The answer is an emphatic yes. So once again, we d like to introduce you to another crop of affordable inns. Situated across the street from another budget treasure, the Chelsea Star Hotel, the spotless Manhattan Inn is close to just about everything. Penn Station and Madison Square Garden are a block north and Macy s, 42nd Street, and Chelsea are all 10 minutes stroll away, but the fact it sits in a forgotten pocket of Midtown real estate makes Manhattan Inn a secret value.
Rooms are plain, but they have phone, cable TV, and even VCRs.
They rent them in the lobby. If former President Clinton goes there, so can you. Famous 125th Street, once viewed as the very spine of urban blight by outsiders, has been transformed, a la 42nd Street, into a safe pedestrian-friendly zone, complete with Virgin Megastores and Disney Stores. Rooms are basic but colorful and clean, and there s a TV lounge. You ll be at Times Square within 10 minutes.