Sleeping four to a room is not always easy in New York City, where standard hotels rooms can be half the size of standard rooms in other cities. Although luxury hotels have suites, they also have extremely high prices. The good news is that several hotels in the city offer rooms that allow four to fit comfortably and affordably in one room.
Embassy Suites in downtown New York has the two-room suites and free buffet breakfast typical of this chain. There is also a free cocktail hour each evening. The suites give you plenty of room to spread out; there are even two flat screen TVs so you all don't have to watch the same program. Rooms also have a kitchenette with a refrigerator and microwave. Guests can use the New York Sports Club gym in the building.
The hotel is near the ferries for the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island and Staten island, South Street Seaport and the World Financial Center; it is also close to Chinatown and Wall Street.
Embassy Suites
102 North End Ave.
New York, NY 10282
(212) 945-0100
embassysuites1.hilton.com
The Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square is centrally located in Midtown near Broadway theaters and Times Square. The suites have two full-sized rooms, one with a pull-out couch, and two TVs in every room, in addition to a refrigerator and microwave. There is also a large fitness center. You get warm cookies at check-in.
Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square
1568 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 719-1600
doubletree.hilton.com
The Nu Hotel in Brooklyn has the perfect family-friendly quad room, with a queen-sized bed and bunk beds for the kids. Eco-conscious travelers will appreciate the organic linens and cork floors; the new rooms also feature high-tech electronics. Continental breakfast is included. There is a fitness center. The hotel is convenient to many subway lines; the A, C, and F are 2 blocks away, and the N, R, 2,3, 4 and 5 lines are four blocks away. If you want to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, a highly recommended activity, you can stroll to the bridge's pedestrian entrance in 10 minutes. You can also easily get to many Brooklyn highlights, including the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Coney Island.
The Nu Hotel
85 Smith St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-8585
nuhotelbrooklyn.com
The 70 Park Avenue Hotel not only has room for the whole family, but it can also accommodate the family dog. There are rooms with two queen beds that comfortably sleep four; there are also connecting rooms for larger families. The eco-friendly hotel provides coffee in the morning, and wine in the evenings. The Midtown location, at 38th Street, is convenient to transportation at Grand Central, shopping and theater.
70 Park Avenue Hotel
70 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
70parkave.com
(212) 973-2400
