Cheap room in New york or Jersey city

[cigronet]

We are planing to visit NYC this christmas break, we would like to go there the 29th of December till the 2nd of January but the dates are flexible. We couldn't find any cheap hostel so we was wondering if any of you has an idea
Thanks for your help

[Mark Sedenquist]

We are planing to visit NYC this christmas break, we would like to go there the 29th of December till the 2nd of January but the dates are flexible. We couldn't find any cheap hostel so we was wondering if any of you has an idea

Welcome to the Forum! My local information is out of date, but hopefully one of the NY-area contributors will check in later today.

Mark

[PNW Judy]

My son is in NYC right now and I did a bunch of research to help him plan his trip.

He's staying at The Americana Inn (www.crshotels.com). The rate is only $75/night. He said it's kinda shabby but very clean and conveniently located to a lot of attractions, close to subway stops, etc. It is in Manhattan roughly 1/2 way between the Broadway Theater District and the Empire State Building.

It does have a shared bathroom. I think one bathroom for every 3-4 rooms. However, he hasn't had any trouble getting into it and he says it is clean as well. This is something that is quite common in Europe but we're not so used to it here. They do have a sink in the room. I've stayed in places with shared baths in England and it was no biggee.

We also looked into staying at the YMCA. I didn't save the link but I believe you can do a search on NYC YMCA and find the info. They have lodging in several of their facilities and most of them sounded pretty nice to me.

[Mark Sedenquist]

My son is in NYC right now and I did a bunch of research to help him plan his trip.

Judy, thanks for the information.

[Quebec Gen]

If you don't mind thin walls and shared bathrooms, here are a few suggestions :

Herald Square Hotel
on 31st St between 5th Ave and Broadway
rates start at 69$/night (private room with shared bathroom)

Hotel 17
225 E 17th St
~90$ (private room with shared bathroom)

Madison Hotel
62 Madison Avenue
~90$/night with private bathroom, incl. breakfast

Aladin Hotel on 45th Street, conveniently located near Times Square
~35$/night dormitory
~75$/night private room
shared bathroom

Wolcott Hotel
4 W 31st St
~120$/night private room with private bathroom

Holland Motor Lodge
Holland Tunnel Plaza E
Jersey City
rates start at 61$/night incl continental breakfast

Econo Lodge
750 Tonnelle Ave
Jersey City
~90$

Red Carpet Inn
459 Tonnelle Ave
Jersey City
~65$

I didn't personally go to these places, but people told me about some of them and I picked some ideas on the net too. So bear in mind that these are not recommandations, just suggestions!

Gen