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Hello, I am coming to NYC in a week - for 3-4 days. I don't care about luxury hotels and what not, I just care that my bed is not filled with bugs - so with that being said, does anyone know any hotels that are cheap in Manhattan but not filled with bugs? Also, not in an area where I'll get mugged or something like that.
I am coming to NYC for the first time in my life and I could not be more excited - any help will be very much appreciated!
Even the well known hotels have bed bugs. It's hit or miss. The only benefit at a bigger hotel that is well known is they will probably do a better job at correcting the situation than a smaller less known hotel.
Single Guest Room is $79 a night. Is the location good? Again, I will only need a bed to sleep in cuz I intend to be out the entire day, every day I'll be there.
Edit: There is another hotel called "SoHotel" and it's $92 a night and this is the location: 341 BROOME ST. NEW YORK, NY 10013.
Which one do you recommend?
Last edited by Dexter94941; 01-11-2013 at 06:27 PM..
Not sure if the Chelsea Inn caters to a gay male clientele...it is, after all, in or near to the epicenter for young gay males. Their website did not indicate any gay lodging affiliations.
I'm gay, and thought this places rings a bell regarding gay lodging in NY I had researched, but I could be wrong.
The locals here could tell you if 17th Street is close to, or epicenter, for gay businesses. Can't recall.
I realize it probably doesn't matter to you at all, but just thought I'd bring it up.
Single Guest Room is $79 a night. Is the location good? Again, I will only need a bed to sleep in cuz I intend to be out the entire day, every day I'll be there.
Edit: There is another hotel called "SoHotel" and it's $92 a night and this is the location: 341 BROOME ST. NEW YORK, NY 10013.
Which one do you recommend?
The location of both of the hotels are fine. If you don't mind sharing a bathroom the Chelsea Inn is fine. Go with SoHotel if you want a private bath. Read the reviews because there is more to consider than bedbugs. For example, a friend of mine was visiting the city and decided to go cheap and got a room at the St Marks Hotel for less than $100/night. The place was clean but the pipes banged and he could hear the street noise (idling diesel truck engines, horns, sirens, people talking) all night long. It was as if he was sleeping on the sidewalk. Those things were mentioned in the reviews but he didn't read them.
If you want Chelsea, there's a cute boutique hotel called THE GEM HOTEL at the corner of 22nd and Eighth, almost atop the subway. Last time I checked the rates were very reasonable and the lobby seemed clean, warm, and inviting. I got the strong feeling it was gay oriented so judge accordingly.
They have a 20% pre-pay discount and I checked a random queen sized room for 2 at $126.
There's no way to tell in advance if hotels here have a bedbug problem. Even the nice ones are risky.
You must, repeat MUST use proper protocol if you desire to be totally confident of being bedbug free. This mainly involves sterilizing your luggage and clothes when you get home. If you don't own a Paktite (and what person who does not already have bugs does?) then you're better off sealing your luggage in a giant ziploc or garbage bag between trips. (Or, even better, keep it sealed up in the hotel room by bringing the bag with you).
Don't set your luggage on the floor or bed in the hotel room. Use the luggage stand. Hang clothes up instead of lying them on floor or furniture. Better yet, keep everything packed in airtight bags at all times.
Seems extreme? Try having bugs, and you'll realize that NO MEASURE IS TOO EXTREME.
There's no way to tell in advance if hotels here have a bedbug problem. Even the nice ones are risky.
You must, repeat MUST use proper protocol if you desire to be totally confident of being bedbug free. This mainly involves sterilizing your luggage and clothes when you get home. If you don't own a Paktite (and what person who does not already have bugs does?) then you're better off sealing your luggage in a giant ziploc or garbage bag between trips. (Or, even better, keep it sealed up in the hotel room by bringing the bag with you).
Don't set your luggage on the floor or bed in the hotel room. Use the luggage stand. Hang clothes up instead of lying them on floor or furniture. Better yet, keep everything packed in airtight bags at all times.
Seems extreme? Try having bugs, and you'll realize that NO MEASURE IS TOO EXTREME.
---a multi year bug sufferer.
Well, I am embarrassed to admit I bought a Packtite, even without having bedbugs. I had gotten so paranoid I would not even take books out of the library anymore, so the Packtite solves that problem. I also use it when I buy new bedding at any store, and when I return home from trips. I don't use it every day so I suppose I could get a bedbug crawling into my gym stuff when I store it in the locker and I wouldn't be protected, but I had to draw a line somewhere.
I also spent many hours reading up on the subject. Luckily I seem to have relaxed on the paranoia front so I am not up to date on the absolute most recent stuff, but I would suggest OP check out bedbugger.com and learning how to do a hotel room inspection by watching a video there.
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