‘Cheap’ hotels on Broadway Posted on May 19th
NEW YORK—An American theater critic must cover Broadway. Here at the Tribune, the bosses like you to do so on the cheap. Thus, from the Shoreham to the Gorham, the Quality to the Hampton, the Best Western to the hotel of last resort, I’ve stayed at almost every tourist-class joint the theater district has to offer.
I’ve booked through Quikbook, Hilton, Orbitz, Hotels.com, the old-fashioned telephone and, once, a Web site aimed at South Americans. And having done this now for some years—and coupled with a travel nerd’s love of getting the lowest possible price—I’ve learned some useful strategies.
If you’re headed to Manhattan this spring to see some shows or the tourist sights, here are 10 of my personal rules about Midtown hotels. And the first thing you have to know is that most of the usual rules don’t apply in Manhattan.
Rule No. 1: In New York, the chains are your friend
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