Accommodations for family of 6?

My husband and I, with our 4 teenagers, will be in New York Feb. 17th to 23rd. We would really like to get some kind of a suite where we could all be together. We want to be close to the theatres, Times Swuare, etc. and so far I%26#39;ve had no luck with the suite thing. I%26#39;ve booked 2 separate rooms at the Ramada New Yorker but there%26#39;s no guarantee they%26#39;ll be close together. Does anyone have any suggestions?? Thanks!

Accommodations for family of 6?

My first suggestion is to cancel your New Yorker reservation, the place is a dump and not in a very nice area. Take a look at A Hospitality Company (www.ahospitalitycompany.com), which does short-term rentals of furnished apartments. They%26#39;ve got 100+ properties all over Manhattan, many in doorman buildings. You will save a ton by having your own kitchen, too! I don%26#39;t have any affiliation with this company, but a friend uses them and loves it. I saw one of the apts. she rented, in a doorman building on Park Ave., and it was pretty wonderful.

Accommodations for family of 6?

I have done a lot of research on hotels for 6 in NY. The best I could come up with is the Embassy Suites the one draw back about them is that they are located way down town near Ground Zero. However ist is a perfectly safe area and it is only a subway ride away from everything. Make the subway your best friend when you are in NY and no where is too far away. The rates are very good for a suite that sleeps 6 and there is a free hearty breakfast included every morning. Hope this helps.

You are coming over a big holiday weekend (President%26#39;s Day) which won%26#39;t make your task any easier. I agree cancel the Ramada New Yorker immediately. Check 2 bedroom/2bath suites at the Best Western Hospitality and the Salsibury. The Bedford is another all suite hotel that may have 2 bedroom accomodations. None of these are right in the theater district, but all are in midtown which is all you really need. Make sure, even with 2 bedrooms, they allow 6 to a room. There are fire regulations that make this a problem in some places.

hi we have the same problem, there is also the double tree suites in times sq, plus the hotel belleclaire but thats upper west side. We are stuck between a rick and a hard place. I want to stay at the double tree but it is a bit above our budget so it looks like downtown at the embassy suites.

I am hoping for a magical cash injection in the near future so fingers crossed hehe!!

one thing that annoys me is these discount sites never account for these rooms or people of this size needing a room yet those rooms are out there!! whats more annoying is the ones that let you input the 6 people then say too many for our booking system arghhhhhh.

the embassy suites do lookk very nice though but I rather be in times sq to be central and also its easier to eat later and then just cross the road etc to the hotel and get the kids to bed, mine range from 3 to 16.

sorry that should be 2-16 she will be having her 3rd birthday in nyc!! a magical xmas one I hope!!

You have 2 threads going on the same topic so I am cutting and pasting in my reply from your other thread...

New York isn%26#39;t like a lot of other places with huge sprawling rooms. Hotel rooms here generally are REALLY REALLY small. Packing 6 of you into a suite is a recipe for disaster and discomfort. Will make you feel like you are staying in a flophouse. Nothing wrong with 2 rooms. Really. Much, much nicer for you all.

Also, the Ramada New Yorker is not a great hotel... lots of complaints about it.

I found a couple other deals, for good, solid hotels, within your budget, that you can consider.

I plugged your dates, 2 rooms, 2 adults and 2 children for each room, onto hotwire.com. It came back with two very good sounding options.

1. A hotel matching the description of Murray Hill East Suites (Midtown South, 3*, amenities: kitchenette) came in at $134 per suite. (You%26#39;ll need 2.) Read the reviews on trip advisor. This is a very nice, clean, comfortable hotel (formerly an apartment building), with a kitchenette in each suite.

2. A hotel matching the description of the Sheraton Russell (Midtown South, 3.5*, Customer Favorite, amenities: fitness, business) came in at $150 per room (You%26#39;ll need 2). Also read the reviews on trip advisor. Very nice hotel. By the way, at the Sheraton%26#39;s website, their least expensive room for your dates is $252. You%26#39;d be saving about $100/room.

(I plugged in 2 rooms to guarantee you%26#39;ll get them, because when a hotel sells out, it sells out and I wouldn%26#39;t want you to get stuck with just one room.)

On the website betterbidding.com, under the New York board, they have pinned at the top of the forum a listing of hotwire properties listed, that%26#39;s how I figured out what they are. You can check that out also.

Good luck!

Thanks very much for your suggestions! I really didn%26#39;t feel good about the New Yorker Ramada so cancelled those reservations. Your comments confirmed what I was worried about so I appreciate that very much. I tried A Hospitality Company but, unfortunately, they had nothing for our time frame. I ended up getting 2 rooms at the Westin on Times Square. I signed up for the Star whatever membership and got the deal for 4 nights and then 2 nights free. It ends up being a little over $200/night for a room with a king bed and a cot. This is more expensive than the Ramada but I%26#39;m thinking the location will make it worth it. In less than 48 hours will be there, now if I just had my broadway tickets purchased...........

What you joined was Starwood Preferred Guest. Make sure they input your Starwood #, and you%26#39;ll earn points. In fact, anything you bill to your room will earn points. So, if you end up eating in the hotel restaurant or having a drink at their bar, bill it to the room. Starwood is very good about giving you discounts for future travel. They have ';cash and points'; deals... and also ';50% off rates deals'; at lots of their properties (own Sheraton, Westin, W hotels...). I was able to book a $45 room at Sheraton in Ft. Lauderdale using only 1,000 points per night... and you%26#39;ll be earning more than that with their stay. Also, Westin had the ';heavenly bed';... I think you%26#39;ll enjoy your stay. Great location, too! One more thing, check the starwood.com website to make sure you%26#39;ve got the best rate. Sometimes they offer AAA or CAA non-refundable rates that are unbelievable!