we%26#39;re planning to visit NYC in october to celebrate our anniversary. the search for the perfect accommodation for us is driving me crazy.
we%26#39;re looking for a room or small apartment on a high floor with great views of the manhattan skyline. ideally somewhere near central park. our budget is about $225 a night. we will revise the the budget if it is unrealistic.
does anyone have a list of high rise hotels in the area? we would also love to hear from anyone who has stayed in a high rise studio/1 bedroom aparment near central park ...
sorry - another question about accommodation ...
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You won%26#39;t find luxury accomodations at that rate here. Most of the luxury hotels near the park are quite expensive. For example the Essex house starts at $450, the Trump at $500 and the Manserin Orental at about $550. And prices go up for rooms on higher floors.(prices approxomate, I just checked some random dates in oct for you)
Part of the problem is October is usually the most popular month for tourists to NYC (I don%26#39;t know why - perhaps it is the cool weather and the new Broadway Season).
Central park is nice, try to stay south of 96th street.
sorry - another question about accommodation ...
Not exactly what you%26#39;re looking for, but I think it%26#39;s close to your price range....The past couple years, we%26#39;ve stayed at the Beacon on Broadway btwn 74 %26amp; 75th.. It%26#39;s about three blocks to Central Park, and it%26#39;s a great area with lots of restaurants and shops, safe and close to the subway. It%26#39;s only 25 floors, but the views from the 24th floor are awesome, we could see all the way across the Hudson into New Jersey, and the 12th floor views were great as well - we had an awesome view of the Ansonia. It%26#39;s right across the street from the Fairway market, and has full kitchenettes - fridge, oven, toaster, microwave, sink, dishes, etc.
A friend stayed in an apartment on a high floor. The rate was $225/night but it may have gone up and there%26#39;s a cleaning fee.
http://www.greatrentals.com/NY/13369.html
I think he said he found it on vrbo.com (vacation rental by owner)
It%26#39;s about 10 blocks from the park. Someone else on this forum is staying at this apt. which appears to be a high floor in a great location also about 7 blocks from the park.
cyberrentals.com/USA/鈥137574.htm
Neither of these will necessarily have views of the park, but they%26#39;re near the park. You won%26#39;t likely find a park view for $225. In fact, aside from perhaps an apartment, I think that budget may be unrealistic for October for something nice. That said, it%26#39;s always possible to find a deal on travelzoo.com but you won%26#39;t find one now for Oct.
The only hotels near Central Park that are highrise and might be somewhat affordable are the Parker Meridien or possibly the Essex House (mixed reviews here). The Helmsley Park Lane might also. There are a few highrise apartment buildings on west 58th that I%26#39;ve seen on some of the apt. rental websites (like cyberrentals or maybe nyhabitat.com)
Good luck and happy anniversary.
Yes, I%26#39;m the one staying at the vrbo apartment (#49782) but I didn%26#39;t mention it because the OP mentioned Central Park twice - it%26#39;s not right there, nor does it have a view of the park (it does face north and east, but I think other, higher buildings are in the way). But it certainly fits his budget (and the price is still $225 plus cleaning fee) so it%26#39;s worth a look.
thanks everyone for responding ... there are plenty of suggestions here for me to follow up on. from what you guys are saying here, it would appear that the apartment option might be best for us.
nywhiz ... both the greatrentals and cyberrentals properties you mentioned are exactly the type of accommodation we%26#39;re looking for. unfortunately a 7-night minimum stay applies to both and we%26#39;re only staying 4-5 nights :^( i guess i can always ask the owners if they%26#39;ll accept a shorter stay.
we also need some help gauging the distance to the park and how far a ';block'; is -- eg if the location is 7 blocks from central park, how long on average does it take to walk there? one of the reasons we would like to stay near the park is because my husband is a keen runner and would like to keep up his running while we%26#39;re in NYC ... it may sound silly to some but running around central park is one his must do%26#39;s ...
i will also check out the beacon on broadway ... nywhiz -- in a previous post you mentioned that property no 11 on www.apartments2book.com is the beacon -- is this the same place?
Yes, as best as I can tell, #11 on apartments2book is the Beacon. But doublecheck the number of floors of the Beacon. I don%26#39;t think of it as a high building. There are several hotels in that area (upper westside) but don%26#39;t know that any will fall into your budget in October. The Excelsior, the Lucern, On the Avenue (listed as On the Ave here) are all in that area and SOME of the rooms on a high floor would have views.
As to distance to Central Park and how far is a block. Mapquest.com would be a big help. If you put the name of the hotel is the top line and New York, NY and then get a map of say the Beacon Hotel, you%26#39;ll see how far it is from the park. The park is huge and the Beacon would be about 5 mins from the west side of the park while the 2 apts. I told you about would be 10-15 minutes walk away. In broad strokes, anything in the east or west 50s-80s would be an easy walk. The uptown/downtown blocks take about a minute to walk. I think 30 are a mile. The crosstown blocks (from one avenue to the next--ie Fifth ave. to Madison Ave.) are longer and not as evenly spaced.
thanks nywhiz ... you%26#39;ve been a great help!
I think the standard rule on uptown/downtown blocks is that 20 equal a mile, and that%26#39;s how I count it when I%26#39;m walking miles. Crosstown blocks can be as much as twice as long as an uptown/downtown block, but there is a lot of variance, and some are shorter than that.
I haven%26#39;t been in the rooms at the Parker Meridien, but that%26#39;s a pretty tall building. Even if the rooms on the north side don%26#39;t have a park view (or you can%26#39;t get one of those), the ones on the south side could have good midtown views of skryscrapers. Maybe someone who has been there recently could advise. Alternatively, you could contact the hotel and ask. This hotel would also have ready access to Central Park.
Another hotel that would practically guarantee good city views, but that isn%26#39;t near Central Park, is the Millenium UN Plaza. Rooms there start at about the 30th floor, so they all have views of something. This might also be in or close to your budget, as long as your stay doesn%26#39;t coincide with UN meetings in late September/early October. Many people in this neighborhood run -- on the sidewalks, along the East River promenade, etc., but not in Central Park.
The Hilton TImes Square is another high-rise hotel where rooms start on a high floor (I think around the 20th floor) and will offer good
skyscraper views, although this area is more congested, and possibly not as easy for your husband to run in, although people do it.
Wherever you book, may it clear when you check in, if not before, that you would like a room with good skyline views.
And that%26#39;s exactly why I booked that apartment - I wanted to be absolutely, positively guaranteed the view. I didn%26#39;t want a hotel to say ';so sorry, we know you reconfirmed this 18 times but we simply do not have any view rooms left';.
Of course, if it%26#39;s foggy and rainy every day I%26#39;m there that%26#39;s another story :)
Another possibility would be to stay downtown in the financial district, where yould might have close-up views of the downtown skyline and more distant views of the midtown skyline. Your husband could run in Battery Park and along the promenade that runs all the way from Battery Park City up the Hudson River.
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