Temporary/Corporate Apartments             Vacation Apartments                Hotels                Hostels                Swaps                Brooklyn  NYC vacation apartments available for your Manhattan visit. Fully furnished studios, one, two and three bedroom vacation apartments in NYC. Temporary accommodations and nightly apartment rentals in nyc plus New York City discount hotels, corporate housing and other hotel alternatives. Stay in a hostel, swap or share during your NYC holiday. Planning a New York City Vacation? Courtesy of Hotel-Alternatives.com; TravelNow The most beguiling city in the world, New York is an adrenaline-charged, history-laden place that holds immense romantic appeal for visitors. Wandering the streets here, you'll cut between buildings that are icons to the modern age - and whether gazing at the flickering lights of the midtown skyscrapers as you speed across the Queensboro bridge, experiencing the 4am half-life downtown, or just wasting the morning on the Staten Island ferry, you really would have to be made of stone not to be moved by it all. There's no place quite like it. While the events of September 11, 2001, which demolished the World Trade Center, shook New York to its core, the populace responded resiliently under the composed aegis of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Until the attacks, many New Yorkers loved to hate Giuliani, partly because they saw him as committed to making their city too much like everyone else's. To some extent he succeeded, and during the late Nineties New York seemed cleaner, safer, and more liveable, as the city took on a truly international allure and shook off the more notorious aspects to its reputation. However, the maverick quality of New York and its people still shines as brightly as it ever did. Even in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's collapse, New York remains a unique and fascinating city - and one you'll want to return to again and again. You could spend weeks in New York and still barely scratch the surface, but there are some key attractions - and some pleasures - that you won't want to miss. There are the different ethnic neighborhoods , like lower Manhattan's Chinatown and the traditionally Jewish Lower East Side (not so much anymore); and the more artsy concentrations of SoHo, TriBeCa, and the East and West Villages. Of course, there is the celebrated architecture of corporate Manhattan, with the skyscrapers in downtown and midtown forming the most indelible images. There are the museums , not just the Metropolitan and MoMA, but countless other smaller collections that afford weeks of happy wandering. In between sights, you can eat just about anything, at any time, cooked in any style; you can drink in any kind of company; and sit through any number of obscure movies . The more established arts - dance, theater, music - are superbly catered for; and New York's clubs are as varied and exciting as you might expect. And for the avid consumer, the choice of shops is vast, almost numbingly exhaustive in this heartland of the great capitalist dream.

Hotel or Apartment: Where to Stay in New York City? by P. Silva As a former associate of the travel industry, I'm often asked my opinion of the large number of individuals offering their personal digs up to strangers for daily and weekly rentals on the craiglist community. Truth be told, I actually have two extremely varying opinions on the subject. There are obvious advantages for the rentee, most notably the ability to enjoy the comforts of home verses the often cramped quarters of a hotel room, but that's just the start. Staying in an apartment isn't just about roominess, it's an opportunity to experience life as a native to the city, or if you're lucky, the country, in which you are visiting. It allows you to the freedom to immerse yourself in your surroundings, much like role playing. There are no distractions, no waiting in lines and best of all, there's privacy. But it can't all be marshmallow clouds and chocolate streams, can it? Let's put things in perspective. Think about your own apartment, or if you own your own home, someone you know. How often are things breaking down? Is it sanitary? Near impossible to get the superintendent over to fix or tweak something? It's times like these one reflects on that Christmas bonus the super received from you last year. Odds are, the apartment that you're considering for your next trip is not immune to these realities. In fact, one might also consider the character of an apartment that hosts strangers regularly. Besides, what can one really conclude from a hyped up blurb and a few tiny pictures? This is afterall, craigslist, the very same source that brings you everything from wacky weed to the skin trade. Since, I did mention two varying opinions, it's only fair to look at things from two perspectives. As a renter, one is faced with risks as well. In fact, one might say the bigger risk. Yes, arriving at your destiniation and finding things have been a tad exaggerated is definitely discouraging, and yes, you are a stranger in a strangeland, but you are a stranger nonetheless, and someone has just given you, a stranger, the keys to their home. It's actually mindboggling when I think about all the potential for complications. So, what's the bottom line? There are obvious things to mull over when considering an apartment or a hotel, but in the end a reputable person with real references you can actually check is golden. Anyone can use a friend as a reference, but actual tenants will always share a real opinion. You really have to do your homework, folks. It's up to you to ask as many questions and do as much research as possible to make your stay a happy one. However, this is not always an easy task and you've got enough on your mind planning the actual vacation itself. My solution, and the reason places like Hotel-Alternatives.com exist... seek out a professionally managed building which offers multiple units, exclusive to temporary rentals. These are typically converted hotels or high rise buildings dedicated to corporate stays and feature full sized kitchens or kitchenettes, separate bedrooms and baths and just about everything else you left behind. Most importantly, these complexes have the staff required to maintain a level of service, "in-house" and more likely than not offer the hotel amenities you actually enjoy.

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