Are all New Yorkers so rich?

9/1/2005; 3:26 PM

I've spent the last three hours looking for a cheap hotel in Manhattan. The cheapest half decent hotel I managed to find was $135 per day and it's nothing near a duty travel hotel. The average hotel rate is around $300 per night, and nobody seems to give discounts to airline staff. With these rates I'm wondering what it entails to live in NY.

304. Seth Dillingham on 9/2/2005

New York is insanely expensive, yes, you're right. I live two hours from there, and hate having to visit the city. Everything is ridiculously pricey.

Note, though, that residents don't have to stay in the hotels. The cost of the hotels only affects tourists and other visitors. (Obviously.)

The train system is good... you might want to stay in one of the outlying towns, and take the train into and out of the city as needed.

Seth

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