Doing repeat of June 2006 NYC trip with 3 teen grands, my daughter and DIL 4 nights 6 people - we had two rooms 6/06 at the Kimberly E. 50th it was very nice with terrace we lucked out $$$ - prices are way out there now - we are NOT Four Seasons/Ritz people at all!!! I have Jersey Boy tixs (great seats) and Legally Blonde (teens choice) tixs soooo excited - hotel suggestions?

The W, Marriott Times Square, Sheraton on Sixth Avenue are all nicely located ...Joanna, I'll check around. I've stayed at those hotels and they aren't the Ritz, but are very nice and are great for Broadway.

The Financial District has the best rates...try the New York Marriott Financial Center..you can do all sorts of things downtown..there are great food walking tours down there. The rates come in about $189 for a king there unless it is a special weekend. It's a great location and a lovely hotel. This area is an up and coming place for the best restaurants as Tribeca and the Meat Packing District have the hottest restaurants around. The lower East side is now very hot too.

the muse has large double rooms. the algonquin has small rooms but you can find great deals and the hotel itself has a wonderful lobby and the historic dorothy parker roundtable (plus a housecat whose name i forget). both are in the theatre district and not far from all stuff the kids would like.

Diane, I love your new dog pix, he/she looks like a little lamb!

Thanks Andi and Diane!!! I always thought the Algonquin seemed old school neat

Yeah - me too. First I thought Terrier, but now I think Labradoodle...

Karen, it has only taken me two hours to figure out how to do all of this. thanks.
that is my spunky. goldendoodle--poodle/retriever. unbelievably sweet boy.

kathy wins the biscuit!

Diane: What a beautiful doll!!!!!!!!

well, joanna, right now he is ripping up a sock. 70 pounds of big baby.

try quikbook.com for good rates in nyc. that is my first place to go when i used to plan a nyc trip. that was before i found regent. now i save all my pennies for the boat. haven't been to nyc for over a year, and used to go every three months. you and yours will have a great time.

Diane - he's adorable. :)

Kathy - I'm impressed with your guess!

Masaki

Hi You might want to check out the Affinia Manhattan which is near Madison Square Garden. It has very large rooms/suites for the same price as most hotels. It is not the Ritz, but you would have good space - up to 700 sq feet, which in Manhattan is huge. Good location right near Penn Station. Many of our friends stay there during the Westminster dog show and love it. Most rooms also have a small area with refrig and micro. Enjoy New York!

I have booked the Blakely Hotel 136 W 55th - two connecting suites, both have living rooms with tiny kitchen facilities and 2 big beds works well for 6 of us - gets A plus reviews on Tripadvisor - was the old Gorham and bought and redone few years ago - I think location will be perfect for B'dy shows -

I've been at the Blakely--I think you'll like it. the double rooms are very large.

Good to hear Diane - rooms do look large and we won't be tripping over each other!

Joanna,
What a great trip that will be. IF I ever have grandchildren, I want to be your kind of grandma.
;) ;)

I really enjoy this age Cindy - more than I ever did ages 1 and 2 too much work - plus their enthusiasm about NYC is contagious - just found out my son from CA will join us at the Blakely that week, too, for a business trip (in his own room) so should be fun! Diane I love quikbook - found Hotel Elysee with them one year - very nice

I was suprised that my room at the Blakely was large. When the hotel was the Gorham, they were tinderboxes.

Joanna--when is your trip?

March 26 4 nights

so great. weather will be warming up.
I'll be in Russia then teaching--it will be much, much colder.

Oh I hope weather is good and not a late March storm :( :( how interesting Diane - what do you teach??

Volunteering in a prgoram for "senior lawywers" (i.e. old) to teach law in Russian or Eastern European countries. Just two weeks. But in St. Petersburg! This brief writer will be teaching business law. Yikes.
I can read the language, but can't understand someone speaking to me. A few weeks ago I followed four Russian women all around TJMaxx hoping I could understand part of their conversation. Not a word.

Sounds very exciting.