Can someone recommend me an inexpensive hotel in NYC in Manhattan area? Thanks!
David M. replied:
or try airbnb.com nicole uses it a lot so you can ask her for suggestions
Gregorio N. replied:
Pensylvania hotel. 34 st with 7 av. I paid U$160,00 at hoteis.com . It's simple but have a good location.
Jon H. replied:
airbnb.com -- are you and Mike visiting? unless you are honeymooning, you are welcome to stay with me.
Rich L. replied:
http://www.thepodhotel.com/ stayed here a couple times for work - tiny rooms but clean and they try to be boutique-like. if you need no-frills clean bed - not a bad option
Jon H. replied:
Tanya: oh ok! Yea i'd check out www.airbnb.com -- much better deals. You can probably get a full apartment/studio for under 200 bucks a night
I'm hoping someone might be able to give me a few tips. My sister is currently living in LA and wants to do a Catholic wedding in Boston, with no more than 50 people....
Javier A. replied:
St Peters in Southie could work nicely. Small with good parking for guests. Happy to help arrange if need be.
Chris H. replied:
The M.I.T. Chapel is a very unique space and there are plenty of places to eat in Cambridge. Henrietta's Table located in The Charles Hotel has a really nice function room and great food.
Colleen P. replied:
I second Our Lady of Good Voyage!! If she needs hair/Makeup check us out Bostoneverafter.com
Ellie F. replied:
Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine. Seaport Boston Ma. Close to all Seaport hotels and venues
John B. replied:
Saint Agustin's Chapelle
Liz C. replied:
If you are interested in something outside the city. The Wayside Inn in Sudbury has a chapel on the grounds and hosts many weddings. It’s very old school New England. Www.wayside.org
Paula M. replied:
St Aug Chapel is under Gate of Heaven/St Brigid: 617-268-2122
Sue M. replied:
St. Christopher's Church, across from Bayside Expo, is a cute, little church. The Doubletree Hotel is right there, too.
Jake M. replied:
Seaport Chapel.
Robert H. replied:
Maybe Kings Chapel on Tremont St. U can inquire
James M. replied:
I'd echo the recommendation of many others. Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine in the Seaport is brand new and beautiful. Perfect for a small wedding, and lots of hotel (e.g., Envoy Hotel) and restaurant options within walking distance. http://www.seaportshrine.org/
Sturgeon Bay City Plan Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday night to recommend a four-story, 76-unit hotel on West Waterfront.
Ken S. replied:
Linda Cockburn ..wrote a great letter in early Jan ...here it is .... City is being irresponsible In Sturgeon Bay there’s trouble. The local government officials want to do a “Band-Aid” approach to stop the problem. The “problem” appears to be the TID 2 district that encompasses Stone Harbor, Bridgeport and the previously empty Applebee’s structure. The numbers projected by Robert W. Baird & Co. to repay the borrowed funds for the TID 2 are simply not working. TID 2 is listed with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue as “distressed.” The loan was extended for 10 more years, 10 more years of interest payments. Property taxes cannot be raised at this time, so how can the Common Council figure out where the needed funds come from? Ask Baird; supposedly your aldermen did. How can we trust the newest projections for another TID? I don’t think we can. The City Council wants to slap up another condo/motel (irreverently five stories), again blocking the waterfront from public view and likely more. Stone Harbor and Bridgeport need to increase their room occupancy rates, they need their property values to go up in order to bring the much needed tax revenues to pay off the stressed TID 2. Take the time to look up “tax incremental funding” on Wikipedia and read the criticisms of such a tool that cities all over are struggling with. Another 90-unit condo/hotel, and the additional planned “apartments” in the newly created TID 4, which encompasses TlD 2 properties on the west side, will not solve this economic dilemma. I believe this is financially irresponsible of all members of the Waterfront Redevelopment Authority, the Planning Commission and particularly the elected officials of the mayor and his Common Council. The legal document, the Comprehensive Plan, states that new TIDs should be consistent with the neighborhoods and other TIDs. The city defines consistency as “not in conflict with.” The newest changes to the waterfront development plan are huge and appear directly in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan, community health and welfare, and economic growth and stability of the city and TID 2. If any of us handled our finances as recklessly as our aldermen are, we would have a bad credit rating or be bankrupt. Cap Wulf, who owns property in TID 4, and John Asher, who owns a large tract in TID 2, sit on the very powerful Waterfront Redevelopment Authority. WRA negotiates and sets the value of the city’s waterfront property, so developers can build their privately owned developments. Holding these positions seems odd at best and brings into question a conflict of interest. Tom Herlache, also on this committee, is a major stockholder in Baylake Bank, which I believe is financing the developers. Mike Gilson, a member of the Planning Commission, also holds an important position with Baylake Bank. I believe he is responsible to keep his shareholders happy. How is this all good representation for the taxpaying community? Sawyer Hotel Development LLC’s attorney, who drew up the LLC, is a member of the same firm that is the legal counsel for the city of Sturgeon Bay. It seems to go on and on. Events bring in people, people spend money, and rooms fill. This activity brings up the tax base and the much-needed funds, encourages growth, jobs and young people to want to be a part of the city. Condo/hotels are not attractions, especially empty ones. Adding 90 rooms is a huge financial gamble with conflict and stress written all over it. Where is the community impact study? Where is the economic impact study? The developer sells his units and walks away with a tidy profit, leaving the new owners with empty devalued units, which brings the property value down, again burdening the taxpayers for the security of the TID. City aldermen, do no harm! Work with your taxpaying constituents, make the choice to stop this out-of-character, irresponsible condo/hotel. Don’t destroy the “Historic Granary Icon” structure just because some developer says to do so. Smart Growth is not just a term, it is legal. Linda Cockburn
Ty H. replied:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BHk4 nRH9GCk
Chesla S. replied:
When Sturgeon Bay Public Access TV uploads the video of the meeting (it's not up yet), everyone should take time to watch/listen carefully... UNBELIEVABLE! http://sbtv.pegcentral.com/
Jamie S. replied:
Please sign and share this! http://petitions.moveon.org/.../city-of-sturgeon-bay-1...
Matthew M. replied:
If you make change then do it through political process..VOTE!! This is self serving and just adds more Service Jobs to an already economically strained area...that industrial park needs to be addressed... But Birmingham and his Posse don't seem to want to work it....how Weigand has kept his seat baffles me...self serving!!