Tourist Class Hotels in New York City
If you're trying to save money during your next trip to New York City, consider some of Manhattan's tourist class hotels, which offer better rates---some more than $100 less---than three-star and four-star accommodations. There are tourist class hotels located in a variety of New York City neighborhoods.
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Holiday Inn Midtown
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The Holiday Inn is just three blocks from Central Park. The Holiday Inn Midtown is located in the middle of everything, as its name implies. This 600-room hotel is located three blocks from Central Park and about 10 blocks from Broadway, which is walkable for most visitors. The Holiday Inn, which renovated its guest rooms in 2005, offers a rooftop swimming pool and the Skylight Lounge, a fitness center and the Gotham Café, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests get free wireless Internet access and the hotel has a bellman and porter.
Holiday Inn Midtown
440 W 57th Street
New York City, NY 10019-3051
1-800-997-2544
www.hi57.com
New York Helmsley Hotel
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Some rooms at the Helmsley have views of the Empire State Building. The New York Helmsley Hotel is also located in midtown, just a few blocks from Times Square and the theater district, Grand Central Station and Rockefeller Center. From some of its guest rooms, you can see the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. The New York Helmsley is also home to Harry's Bar, a 1,000-square-foot fitness center and on-site valet parking. Rooms include junior and deluxe suites and feature HealthSmart Simmons mattresses and wireless Internet access.
New York Helmsley Hotel
212 East 42nd Street
New York, New York 10017
212-490-8900
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Gershwin Hotel
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The Gershwin celebrates artists in its lobby. The Gershwin Hotel is a budget boutique hotel in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, close to the Empire State Building and in the midst of the area once known as Tinpan Alley. The 150-room hotel features standard rooms of approximately 270 square feet and en-suite bathrooms, small suites and even smaller hostel-like rooms with bunk beds for single travelers who don't mind sharing a room. Hallways are decorated with vintage magazine covers and artwork and the lobby has an art gallery. You can also hang out at the Gershwin's small restaurant, Birch Coffee, which serves organic beers and wines, Ranforest Alliance Coffee and food from local farmers and environmentally conscious companies.
Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016-8700
212-545-8000
www.gershwinhotel.com
Best Western President Hotel
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The Best Western is right in Times Square. If you want to stay close to the action in Times Square, the 334-room Best Western President is one of the more affordable hotels there. This hotel has a marble lobby and features standard hotel rooms that you would see in most Best Westerns, with all the modern amenities. Rooms feature 37-inch or 42-inch flat-panel TVs, free wireless Internet access and iPod docking stations. The Best Western has a fitness center, wireless Internet access, air-conditioned rooms, a lobby bar and concierge services. One of the on-site restaurants, Aoki, serves Japanese food, and the other, Saigon 42, serves Vietnamese fare.
Best Western President Hotel
234 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036-1424
212-246-8800
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=33084
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