NYC MOC: CHEAP PLACES TO STAY WITHOUT ROACHES! - Oldschool

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July 10th, 2009 - 5:48 PM

Hey Guys,

I am going to be in your city from October 3rd to 8th/9th after spending 3 night in Montreal. I have been scouring the internetz for places that seem ok with not much success. Any recommendations? I prefer B&B's to hotels.

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 5:49 PM

Cheap places to stay without roaches: Connecticut?

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 5:53 PM

http://www.hostels.com/us.ny.ny.html ?

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:02 PM

cheap being up to $125 a night.

noahsark

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:05 PM

DNW a hostel

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:05 PM

There used to be a bunch of old hotels up on the upper West side near Central Park that were all shared bathroom places.. they were like $80 a night, but I don't know if any of them are still there

Honestly, I've stayed at plenty of hotels in NYC and unless you are spending mad loot, you are probably better off saving it and staying at the hostels. You will probably have more space anyway

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:06 PM

noahsark Said:

DNW a hostel

Can I get her number?

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:07 PM

Hotwire.com will probably be your best bet, but I doubt you will find many good deals this far out

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:22 PM

clay Said:

There used to be a bunch of old hotels up on the upper West side near Central Park that were all shared bathroom places.. they were like $80 a night, but I don't know if any of them are still there

Honestly, I've stayed at plenty of hotels in NYC and unless you are spending mad loot, you are probably better off saving it and staying at the hostels. You will probably have more space anyway

Fiance is not down with hostels. It took forever to convince him that shared bathrooms were ok. That's what I get for falling for a germiphobe with slight OCD.

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:27 PM

Search for traveller class hotels I guess

$125 ain't gettin you much though

clay

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:31 PM

And if you mean $125CDN you're really kind of screwed

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:32 PM

You can book private rooms at the hostels for like $90 though

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:44 PM

Google Hotel 17, and then call them and make a reservation. It's in like the nebulous Chelsea/Grammercy area and you can get a single with a shared bathroom for about $80. It's really nice and clean. and that particular area is quieter than you would think. Not really what you might want, I know, and it is a little walk from the train. But whatever, it is cheap and cool. Oh, and Madonna's SEX book was photographed there, partially. Or you can stay with me and sleep in...uh...the corner with the dog? I have no idea, maybe in the bathroom.

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July 10th, 2009 - 6:45 PM

Oh the Hotel 17 people also own another property called Hotel 30 on YOU GUESSED IT 30th street, that is a little more expensive. I have never stayed there, but my boyfriend stayed there for work and he said a double is $130.

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:00 PM

clay Said:

And if you mean $125CDN you're really kind of screwed

American.
This one's a little sketchy but we'll probably end up here:
http://www.hotel309.com/
If we cut our trip by a day to save money I want to stay here:
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/new-york-manhatta n-theharlemflophouse.html
or here:
http://staythenight.com/

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:02 PM

cicada Said:

Google Hotel 17, and then call them and make a reservation. It's in like the nebulous Chelsea/Grammercy area and you can get a single with a shared bathroom for about $80. It's really nice and clean. and that particular area is quieter than you would think. Not really what you might want, I know, and it is a little walk from the train. But whatever, it is cheap and cool. Oh, and Madonna's SEX book was photographed there, partially. Or you can stay with me and sleep in...uh...the corner with the dog? I have no idea, maybe in the bathroom.

thank you!!

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:03 PM

I'd stay in Chelsea before I stayed in Harlem-- not sure what your plans are but 125th street is kind of way the fuck out of the way

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:10 PM

clay Said:

I'd stay in Chelsea before I stayed in Harlem-- not sure what your plans are but 125th street is kind of way the fuck out of the way

i know :(((
ugh, i hate trip planning.

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:13 PM

The place in Chelsea doesn't look too bad and Chelsea is pretty centrally located

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:16 PM

i don't have any experience in this field, sorry :(

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:18 PM

I do go to school in Chelsea though and can confirm it ain't a bad area to set up base as far as being a tourist is concerned

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July 10th, 2009 - 7:27 PM

thanks guys <3 i have limited knowledge when it comes to the monstrous city that is NYC.

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July 11th, 2009 - 3:56 PM

Yeah, Harlem is going to put you seeing the inside of a train for your entire trip. That is if you want to see midtown like most people. Harlem/Fordham/Bronx have lots to offer, and you can take a single trip into Grand Central on the Metro North train just one time instead of going back and forth on subways constantly so hit all the major tourist highlights.

But I live in Fordham and really like it.

Chelsea is nice, I promise, for a more central Manhattan experience. It is relatively quiet and there are some cool bars and you can get around on the subways or even drunkenly walk the mile or so to TImes Square and all that ridiculousness. It is, however, quite a distance from the museums and some of the better shopping on the Upper East Side. For both of those things, you may find yourself doing some more-complicated subway routes or staggering across Central Park tangled in dog leashes. Just some neighborhood pointers, since you know...like...everything looks so small on a map until you land in it. I made mistakes when I first got here too. Like drunkenly walking across the frozen reservoir in Central Park in two feet of snow.

Speaking as someone from the west, taxis WILL hit you and one mile IS too far to walk.

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July 11th, 2009 - 4:18 PM

WAIT YOU LIVE IN FORDHAM NOW? WHAT HAPPENED TO WHITE PLAINS?

cicada

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July 11th, 2009 - 7:11 PM

I go to school in White Plains, my summer job is in Rye, and I live in Fordham. Lovin' the Metro North.

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July 11th, 2009 - 7:29 PM

no sheeeeeeit!
where abouts in fordham?
i thought you were moving to WP as well as going to school there.

well we should all mocmeet at the zoo one of these days before the summer ends. and then hit the bars.

cicada

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July 11th, 2009 - 8:21 PM

If I told you that I would have to kill you.

Toward Pelham Parkway. Seagulls shit on me. There are lots of Dominicans.

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July 11th, 2009 - 8:42 PM

Best idea - Rent a car, drive to New York from Montreal. Sleep in it. No roaches.

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July 11th, 2009 - 9:00 PM

el_Uste

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July 11th, 2009 - 9:10 PM

Hotel Carter: http://www.nydailynews.co...s_list_of_.html

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July 12th, 2009 - 5:21 AM

lol, Michael. I also wanted to point out that although my apartment building was gutted and renovated OHHHH six months ago and the entire thing is pristine and surgically clean, there are ants in the kitchen and I saw a roach in the bathroom yesterday. But it was the only roach. Like, a loner. I think NY is just full of bugs. One day I saw a huge rat running down some rafters above people's heads at the Canal Street subway station. They were laughing at it, and it was the size of a house cat. Not that rats are bugs.

Jesus this is off topic. I am going to buy groceries now, since there is not much traffic at this time of day on a Sunday. Actually, that is why I am awake.

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July 12th, 2009 - 7:49 AM

noahsark Said:

ugh, i hate trip planning.

thats why i just booked a flight. nothing more

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July 12th, 2009 - 11:01 AM

cicada Said:

lol, Michael. I also wanted to point out that although my apartment building was gutted and renovated OHHHH six months ago and the entire thing is pristine and surgically clean, there are ants in the kitchen and I saw a roach in the bathroom yesterday. But it was the only roach. Like, a loner. I think NY is just full of bugs. One day I saw a huge rat running down some rafters above people's heads at the Canal Street subway station. They were laughing at it, and it was the size of a house cat. Not that rats are bugs.

Jesus this is off topic. I am going to buy groceries now, since there is not much traffic at this time of day on a Sunday. Actually, that is why I am awake.

haha i'll gladly take ants over roaches any day! the last two places i lived in the bronx luckily had no bugs at all. but growing up, the places i lived in had a good amount of roaches. it's one of the few bugs that i CAN NOT STAND to even look at. pregnant roaches are the worst. and when you kill them they eject the egg out of their rear so that the new flesh may live on. ok i'm gonna go vomit now.

rats: the last place i lived in the BX had a large park area right next to us. filled with rats and black squirrels. you'd be walking past and some squirrel would jump out at you all "FEED ME MOTHERFUCKER!" and it would scare the shit out you because you'd think it was a rat.

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July 15th, 2009 - 4:52 PM

I'M CUTTING MY TRIP BY A DAY AND STAYING AT THE CHELSEA.

<3 <3 <3