Suite Hotels in NYC
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and Memories

WHY CHOOSE A SUITE HOTEL?

• Private bedrooms for the children and parents. Parents can get some "alone time" while the kids sleep. This was really important to us during our trips.
• A private living room
• Amenities such as kitchens and kitchenettes: perfect for preparing meals and snacks at the right moment. You’ll save a bundle of money not to mention the convenience. My son was always hungry--chicken nuggests were constant request. So having a kitchen really helped at 9 pm!
• A vast array of child-friendly items such as cribs, highchairs, and childproof rooms.
• Babysitting services.
• DVD and book libraries. Watching a DVD together was a terrific way to wind down our son at the end of a day--and it provided some special time together too!
• Playstation and other game systems. The benefits of these need no comment, right?
• Swimming pools (most suite hotels do offer one).
• Lots to keep the kids entertained.

MY LIST OF NEW YORK CITY SUITE HOTELS:

I offer choices for every budget and taste, complete with my added “discounts and freebies,” category, and featured amenities that you’re kids will just eat up! Let’s face it, if your kids are happy, you’re happy.

Affinia Manhattan
371 Seventh Avenue
Located near Madison Square Garden and the Empire State Building, this lovely property offers large suites at family-friendly prices. You can even have a yellow rubber duck delivered to your bathtub! Amenities include babysitting services, 6 different pillow types, cribs, playpens,Cable TV with movies on demand, fitness center, and full kitchens with cutlery, glass ware, and plates. Rates begin as low as $169, depending on season.
Discounts/Freebies: a vast array of unique family specials and AAA, AARP, and government/military discounts. After you make one reservation, you will be entered into a special e-mail list from which you will receive very favorable rates for later stays.

Hotel Beacon
2130 Broadway at 75th Street
The Hotel Beacon is located on the upper west side, in a very kid-friendly neighborhood chock full of kid-friendly restaurants. You’ll feel right at home with your own fully-equipped kitchenette, marble bathroom, on-site laundromat (love this), in-room movies, no-cost cribs, iPod docking clock/radio, in-room wireless internet access, and a 32” flat screen TV. Suites begin at just $225. The subway is conveniently located 1 1/2 blocks away!
Discounts/Freebies: Complimentary in-room coffee/tea, daily newspaper delivered to your room, Gilchrist & Soames bath amenities. AAA, AARP, and government rates available, but website rates are usually better.

Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square
1568 Broadway
One of my favorite suite hotels. It's centrally located near all the Broadway shows and the giant Toys R Us store that features a giant ferris wheel. You’ll find cribs, strollers, and childproofed rooms upon request. Enjoy Sony Playstations and kid-friendly items on the room service menu.
Discounts/Freebies: AAA, AARP, discounted advanced-purchased rates, senior and government discounts, free fitness center, extensive number of package deals. Plan ahead, pay in advance, book online with the link above and save up to 20% a night.

Embassy Suites New York
102 North End Avenue
Of all the suite hotels, this is among my favorite. It is located downtown on the waterfront, near Battery Park and the Statue of Liberty. This all-suite property offer spacious two-room suites, high speed internet access, sofa sleeper, bathrobes, mini-bar, two flat-screen televisions with Web access in each suite, microwave oven, coffee maker, and Bath and Body Works products. The property is connected to a huge entertainment and retail complex complete with movies, restaurants, and retail shops.
Discounts/Freebies: Free, full cooked-to-order breakfast for each guest daily, free nightly manager reception with snacks beverages and cocktails, access to 20,000 foot sports club. AAA, AARP, and government discounts. Check out their great on-line packages and specials.

Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street

The Gershwin Hotel offers huge family room suites that are quite reasonably priced, starting at just $209. Your kids will love the hotel’s very cool design and artwork--this is a very unique-looking hotel. Parents will love the helpful staff and hotel cabaret. Kids will ask for the rooms that feature bunk beds.
Discounts/Freebies: Great online room specials. Free HBO/Cable.

Milburn Hotel
242 West 76 Street (Between Broadway and West End Avenue)
Economical, one-bedroom suites feature a separate living room with sofa bed, TV/VCR, Playstation, a children’s book and movie library (priceless), kitchenettes, restaurant discount program, free use of a 25-meter heated swimming pool that is just one block away.
Discounts/Freebies: Free continental breakfast, children’s book and movie library, seasonal weekly special rates.

Hotel Metro
45 West 35th Street
Large-sized family room suites consist of two separate bedrooms and one bathroom. Located near the Empire State Building and Macy’s department store.
Discounts/Freebies: Free continental breakfast.

Times Square Hilton
234 West 42nd Street
Located on lively 42nd street, you’ll have access to nearby Madame Tussaud’s, a huge entertainment center with 25 screens, and lots of family-friendly restaurants. Amenities include babysitting, 37" flat-panel televisions, MP3 players, children's menu, cribs, and high chairs.
Discounts/Freebies: AAA, AARP, military/govenment discounts, family packages, lots of seasonal specials, so be sure to check their website when you book.

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Manhattan East Suite Hotels
Surrey Hotel: 20 East 76 Street
The Benjamin: 125 East 50th Street
The Buckingham Hotel: 101 West 57th Street
Affina Gardens Hotel: 215 East 64 Street
Additional Properties: Check the website above.
You can’t go wrong with any of these all-suite hotels. These beautiful properties are sprinkled throughout the city in great neighborhoods and feature apartment-like accommodations with kitchens. Amenities vary from property to property but these suite hotels include fully-appointed kitchens with modern appliances, high-speed Internet access, fitness center, laundry facility, cribs, strollers and high chairs with amazingly low rates starting at $129 per night (depending on the season)
Discounts/Freebies
Complimentary daily New York Times, huge array of on-line special packages and rates that just can’t be beat. AAA, AARP and government discounts. Kids’ snacks, deck of playing cards, rubber ducky, complimentary packpack stocked with kids gifts, "Fun-for-Family" chest including board games and other fun stuff for use during your stay.

The Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets
Each suite is uniquely decorated and features a microwave oven, coffee maker, selection of books, dreamy beds, wireless Internet access, mini refrigerator, kitchenette with minibar in suites, cable TV, and VCR. Rates begin as low as $139 per night--a steal.
Discounts/Freebies: Free movie library, free daily newspaper, free wireless Internet access, 24-hour access to lobby iMacs to check email. Check out their on-line rates and fantastic package deals including a family deal that includes free cookies for the kids upon arrival--love it.

70 Park Avenue Hotel
70 Park Avenue
This boutique hotel offers special events for the kids, in-room Nintendo, 42" flat-screen TVs, fantastic audio systems, iHome sound system to dock your your iPod, play your music and wake you to your favorite tune, and cribs.
Discounts/Freebies: AAA (complimentary morning coffee and evening wine hour), senior and government discounts, complimentary children’s gift upon check-in: back pack with lots of gifts and goodies. They also offer a vast array of unique and fun package deals including one with a sundae-making session, milk and cookies with turndown service, keepsake princess crown and wand, to name a few.

Skyline Hotel
725 10th Avenue at 49th Street
The Skyline Hotel is a well-located, comfortable hotel that offers very inexpensive, very large suites complete with refrigerator, movies on demand, satellite TV, Nintendo 64, Web TV, Wi-Fi wireless broadband internet connection, and penthouse swimming pool. Prices begin at $169.00.
Discounts/Freebies: $10 hotel parking.

Staybridge Suites Times Square
340 West 40th Street
The Staybridge Suites, a new all-suite hotel is located in the Times Square neighborhood of Manhattan, a perfect home base for exploring NYC. All rooms are outfitted with a 37" flat-screen TV, an iPod docking station, and a kitchenette with stainless steel appliances (great for saving money on meals). The hotel features an on-site guest self-laundry facility, a fitness center, a business center, and a convenience store, all open 24 hours a day. Prices begin at just $199.00.
Discounts/Freebies: Free breakfast,free high speed wireless Internet, and free Sundowner cocktail receptions.

Select any one of these suite hotels for your New York City vacation and it will prove to enhance the overall quality of your family vacation.

SUPER PACKING TIPS FROM A NEW YORKER

Preparing a vacation packing list for suite hotels will help to ensure the most enjoyable and stress-free vacation possible. Forget to bring something as simple as an umbrella, and you can be sure that there will be a 5-hour downpour. Forget to bring a bandaid on your walking tour and that blister can really dampen your day. Be prepared by checking out my New York City vacation packing list. You'll be glad you did!

BEST LOCATION FOR SUITE HOTELS

....to enhance your visit and cut down on kiddie crankiness!

• Travel with a new bag of toys and books for the car, plane, or for waiting on lines. Just before you’re about to tear your hair out, tear out a new toy, and voila! you’ve created peace and harmony! Check out this super idea!
• Purchase advance entrance tickets online. Rather than wait on a long line to purchase tickets to the Empire State Building, show up with them. Or purchase them during the kid's nap time.
• Schedule some rest time. NYC is a large, exciting, but exhausting city. You just can’t do it all at one time. Return to your suite hotel and take a rest in the middle of the day. The kids will be more relaxed and you’ll enjoy your holiday more.
  

• Before you head to the airport from your home or suite hotel, reconfirm carry-on allowances such as formula, juice, other liquids. You know that you need a array of items, but make sure that you can actually carry them on. Check out The Transportation Safety Advisory Board’s Traveling with Children article. It’s packed (excuse the pun!) with important and practical information for airline travel.
• Carry lots of snacks, water, and juice boxes throughout the week. You can buy them in NYC, store them in your suite hotel, and refill your backpack as needed.
• Bring a small, plug-in nightlight to lead the way to the bathroom. (This was a lifesaver for us.)
• Carry a photo of your child in your wallet in case you loose them in a crowd.
• Print out some fun word searches and games from the internet--for waiting time.
• One week before your trip, read the kids a book about traveling and New York City. Check out "Lisa's Airplane Trip." Then, point out New York City on a map or globe.
• Buy strips of "admit one" tickets to reward your kids for good behavior. The kids can cash them in at the end of the trip for a great souvenir. Each ticket can be worth $1.
• Dress your children in bright colors so they are easy to spot!
• Have your children wear an ID bracelet. Check out ID on me.
• Check out the Kiddyap. It's a unique backpack-style kid carrier designed for preschoolers (3 1/2 or older, up to 60 pounds) who tire out during long walks. I love it because it keeps the wearer's hand's free and it weighs just 4 pounds! Kids will think it's fun!! See for yourself.

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