Cheep hotel in NYC

[Bill_Gates]

Hey there,

I'm coming to NYC and need to find a cheep hotel for a few days until I find a flat share in craiglist . I'm looking to spend as little as possible and i don't really care what type of place it is as long as i have my own room and its safe. By safe I mean I will be bringing expensive electronic audio production equipment with me and wouldn't want to worry about it when I leave my room.

The farthest I would stay from the center would be about 30min by subway.


Cheers for reading,

[ablarc]

I mean I will be bringing expensive electronic audio production equipment with me and wouldn't want to worry about it when I leave my room.
I'd probably worry about that stuff even if staying at the Waldorf.

[Schadenfrau]

The center of what?

[718Bound]

You shoud check out the link below....

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12967

[ablarc]

Leave your expensive electronic stuff with a friend.

No point leading folks into temptation.

[antinimby]

The hotel prices in this city must be so crazy if even Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, is looking for a cheap hotel. :D

The center of what?I'd say the geographical center of Manhattan, which is probably somewhere around 42nd and Broadway.

[ablarc]

^ Officially: 42nd at Fifth.

[antinimby]

Officially perhaps, but not spiritually. ;)

[macreator]

If you're Bill Gates, I would suggest you not be such a penny pincher. Live a little ;)

[AmeriKenArtist]

I have been in hotels throughout Manhattan over the last thirty years. When money is tight, I stay in New Jersey and use a bus. The one downside to this, is losing the "feel" of walking out of a hotel and being in the midst of everything.

My fave was staying at the Edison. I'd get up very early on Sunday morning and walk through a tired, deserted Times Square. Then find a coffee shop in Hell's Kitchen. Now, $225.00 to sleep at night keeps me in Jersey!

If you must stay in Manhattan, and feel adventurous, you can try Hotel 17. Share a bathroom for about $110 a night. Carlton Arms is about the same rate.

Ken

[add1ct]

when i went to new york we booked a cheap place not knowing what to expect take my advice and dont do that haha we booked the new york inn on like 43rd it was what expect of time square in the 80's 90's it was a whore house basicly every time we walked past a door a hooker opend it to see if we were there for her, then in the room we opend the window and it fell out haha. so we got are money back and whent to days inn its like 96th on broadway / amersterdam that was great not to expensive great location a subway like 2 mins away.

[tvbdude]

I just stayed at a really cheap hotel room in chinatown. it costs $15 for one night but you gotta share it with one other person. Or maybe you can pay $30 for the other bed. The place was also really dirty. Another hotel in chinatown has a single bed for $20