The GEM Hotel-Midtown, New York

See All of New York For $45

Advantages: An amazing idea, it allowed us to see a lot more of New York
Disadvantages: Not always spaces upstairs, Annoying and Disrespectful Tour Guides

(Tuesday) we started walking to Central Park, not only were we going in the wrong direction, but a man in a blue coat came up to us asking us to join their bus tour. Around us, we could see hundreds of men, in blue and red waistcoats, all holding laminated pieces of paper. My nan being the sceptical person she is, said no, we?re not buying anything from someone on the street, we don?t know what it is or if it?s any good. Luckily we were just near the Empire State Building, which if you read my previous reviews, you will know it?s right near our hotel, so we padded on back to the hotel to ask about the City Sights New York Bus Tour. The receptionist said she didn?t know too much about that particular bus tour, however, she has dealt with the Grey Line New York Bus Tours and they were supposed to be brilliant. She then told us, to walk out ...

DixieChick10 28.09.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Grey Line New York Sightseeing Bus Tours

New York, New York

Advantages: Fabulous shopping, bargains, great sights
Disadvantages: You will be tired and have foot pain at the end of the trip

there is more than four people in your group you're going to need two taxis and obviously that will double your cost. The ride into the city doesn't take long and I have to say that when we emerged from the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan it was everything I expected and more. Hundreds of yellow cabs, honking horns, loud noises and that was only one street in. We arrived at our hotel - the Milford Plaza on Eighth Avenue - and checked in quickly. By this time the jet lag was starting to set in a bit so we just went for a walk outside the hotel and found something to eat. One of my first memories of New York was walking down the road and seeing a fire engine come out of a firehouse and speed down the road, with passers by cheering and clapping them as they went. This was in March 2004, two and a half years after 9/11, and it was ...

tor0908 14.06.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of New York City

The perfect location in New York

Advantages: Brilliant location, modern, big room, huge TV, one of the cheapest hotels
Disadvantages: Breakfast is expensive, toilet blocked a couple of times, not enough lifts

The Park Central Hotel New York is in a brilliant location on 56th and 7th right in the centre of everything. A 10 minute walk downtown brings you to Times Square, 2 blocks uptown takes you to Central Park, 5th Avenue shopping is just 1 or 2 blocks to the east and a subway station 20 seconds away to take you to wherever else you want to go. Carnegie Hall is directly opposite and the Rockefeller Centre is less than 10 minutes away. The hotel is surrounded by gift shops and cafes and there's a nice little Irish bar just opposite. The location really couldn't get any better. When we first arrived it was difficult for us for find but that was only because we didn't have a map with us and because the grid system is so confusing at first. We were walking up and down for about 20 minutes until we eventually came across it at practically ...

frankiefromings13 27.03.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Park Central, New York City