STPA 2007: Staying Here

There is no official hotel for the Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference. However, there are hundreds of hotels in the New York City area. Below are lists of hotels within walking distance of New York University and affordable hotels in Manhattan. For inexpensive rates, you may also try www.expedia.com, www.priceline.com, www.hotels.com, or your other favorite travel site. 

Hotels Within Walking Distance of the Kimmel Center

Clarion Collection The Solita Soho Hotel
159 Grand Street (between Lafayette & Centre St )
(212) 925-3600

Holiday Inn Downtown
138 Lafayette Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 966-8898

W New York Union Square
201 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(212) 253-9119

Washington Square Hotel
103 Waverly Pl. at Washington Square West
(800) 222-0418

Soho Grand Hotel
310 West Broadway
New York, New York 10013
Tel: 800 965-3000

Howard Johnson Express Inn SoHo
135 E Houston St (Forsyth And Allen)
New York, NY 10002
212-358-8844 

Chelsea Inn
46 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
212-645-8989

Off Soho Suites Hotel
11 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002
800-633-7646

Hotel 17
225 E 17th St
New York, NY 10003
800-804-6835

Affordable Hotels in Manhattan

Hostels and comparable (Under $100/night)

Jazz on the Park (and 4 other NYC locations)
36 W. 106th St.
New York, NY 10025
To book: 212/932-1600 jazzonthepark.com
Description: A funky hostel-inn run by a hands-on international crew who put on summer BBQs. Linens, lockers, and laundry facilities provided.

Budget Hotels (Generally under $200/night)

Cosmopolitan Hotel
95 W. Broadway
New York, NY 10007
To book: 888/895-9400 cosmohotel.com
Description: Offers 120 smartly decorated, squeaky-clean rooms in an area of town sorely lacking in affordable, non-business hotels. Service reviews are mixed, but who cares when you roll out of bed into the city's hottest hangouts?

Country Inn the City
270 W. 77th St.
New York, NY 10024
To book: 212/580-4183 countryinnthecity.com
Description: No, you're not in the Cotswolds, but this English-inspired inn might transport you. Country antiques, four-poster beds, and hunting-lodge accents sing with Old World charm. Downsides are no credit cards and its three-day minimum stay. Reservations only.

Hotel 17
225 E. 17th St.
New York, NY 10003
To book: 212/475-2845 hotel17ny.com
Description: Friendly service and its location on leafy (and quiet) Stuyvesant Square Park sets this hotel apart. Perhaps you'll recognize the rooms from Woody Allen's silly film Manhattan Murder Mystery.

Second Home on Second Avenue
221 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10003
To book: 212/677-3161 secondhome.citysearch.com
Description: Don't be put off by the shabby facade of this 1900s town house-fun, even tastefully, appointed accommodations with soundproof windows lie inside. Choose from themed rooms-tribal, modern, Caribbean, and Peruvian. (The owner's from Peru.) Second-floor yoga classes are $20.

The Chelsea Lodge
318 W. 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
To book: 800/373-1116 chelsealodge.com
Description: This renovated European-style hotel in the heart of Chelsea has 22 rooms filled with American antiques and eclectic accents. One warning: Rooms have sinks and showers, but no WCs. Book far in advance.

The Pod Hotel
230 E 51st St.
NYC, NY 10022
To book: 212.355.0300, US Toll Free: 800.742.5945, www.thepodhotel.com
Description: High style and high tech converge at the Pod Hotel, which offers hip, convenient accommodations for the stylish and spend thrifty traveler. Formerly the Pickwick Arms, the hotel is located in the heart of New York Ciy’s Midtown East neighborhood.

Mid Priced Hotels (Generally under $300/night)

Bentley Hotel
500 E. 62nd St.
New York, NY 10021
To book: 212/644-6000 nychotels.com
Description: A sister property to the Ameritania, this modern hotel is decked out in neutral tones, and delivers stylish comfort. Its library, rooftop restaurant with good skyline views, and proximity to Bloomingdales are big pluses.

HotelQT
125 W. 45th St.
New York, NY 10036
To book: 212/354-2323 hotelqt.com
Description: Steps from Times Square, the latest property from hotelier wunderkind Andre Balazs. Attractively minimalist rooms with flat-screen TVs. And its lobby bar has a swimming pool-really!