Soho House New York, New York City

Advantages: Brilliant place, history, shopping
Disadvantages: Cost of living is high compared to Leeds

...York, a city I lived in for five years means so much more to me than the town I was born and brought up in. York has a great mix of the old and the new. The Minster, the multangular tower, Coppergate, Stonegate, the Bedern, Barley Hall, King's Manor, Micklegate House - the old parts of the city cry out to you from the distant past. The shopping area and all the new coffee shops that are springing up make it a very good town to go shopping in as well though. The only thing that I didn't like about York during my student days was there are only three clubs and none of them are that good. Although the student night at Toffs was one of my favourite nights out of the week.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average off topic

Advantages: Excellent location
Disadvantages: Expensive

...The Thomson Sixty is a relatively new "boutique" hotel in Soho New York. Location wise it is excellent, ten minutes walk away from the nearest subway, 5 minutes walk to the stylish Soho shops and excellent restaurants and bars around. Both Little Italy and Chinatown are in walking distance. I stayed there with three friends and the hotel said we could all stay in one room. We thought this was great as it would cut down our costs, however the room was not very big and the beds were only doubles. Every other hotel I have stayed in in the US have had Queen or Kingsize beds. The other problem with the hotel was the heat. It was winter so the bar conditioning had been turned off but you had no control of the heating in the bedroom. We had to leave the windows open all day and at night had to shut the window due to New York noise... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Been There Done That
Disadvantages: Tourism and Over Crowding

...Don't get me wrong, I used to live in New York and I'm a big fan of the city. But what I will never understand is why tourists head to Times Square, like moths heading to light! Times Square is a busy, stressful and fairly dull place to 'hang-out' while in the city. Although it does attract a few great landmarks and can be a fun photo opportunity - it is nothing to get overly excited about. Area's such as the Lower east side and Soho are now attracting many more tourists due to the regeneration and introduction of many new stylish bars, shops and restaurants. They are safe areas and full of gret personalities who can be very welcoming to visitors. But you want Theatre right? Well yes you can pay over the odds to see a Musical or spend hours in line waiting for cheap tickets... but why not check out some great off-broadway or off... Read review

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