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Manhattan Hotel Prices Striking a Nerve? Stay at The Verve

Where: 40-03 29th Street [map], Long Island City, NY, United States, 11101

October 7, 2008 at 12:33 PM | 1 Comment

Consider this: Your nice, Midwestern parents are coming to New York City for the weekend, and because you live in the proverbial shoebox, they can't stay with you. And with Manhattan hotel prices as sky high as the Empire State Building, asking your nice, Midwestern parents to shell out $400-plus for the pleasure of being in your company for three nights seems like, well--a lot to ask. So what do you do? Book them in an outer-borough hotel, specifically, in the industrial section of Long Island City, Queens.

How does it turn out, you ask?

Quite well, actually. The Verve Hotel (part of the Clarion Collection) is only two blocks from the subway, which isn't as loud as it might sound and more convenient than you might think, given that it's only two stops into Manhattan. Staff are helpful and polite, and most importantly, the place is nice: the 87 nonsmoking rooms are simply decorated and come with flatscreen TVs, plus free continental breakfast, parking (a rarity in New York!) and Wi-Fi, all for around $170 per night.

Should you (or your parents) happen to stay here, be sure to ask for a room on the west side of the hotel for a view of Manhattan. The `rents will enjoy their stay and you'll look like a savvy New Yorker who knows all the cheap yet cool hotels in the city--to your nice, Midwestern parents, anyway.

Tags: New York City Hotels / Queens Hotels