a girly weekend in New York

Hi, I plan to go to New York at the end of April and am looking for cheapish accomodation but in an area where there are quite afew bars so we can go for a drink on the way home from sight-seeing. Has anyone got any ideas which area we should be looking to stay and any recommendations of hotels. We dont mind staying in the same room to keep prices down. This will be the second time I have been to New York and, you are going to think I%26#39;m mad, but last time I went it was impossible for me to find a pub that wasnt a hotel-based bar! Not that we are alchoholics or anything! I guess we are looking for an area that has a local feel but is relatively easy to get to the sights. Help!

a girly weekend in New York

Where did you stay last time you were here out of curiousity?

You don%26#39;t say how old your group is, how many there are or what you consider cheapish. It sounds like an apartment might be 1 idea. Nyhabitat.com and citylightsnewyork.com are 2 cos/websites that people have used successfully for apartments.

The West Eleventh st. Townhouse is in Greenwich Village and has rooms that are set up like apartments. Read reviews here.

tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d526456-鈥?/a>

Some other options:

stay on the upper westside, a nice residential area with good transport to midtown. The Beacon and the Milburn both have apt. like rooms. The Lucerne and the Excelsior also good in the area.

stay midtown on the east side, more residential than the Times Square area. The Beekman Towers hotel near the UN sometimes has specials/packages. They also have apt. suites. The Affinia 50 and the Kimberly are other apt/hotels in midtown east side that have apartments.

a girly weekend in New York

Yes, I do think you%26#39;re mad. You must have stayed in a three block radius in Times Square last time. Too bad.

Try the Upper West Side, the West Village, Murray Hill, etc.

Do some searching on this forum for good advice on these neighborhoods.

Check Citysearch for more info:

www.newyork.citysearch.com

Yeah you%26#39;re right we stayed just off Times Square I%26#39;m not complaining but just wouldnt stay that way again. We are in our thirties and need abit of everything really. Someone recommended Tribeca. Do you know anything about this area? We are hoping to not spend more than 250 dollars a night.

How about the Cosmopolitan Hotel? Check it out on Trip Advsisor Hotel reviews. It is inexpensive and no frills, but clean, neat and convenient.

I hope you intend to take the subway when you are here. You don%26#39;t have to walk or stay within walking distance of your hotel if you want to go to bars. You can go anywhere in the city, 24-7-365 on the subway. Drink up!

While Tribeca is trendy in spots, not a lot of hotel options and some streets are good, others not. Yes, the Cosmopolitan can be good. But I%26#39;d still suggest either the village or Chelsea or Union Square area or the upper west side.