, and the rooms on their website look quite nice. The webaddress is www.stmarkshotel.net This hotel will be just a few blocks from your friends apartment.

Hope this helps.

Oh -- St. Marks would be great -- just up the street and across the park. I guess I didn't know it was a travelers hotel. I vaguely remember it being kind of like a Hotel 17 in that it was a club kid/transient kind of place. I'll check that out. Thanks.

I cannot recommend this place, since I don't know anyone who has stayed here--just pass by every day. It might work for you. It's on 14th St just east of Third Ave.

http://www.unionsquareinn.com/