Can anyone recommend a good hostel in NYC, close to downtown for my boyfriend and I?|188934

We are going to be there in December and need somewhere cheap to stay for 2 weeks.
Any suggestions would help.
Thanks.

My friend, may I recommend the following.

Hosteling Int_l NY
891 Amsterdam Av at West 103rd Street
1-212-932-2300

http://www.hinewyork.org

around $35 a night and up

Jazz On the Park
36 West 106th Street (between Manhattan Avenue and Central Park West)
1-212-932-1600

http://www.jazzonthepark.com

starts around $30 a night

Central Park Hostel
19 West 103rd Street (corner of Central Park West and West 103rd Street)
1-212-678-0491

http://www.centralparkhostel.com/

$30 at night and up

The Big Apple Hostel
119 West 45th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
1-212-302-2603

http://www.bigapplehostel.com

$35 at night and up

You can also try the YMCA, there are 2 locations in Manhattan.

Vanderbilt YMCA
224 East 47th St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 912-2500

West Side YMCA
5 West 63rd St.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 875-4100

I hope this information is very helpful.

Good luck

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