New York Hotels

[theemeestroo]

Any of you guys know of any good sites for cheap hotels in NYC?
I have tried hotels.com, expedia, lastminute.
I can't seem to find any cheaper than £120/night.
I am sure I have paid less than this on previous trips there.
I am going over easter hols though. I am not to arsed at 120/night but I have friends and family coming over as well ( I am getting married in Central Park ) and they aren't all contractors!!

Do you reckon the prices will go down nearer the time?

[SallyAnne]

Ahhhhhhhhh - thats so romantic!!!!!!!

[boredsenseless]

Any of you guys know of any good sites for cheap hotels in NYC?
I have tried hotels.com, expedia, lastminute.
I can't seem to find any cheaper than £120/night.
I am sure I have paid less than this on previous trips there.
I am going over easter hols though. I am not to arsed at 120/night but I have friends and family coming over as well ( I am getting married in Central Park ) and they aren't all contractors!!

Do you reckon the prices will go down nearer the time?

Not really 120 is cheap for New York, especially during a holiday season.

[theemeestroo]

Cheers SA. I proposed in Central Park as well. Hence getting married there.

I have no desire for a big wedding nor to fork out £20K+ for everyone else to enjoy themselves!! And as SA knows, we have big families oop north (my mum was 1 of 12!!, and they aren't catholics!!). If people are coming they are paying their own way.

I recommend it actually. No stress, booked and planned in about 2 weeks. And you get a nice holiday while there as well. Plus the rings are soooo much cheaper. I got engagement ring there and saved a fortune

I think you are right boredsenseless. If people don't want to pay too much they can always stay near Newark airport. Nice hotels there for £45 / night. Only 20 mins on the train to Penn station from there.

[Cowboy Bob]

When I went to New York I stayed in the Belnord Hotel on West 87th Street by Central Park sandwiched in between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave - http://tinyurl.com/e774d

It was pretty basic at around $120 per night (yes that's $ not £) and it seems to get mixed reviews, but I found it excellent for the price - and you can't fault it's location. It's right near the 86th Street/Broadway subway, and there's a fantastic diner round the corner on Broadway. Also, I can't forget the legendary Dead Poet - http://www.thedeadpoet.com/home.html - which is round the corner the other way on Amsterdam.

[theemeestroo]

Cheers Cowboy.
I'll check that place out tonight.

[SallyAnne]

Cheers SA. I proposed in Central Park as well. Hence getting married there.

I have no desire for a big wedding nor to fork out £20K+ for everyone else to enjoy themselves!! And as SA knows, we have big families oop north (my mum was 1 of 12!!, and they aren't catholics!!). If people are coming they are paying their own way.

I recommend it actually. No stress, booked and planned in about 2 weeks. And you get a nice holiday while there as well. Plus the rings are soooo much cheaper. I got engagement ring there and saved a fortune

I think you are right boredsenseless. If people don't want to pay too much they can always stay near Newark airport. Nice hotels there for £45 / night. Only 20 mins on the train to Penn station from there.

Ah thats so lovely - I bet your girl was chuffed to bits Thats a story for life!!

I've been looking at wedding venues myself this morning - it's a right pain in the backside. Think I'll just stay engaged!

[Troll]

Ah thats so lovely - I bet your girl was chuffed to bits Thats a story for life!!

I've been looking at wedding venues myself this morning - it's a right pain in the backside. Think I'll just stay engaged!

Can you get wedding dresses in your size?

[Waldorf]

Helmsley Hotel was quite good, very close to the Chrysler Building so very central.

[Sockpuppet]

I've been looking at wedding venues myself this morning - it's a right pain in the backside. Think I'll just stay engaged!

Really. How hard is a church / hotel to find for a semi-religous / civil ceremony.