There's a really nice little hotel within spitting distance of Grand Central Station. Has a very European flavor & would be considered very romantic by the female persuasion, unfortunately I don't remember the name but I know it was less than a short block from the station.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT - query for the NYC crowd > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
