On a recent trip to the Big Apple I opted to stay at a POD on 39th Street and it was an excellent choice. Although the room and bath are small, it was plenty large enough for one person. The single bed would not have worked for 2 people, but there are other rooms which cater to 2...with bunk beds.
Check in procedure was simple although the clerk at the desk when i checked in was less than pleasant, but all the other employees I can in contact with were helpful and smiling.
Only a few blocks to Grand Central Station where all the subways connect, I was able to travel uptown to the Metropolitan Museum for the Dutch Master's exhibit and then take a bus downtown stopping to walk through the Central Park zoo to renew my friendship with the animals there.
But New York City is a walker's paradise! At least when you are not lugging a rolling suitcase and then cracks and the people on the sidewalks crowding you off the side. But 39th crosstown and then up to the theater district where I saw Kinky Boots and Book of Mormon. The former was spectacular, but the latter lacked sparkle. The story was there, the dance routines were wonderful, but it lacked the zip one expects from a Broadway musical. It felt as though everyone was just going through the motions. It might be because it was a "stand-by" cast.
But when you go to NYC, be sure to plan to walk!
2022
