Long Island City as a neighborhood has emereged since the early 2000s as a residential desitination for city-swellers escapting the high proces and claustrophobia of Manahttan. You can find a similar escape at a hotel. Cost is the biggest reason to stay. You're further away from the heatt of the city, but still close enough.
The most important consideration when staying in Long Island city is access to the subways. Most of these hotels are similar in amenities and even price. Most were built in the last 10 years. What will matter to you and your feet most is the walking distance to the local subway. Here are four hotels in Long Island City to consider.
1. Z New York Hotel
A contemporary, boutique hotel in Long Island City, Z Hotel has style. It's got great views of Manhattan's skyline, but its location is also a drawback. It's hard on Queens Plaza, which is still in transition with new condos and dodgy "gentlemen's clubs." Take a taxi and you'll be happier at night. During the daytime, the subways at Queens Plaza are very convenient.- Z New York Hotel
11-01 43rd Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
2. Ravel Hotel
Ravel Hotel is another boutique hotel near Queens Plaza. It shares many of the same qualities as Z Hotel -- style and pizzazz at less cost, but in a transitional neighborhood.- Ravel Hotel
8-08 Queens Plaza South
Long Island City, NY 11101
3. La Quinta Inn Queens
Photo (c) John Roleke
You would be pound-wise to consider this motel, the least expensive on our list. It's in Sunnyside, part of larger Long Island City, Queens.
It's not as posh as the others, but it's a convenient and clean choice, in a safe neighborhood. It's a quick 5-minute walk to the 7 subway.
Try the local Sunnyside restaurants for some of the best ethnic eats in Queens. Coffee can't get any fresher at Baruir where it's roasted inside the small shop.
The motel is nothing special, but your time in NYC will be even more special for the money you save and the neighborhood you experience.
La Quinta Inn Queens, 37-18 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11101, 718-729-8775
4. Holiday Inn - Long Island City - Manhattan View
This hotel is further away in the Blissville neighborhood of Long Island City. It's a great name, but is Blissville all about bliss? It's cheap for sure, but there's no subway. Blissville is cut-off from the hip part of Long Island City by a highway. If you stay here, you'll need a taxi or your own car.- Holiday Inn - Long Island City - Manhattan View
39-05 29th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
5. More Hotels in Queens
- If you're visiting New York City, then there's a good chance you're flying out of JFK Airport. Here are some hotels convenient to JFK.
- If you're visiiting New York City in early Sepmtember and you like to swing a racket, then you're likely to be at the US Open in Flushing Meadows. Here are a few hotels convenient to the Open.
