Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:39 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321474#Comment_321474 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321474#Comment_321474 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:37:17 -0800 taphead
It seems I'm taking the plunge and hopping that annoying little puddle in March. I'll be spending a couple of weeks in NYC first, and then venturing god knows where. Probably with guitar in tow, and looking for places to play/sleep/huddle.

But first point is, I'm looking for a reasonably priced hotel in NYC, and recommendations are more than welcome. I realise this is a bit short notice, as we'd like to get the reservations done this weekend... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321476#Comment_321476 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321476#Comment_321476 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:41:38 -0800 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321482#Comment_321482 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321482#Comment_321482 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:05:09 -0800 StefanJ
You might want to look into getting a hotel in an outer borough, near a subway station. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321484#Comment_321484 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321484#Comment_321484 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:18:37 -0800 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321486#Comment_321486 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321486#Comment_321486 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:47:54 -0800 StefanJ
Again, anywhere near a subway is gold. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321487#Comment_321487 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321487#Comment_321487 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:53:48 -0800 glukkake A lot of people have been having success using airbnb as a way to sublet for a time. I like the idea of it, just because food is SOEXPENSIVE unless you live off 5/$1 chinatown dumplings always, which I think has some kind of surgeon's warning against it. But yea, keep in mind that you'll save money if you can prepare foods for yourself in your living space, especially if your reservation is spanning a couple of weeks.

For places to play, check out Goodbye Blue Monday - they're pretty open to new folks coming into town. It's a little deader during the week out in Bushwick, but there're some fabulous little places that might be keen on having you come in. Bushwick has some shady areas still, use caution when deciding where to go. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321518#Comment_321518 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321518#Comment_321518 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:34:40 -0800 Finagle
I also reeeeally want to check out the Pod Hotel sometime. It is a japanese-style 'coffin bed' hostel. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321532#Comment_321532 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321532#Comment_321532 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:10:31 -0800 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321534#Comment_321534 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321534#Comment_321534 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:28:08 -0800 Agitpunkt
http://www.sleepinndowntown.com/specials/

A friend of a friend stayed here and had no complaints. It's fairly cheap rate with something like 20% off if you're coming in mid-march.
It's close to where I live which puts it right between the Gowanus and South Park Slope areas of Brooklyn.

Pro's:

It's just a few blocks to the R which will put you in Manhattan in 25 minutes or so.

The walking area (between 3 and 15 blocks in a couple of different directions) has fantastic restaurants, bars, and places to see/play music.

Con:
It's off 3rd avenue which definitely isn't dangerous, but it is kind of gross. It's major ave for traffic and it has more than its share of porn stores. But, honestly, you can stay there the whole time and never actually have to cross it for any reason. Everything you'd want is up on 4th-7th avenues. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321536#Comment_321536 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321536#Comment_321536 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:05:55 -0800 taphead
Airbnb seemed like the best deal/location we could spot; $60 a night per person, in NoHo. Looks like I'll have the pleasure of sleeping on a couch, but meh. I've been touring, I've had worse. :)

I'm already twitching. I've missed the city SO BAD you guys it's fucking ri-di-cu-lous. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321541#Comment_321541 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321541#Comment_321541 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:47:54 -0800 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321549#Comment_321549 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321549#Comment_321549 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:23:59 -0800 taphead
... a slight update, we managed find an adorable place (on airnbnb, again) in Williamsburg. South 4th street and Bedford, looks like. 50 bucks a night with free organic coffee and donuts! We're not even allergic to hipsters, so we should be fiiine.

For those of you who've been drooling at some of the food photos I've occasionally posted, one of my fellow travellers is the guiy responsible for most of the really glorious ideas. And we'll have a kitchen at the place. Tee hee. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321554#Comment_321554 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321554#Comment_321554 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:16:52 -0800 dorkmuffin
THAT IS ALL. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321561#Comment_321561 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321561#Comment_321561 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:24:34 -0800 Bankara
If you want to laugh (or cry) at how bad a hotel in NYC can be check out the Chelsea Inn. One of the reviewers wrote this huge thing years ago about how it was fine if you brought your own sheets, towels, earplugs, and a can of mace but wouldn't recommend it otherwise. It is one of the last remaining waterfront fleabags in NYC. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321566#Comment_321566 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321566#Comment_321566 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:36:51 -0800 taphead
ETA: And yeah, airbnb is pretty awesome by the looks of things, so thanks for the heads up about that one, glukkake! 50 bucks is incredibly cheap, the place looks really nice and the location is just about perfect. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321595#Comment_321595 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321595#Comment_321595 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:48:05 -0800 StefanJ
I'm picturing a scenario involving a sinister hipster cult, and being bundled up in blankets and dragged down into the island's CHUD-infested underground warrens. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321685#Comment_321685 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321685#Comment_321685 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:05:58 -0800 taphead
And yeah: APARTMENT BOOKED AND PAID. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321686#Comment_321686 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321686#Comment_321686 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:22:52 -0800 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321688#Comment_321688 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321688#Comment_321688 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:46:28 -0800 taphead
Time to start trawling for funds... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321702#Comment_321702 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321702#Comment_321702 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:53:21 -0800 Finagle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321708#Comment_321708 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321708#Comment_321708 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:36:04 -0800 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321710#Comment_321710 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321710#Comment_321710 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:54:07 -0800 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321723#Comment_321723 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321723#Comment_321723 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:39:15 -0800 StefanJ
yeah, travelogue would be nice. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321756#Comment_321756 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321756#Comment_321756 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:38:19 -0800 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321758#Comment_321758 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321758#Comment_321758 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:57:53 -0800 William Joseph Dunn really miss the pizza. I can't believe I can't either in L.A. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321759#Comment_321759 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321759#Comment_321759 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:59:43 -0800 Bankara
We shall have to roll out the red carpet and prepare a hipster-meat banquet for you! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321761#Comment_321761 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10449&Focus=321761#Comment_321761 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:01:31 -0800 sellmeyoursoul
Ravnos recently moved here too, so perhaps he'd be around. (Speaking of... Rav, when are we going to grab those drinks?) ]]>