Need a hotel room for 5 in NYC!?

Technically, it's illegal to book 5 people in one hotel room in New York. However, there are several hotels that allow it. (I myself am traveling in a party of 5 to NYC next week!)

We are staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Tribeca. The room has 2 double beds and a sofa, we're paying around $270 per night including taxes and fees and stuff.

Good luck!

Have you tried Priceline or HotWire? Lots of times you can get good deals on hotel rooms and if you pay attention you can make sure you get into the part of town you want to get into! Check out tripadvisor.com for recommendations or feedback from people who have stayed at hotels too.

The beauty of girls traveling together.... 2 of them can share a bed, no questions asked. Guys? We gotta go through a whole lot of pain and anguish before we decide to share a bed together....and then we usually gotta do "one on top of the sheet/one under the sheet" to make sure nothing touches in the middle of the night! lol

There were 5 of us when we went to NYC and we stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites.

It was one of the most comfortable hotels there.

There were 2 double beds, and i HUGE sofa, which can be turned into a queen sized bed :)

here are some suggestions and tips from our personal experience:

we went to NY for a week.

we had a blast!!!

you should visit Serendipity for dessert :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-1-aug-30-2...

there's a book called Lonely Planet (NYC)

it is a really really helpful book for tourists like us because it includes walking tours, etc, and places to eat.

by the way, instead of waiting for hours in line to get to the statue of liberty, you may opt to have the NY waterway tour instead. This way, you will save enough time to tour other parts of the city :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/touring-new-yo...

there's also the famous BULL at the financial district :)

you should also try the yummiest Pizza Margherita at 'Lil Frankie in East Village ^,^

if you have more time, try walking the stretch of Brooklyn Bridge.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/traveller-in-n...

this serves as an exercise too.. hihihi

also, do visit Saint Patricks's Cathedral at 5th avenue.

don't miss to go inside.

it's wonderful!!!

we also went to Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building to avoid the long line hihihi because we were afraid we won't have enough time to see other parts of NYC :)

for shopping, you may want to visit Century 21, just across the former WTC.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/livin-as-new-y...

you should have lunch/brunch at Cafe lalo!!! or at Sarabeth's :)

we chose Cafe Lalo hihihi because of the ambiance and because it's famous.

To relax, try having a picnic at Central Park.

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/labor-day-in-n...

we chose to eat at the top of one huge rock there to have e good view of the whole central park :)

then, we went to MET (entrance is by donation only, you don't have to give 20 USD)

if you're a techie like my friends, you may want to visit the MAC store. it is now a tourist spot because of its unique architecture :p

DON'T MISS eating at PARADOU!!!

it's a MUST!!!

trust me on this!

you also gotta watch a broadway show! definitely!

there's WICKED and SPAMALOT :)

http://jotan23.blogspot.com/2008/03/goodbye-new-yo...