nanacakes Posted March 7, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Looking at Hostels to stay pre-cruise. Anyone with experience with Manhattan hostels? Considering Hostel International, Searfarers International. Need elevator, we're in the 60's. Any idea of taxi costs? Need to get from Penn Station & then to pier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 7, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Looking at Hostels to stay pre-cruise. Anyone with experience with Manhattan hostels? Considering Hostel International, Searfarers International. Need elevator, we're in the 60's. Any idea of taxi costs? Need to get from Penn Station & then to pier What is your exact date? What is your budget? Are you sightseeing in New York? Where are you coming in from on the train? The more details about your trip, the better. Hostel International is way uptown near 104th Street. It will cost you about $25 each way by cab. The other hostel is near Union Square and will cost about $30 for two cab rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Got2Cruise Posted March 7, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Would you consider a YMCA? There is the Vanderbilt YMCA on East 47 and the Westside YMCA on W 60something. Both in good neighborhoods not far from pier. I don't know these two facilities but the YMCA organization in NYC is generally well regarded. I have used the one near me but its notba hostel. Google for more information. Not sure if it's what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanacakes Posted March 10, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted March 10, 2015 thanks for info. cruising on NCL Gem Sept 12, '15. Need elevator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 10, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 10, 2015 What is your budget? Are you sightseeing in New York? Where are you coming in from on the train? The more details about your trip, the better. The reason I'm asking these questions is to get a feel for how much money you are willing to spend on accommodations, whether you are just looking for a one night stand without sightseeing, and what train and what direction you're coming from. Depending on your answers, it may be possible to find you a reasonably priced solution outside of Manhattan that will also offer you the accessibiity you require. The problem in Manhattan for your date us that it is fashion week and accommodations are always pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hotel Pennsylvania (check their web site) is reasonably priced and right across the street from Penn Station - also perhaps a $15 taxi ride to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal - the savings on cab fares would likely exceed the savings from going to some distant location - with fewer amenities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The Hotel Pennsylvania is $319 + tax for Sept 12. It's Fashion Week. I'm sure that is over the OP's budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The Hotel Pennsylvania is $319 + tax for Sept 12. It's Fashion Week. I'm sure that is over the OP's budget. It probably is over OP's budget - while the previously suggested Hostel International on 104th Street would come to about $57 per person (plus $18 p/p membership) for beds in an 8 or 10 person dorm room with shared bath - say $150 - plus whatever the extra cab fares would be. While there are a number of inexpensive motels outside Manhattan, the extra cab fares would eat up a lot of the savings. The Vanderbilt , or other "Y" is a good suggestion - I do not know what they would run. The sad fact is that staying in a decent place in a convenient neighborhood at a busy time like Fashion Week is not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 11, 2015 If the OP would let us know where they are coming in from on the train, I have some suggestions for staying in hotels near train stations outside of the city. One of them is inexpensive, has a hotel shuttle from the train station, an elevator, and lots of amenities including free breakfast. A quick train ride to Manhattan and a cab to the port would be very doable and inexpensive the morning if the cruise. IMO much less hassle than looking for shared accommodations with strangers in NYC hostels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2015 If the OP would let us know where they are coming in from on the train, I have some suggestions for staying in hotels near train stations outside of the city. One of them is inexpensive, has a hotel shuttle from the train station, an elevator, and lots of amenities including free breakfast. A quick train ride to Manhattan and a cab to the port would be very doable and inexpensive the morning if the cruise. IMO much less hassle than looking for shared accommodations with strangers in NYC hostels. Interesting suggestions. Since Amtrak is likely, relevant nearby stations might be Stamford if from northeast; Harmon if from north, Newark if from south. Each location has to offer a number of possibilities much less expensive than in New York - and would permit half-hour or so trips into Penn Station on sailing date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Yes - I stayed precruise in Newark in January for the Quantum and arrived by Amtrak from Boston. I've also Hotwired 3* and up hotels in Stamford numerous times. Both are much more appealing choices than staying in shared accommodations in a New York City hostel. And of course all these properties had elevators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanacakes Posted March 12, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Just might do a hotel in Stamford then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted March 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2015 For Sep 12 Hotwire has a 3.5* hotel for $63 plus tax. Could be the Sheraton. Quick cab ride from the station. IMO much less hassle than what you were thinking of doing in NYC. If decide to do this and you end up taking metro north to NYC instead of Amtrak, take a train that originates in Stamford and get on the first car to minimize your walking in Grand Central Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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