Thank you for a great trip report. I am New York City born and bred but I moved to Florida with my husband and children 15 years ago and on most vacations all we want to do is visit NYC! We're going again in March because I bought second row Lion King tickets one year in advance and now I'm trying for The Producers as well. <BR> <BR>I've been all over Europe, but NYC remains my favorite city. <BR> <BR>Another possible choice for larger hotel rooms is the Roosevelt Hotel across from Grand Central. A friend recently stayed there and had a large, recently renovated room for $169. <BR> <BR>And for the person asking about Lion King tickets at TKTS - not even a quarter of the people on the standby line (several hours long)at the Lion King box office are able to get tickets. As I said, I bought mine one year in advance, and I also saw the show two years ago!

You are such a good writer that I want to go to New York soon! <BR>Thanks you for sharing such wonderful information with us. <BR>

apc, what a lovely trip report--nice for New Yorkers to read, and what you offer your fellow travellers is so valuable. <BR> <BR>If you like the Gramercy Park area but maybe not the prices at W Union Square (& are the rooms small? I might have read that somewhere), you could htink about Gramercy Park Hotel, which is right ON the park. I don't know if it has had some room renovation or not; it's an older generation of hotel and used to have a funkiness factor--but that was/is part of its appeal for people who like the neighborhood. Attracts lots of Europeans, or did.

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