Hotel in Times Square
 

Help! I need a hotel under $250 near Times Square for Memorial Day weekend. Any suggestions?

Try the Courtyard by Marriott Manhattan/Times Square.

The Comfort Inn Midtown at 129 W 46 is less than a block from the bustle of Times Square, but on a relatively quiet block with a variety of interesting restaurants. When I stayed there, it was the only all-nonsmoking hotel in Manhattan.

As you probably know, if you call a hotel directly they can often find you a room even when the online booking or a chain's 800 phone number cannot.

The Paramount is running a special featured on travelzoo.com but it's a lousy hotel with miniscule rooms.

The best options I see in that area are
> the City Club for $235/night (plus tax so about $270 total/night) on quikbook.com It fully cancelable and no pre payment.

>Courtyard by Marriott TS South for $223/night plus tax on the Marriott website

>Residence Inn by Marriott for $259 plus tax.

You could book one of these and try bidding on Priceline for a 4* in midtown west. Someone has already reported winning the Royalton for $206/night for that weekend on biddingfortravel.com

You might also keep an eye out for other specials on travelzoo.

i like the broadway inn. rates depend upon availability. i've stayed there for around $110 for one person. have called other times, and it's twice that. i believe the number is 212.997.9200

The Econo Lodge in Times Square is a dump. At over $200/night it's an outrage. Have a look at these photos then you decide.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationP...k.html#1990000
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Huh. McLaurie -- I wonder why you call that a dump? It certainly is small, but other than your stuff strewn about ;=), it looks clean and the furnishings, etc, look relatively new.

Well - I don't know if the Econolodge is a dump - but it's certainly a defiition of about a 1/2* hotel. It looks like you can;t even walk around the bottom of the bed, has plastic furniture that looks to be peeling apart, cringeworthy decor and a phone that seems to have to live on the windowsill.

There have to be better places than this.

Some of the rooms are barely big enough for the bed
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationP...k.html#1379600

The building has fire escapes on the front
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationP...k.html#1359681

This is a 2* hotel at best. I would not stay there for over $200 when for a bit more, you can stay at one of the places I mentioned which are 3-4* and MILES better, nicer, newer. I HATE when travel agents try to sell you some bargain in a rotten place.