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Suggestions of where to stay for MSG?

athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
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Apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere (send me there if it is), but does anyone have a good recommendation of where to stay for an MSG show? I want to stay in a good area of town (no offense to anyone if all of the area is good - I haven't been to NY and I watch Law and Order), but I also am already breaking the bank for the tickets and airfare. Any suggestions?
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    Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    If you don't want to break the bank Central Park has many benches open for a great rate.
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    skigrlkwskigrlkw Posts: 57
    Airbnb it.
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    eddieceddiec Posts: 3,835
    Budget per night?
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    Amongst the Ani said:

    If you don't want to break the bank Central Park has many benches open for a great rate.

    That is what I'm afraid of.
    skigrlkw said:

    Airbnb it.

    I am bringing my boys, one who won't be going to the show. I will be leaving him in the room. (He is excited about this.) Would an airbnb place let you leave a teenager alone there? With airbnb, would I need a car to get to MSG? I've never used that service and I know nothing about NY.

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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    eddiec said:

    Budget per night?

    Could I find a decent hotel near by for $150 - $200 a night? (Hoping more for the $150 side)
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    dmaradona10dmaradona10 Posts: 897
    I stayed at Penn Station and just walked across the street.
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    eddieceddiec Posts: 3,835
    athenssmile said:

    eddiec said:

    Budget per night?

    Could I find a decent hotel near by for $150 - $200 a night? (Hoping more for the $150 side)
    For NYC that is extremely low. Especially near the venue. Not trying to bring you down but good hotels are 200 and up. Nice hotels start around 250. Most hotels for 150 you probably wouldn't leave your boys. Of course there always deals.
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    I am seeing some on Priceline that may work for me. Is the Chelsea area close enough to stay for MSG?
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    willnycwillnyc ...nyc Posts: 131
    Check Sofitel NY. Good rates, clean, centrally located.
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    eddieceddiec Posts: 3,835
    athenssmile said:

    I am seeing some on Priceline that may work for me. Is the Chelsea area close enough to stay for MSG?

    NYC is big but Manhattan is relatively small. Every 20 blocks is a mile so if you are 14th street you are only a mile from the Garden. Chelsea is fine.
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    maybe chelsea isnt fine at all and your lying lol
    how you prove that one after the agonizing hassle
    of purchasing tickets
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    athenssmile said:

    eddiec said:

    Budget per night?

    Could I find a decent hotel near by for $150 - $200 a night? (Hoping more for the $150 side)
    You're not going to find something for that price, unless it's Air BnB. More realistic will be ~$250-$300, unfortunately.

    Check on Booking.com to get a sense of what you're looking at in terms of cost. Also, there are many neigbourhoods in New York. If you want to walk to MSG, I'm thinking somewhere in Chelsea would work. For example, Hilton Garden Inn in Chelsea has a room for $767 for 3 nights (includes tax), and that's cheap for Manhattan. It's under a 10 minute walk to MSG. Area around MSG isn't that pleasant. It's not unsafe, just very blah.

    Do you have hotel points? Amex membership reward points? Now would be the time to whip those out!
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,529
    Amongst the Ani said:

    If you don't want to break the bank Central Park has many benches open for a great rate.

    Cue "Law and Order" music.
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    Jarock903Jarock903 New York Posts: 7
    edited January 2016
    Definitely recommend Booking.com. I am looking at the Courtyard by Marriott in Herald Square right now for $159 on May 1.
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    FatassFatass Posts: 47
    May want to look in Jersey City or Hoboken as an alternative location with quick access to NYC
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    Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    Throw some PJ shirts on these people and this will probably be central park on the evening of May 1st

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    DZ174741DZ174741 Posts: 28
    airbnb is a better experience (plus discount) at a similar price in the city. i'd go with it.
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    I just looked at Booking.com. Wow!!! This is why I have been afraid to look.
    Jarock903 said:

    Definitely recommend Booking.com. I am looking at the Courtyard by Marriott in Herald Square right now for $159 on May 1.

    I may take this one...
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    I texted my son to see what he thought about staying in Chelsea. He sent me a link to Elvis Costello's "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea". Ha, ha. Guess that was a creative way of telling me no.
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    A big thank you to everyone for your help!
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    athenssmileathenssmile Posts: 147
    Haven't pulled the trigger. Will look into airbnb first, then decide.
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    bet a little instead
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    skigrlkwskigrlkw Posts: 57
    edited January 2016
    Omg. Stay anywhere in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx and take the train. I live in Brooklyn and will be taking the train both nights.
    And by train-I mean the subway.
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    skigrlkwskigrlkw Posts: 57
    Chelsea is close by train and a very "safe" neighborhood.
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    MSnider44MSnider44 San Diego Posts: 746
    We got a good rate at the Wyndham New Yorker (steps from MSG) for 3 nights at $190 per.
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    SaravaSarava Naperville, IL Posts: 1,998
    I have 3 nights booked at the nyma (New York Manhattan Hotel). It's like 3 blocks from MSG...feels safe around there to me. I stayed there last summer. After all the fees and taxes are added in, it will be $752 for 3 nights (Saturday checkin, check out Tuesday). You can find a little cheaper, but remember - sometimes you get what you pay for.
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    athenssmile said:

    I texted my son to see what he thought about staying in Chelsea. He sent me a link to Elvis Costello's "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea". Ha, ha. Guess that was a creative way of telling me no.

    Does he know New York at all? That song was written in 1978...
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    thats me on a bad day and they can be triggered on
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    kasedougkasedoug The Golden State Posts: 2,890
    If anyone's interested in splitting a room, please get in touch.
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    digitmckeedigitmckee Posts: 139
    athenssmile said:

    I texted my son to see what he thought about staying in Chelsea. He sent me a link to Elvis Costello's "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea". Ha, ha. Guess that was a creative way of telling me no.

    Then i say let your boy stay home. Ill gladly buy your extra ticket and go to the show. Anyway, Chelsea is a good area, good deal you got there.
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    From my first show in Hawaii when they opened for RHCP to upcoming 2016 MSG and Wrigley. Seen them in every continent except Africa and Antarctica.
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