NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
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#1NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/23/09 at 9:20pm
I'm graduating high school in June and couple of us want to go to NYC in June, except we are all paying for college next year and we are on a budget! Does anyone have any good advice or hints? Any info would be greatly appreciated! We would be arriving on a Saturday and leaving on that Tuesday.
Thanks!
#2re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/23/09 at 9:29pmStay in a hostel. They are always cheaper than a hotel. Check out hostelworld.com for those. They range in price, depending on where you stay. I think you can even cook in some, so you could do that instead of eating out a couple of times. If you want to see shows, you probably will be able to get student rush tickets. If that fails, there is always the lotteries for some shows or the TKTS booth.
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#2re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/23/09 at 9:29pmdouble post
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Updated On: 2/23/09 at 09:29 PM
#3re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/23/09 at 9:29pm
Triple post-How weird.
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#4re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/23/09 at 10:39pm
I've never stayed at a hostel, but a cheap (and from what I hear, safer) place to stay is the YMCA West Side. It's located a block away from Columbus Circle so it is walking distance to Broadway theaters (20 blocks) or take the A/C train for a quick drop-off. The YMCA West Side are private rooms but community bathrooms. Some rooms have private baths. Some rooms have bunkbeds, others have double beds, but the standard is a single full size bed. They are very basic with bed, TV, desk, closet, lamp.
For tickets to shows, student rush/general rush/lottery/TDF/TKTS.
For food, fast food is your best bet BUT some other sit-down places and delis can be just as cheap for better food. The YMCA West Side also has a little eatery downstairs.
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#5re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/24/09 at 5:40am
It doesn't directly relate to your being on a budget, but this is possibly the most helpful thread in existence:
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Updated On: 2/24/09 at 05:40 AM
#6re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/24/09 at 12:24pmHow many of you are going?
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#7re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/24/09 at 4:05pm
If you are considering going the hostel type route, I have read good things about this place:
http://www.sihnyc.org/newyork-guesthouse.php
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#8re: NYC Trip on a budget HELP!
Posted: 2/24/09 at 4:59pmI stay in a hostel every time I go to NYC that's hald a block off Times Square---cheap, clean, and I've never had a problem in 12+ times staying there (and I share a room with others!)
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