B&H is just a couple of blocks from Penn Station. Make sure you go. I don't know if you want to stay at a hotel in the vicinity. That's the garment district, and it's kind of ugly and gloomy. I can't even think of a hotel that's really close. Probably the closest is the Marriott in Times Square, but that's quite the tourist place. It will be filled with Germans and Japanese tourists, which isn't all that bad, but it's a madhouse. You might try the Royalton on 44th street I believe, just east of Times Square. The rooms are tiny but kind of cool, and it has a nice bar scene. My favorite is the SoHo Grand, which is a bit pricey, but it's in Soho, so it's close to some fabulous restaurants and quite a few galleries. It has a great bar scene: The Grand Bar. However, it's a bit distant from the major museums. The Morgan is in the thirties, but on the east side. It's another kind of cool spot with small rooms. It's close to Penn Station, but not within walking distance if you have luggage. If you want to do the museums, you're better off taking a room further north in east midtown. The Loew's Summit on 54th and Lexington used to be somewhat of a bargain. Any midtown hotel is only a short cab or subway ride from Penn Station. If you want to go to the Loew's, you can catch the E train at Penn Station and get off at 53rd and Lexington. It's a no brainer and will only cost you a couple of bucks. Have fun. Paul
On Dec 26, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > The wife and I are planning a weekend getaway to NYC sometime within > the next couple months. The tentative plans include hitching a ride > on the Amtrak to Penn Station. Most likely we'll be arriving around > lunch time on a Saturday and departing the following afternoon. Would > anyone have recommendations for accommodations in the vicinity? Plus, > a pilgrimage to B&H is, of course, a requisite. The maps I've looked > at seem to indicate that their store is very close to the train > station. Can anyone confirm this for me? Our time in NYC will be far > too short to take in more than one or two "sites", so we'd prefer to > keep travel within the city to a minimum. Any art museums, > restaurants, etc. come to mind? What's it going to take to convince > one or two of you to lead us around on a photo tour? > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > Shoot more film! > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
