Comfort Inn, Long Island City

Advantages: Diverse, not NYC, interesting places, reasonably easy to get to
Disadvantages: The accent. There are areas of limited interest and economic hardship

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Train ---------------------------------- Many parts of Long Island are essentially commuter towns, and the main place to which to commute is New York City - Manhattan specifically. The main form of transport used is the Long Island Railroad (LIRR for short). The trains aren't beautiful, and not amazingly comfortable, and not terribly cheap (off peak return fare to New York from Baldwin was $13.50 for adults - and that excludes both morning and evening peak times). However, there are a lot of them, and they do serve much of the Island - they are 'third rail' electric trains for much of the Island, though further out, the lines are diesel. Baldwin is on the Babylon Branch - and I can still remember the route announcements: "This train stops at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford... Read review

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Advantages: security, location, service, price
Disadvantages: none

...THE COMFORT INN – MURRAY HILL – NYC A stone’s throw away from the Empire State Building, rests a hotel that I found to be a pleasant surprise. It may not be ultra-fancy. It may not be ultra-chic, but it has quite a few notable qualities. One is security. A very able-bodied doorman checks guests for a cardkey before allowing them to enter the building. He also chases riff-raff (in the wee hours of the morning) away from the building. Obvious video cameras keep a watchful eye on hallways and elevator doors. A courteous staff will help you in any way they can. I walked into this hotel, off the street, for the first time, without a reservation. (I recommend doing this---NEVER. It is very risky business. In this case it worked out. Also, you pay a higher price). The staff took great pains to explain the amenities... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap room with breakfast in City Centre location
Disadvantages: Dated decoration, not very well cleaned, noisy

...that much on one nights accommodation as once you add it to the price of the hotel rooms you start getting to the £80/£90 mark. After much deliberating we decided on the Comfort Inn in Bishopsgate which is located pretty centrally within a stones throw of Leeds train station and the hustle and bustle of the main shopping areas too. The room was priced at £59 for bed and breakfast, which we felt was very reasonable and we decided to park our car at a friends house who lives just outside of the city centre and then get the bus into Leeds to save on parking fees. Another plus point of the hotel other than the location was the fact that they provided breakfast as most places only seemed to provide accommodation on a room only basis. The journey was quite straightforward, having driven to Leeds on many occasions I found my way very easily... Read review

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