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If you are looking for a homestay, apartment share or residential housing experience in NYC, we recommend that you apply for housing well in advance of your expected arrival date.  We recommend the following providers:


  Homestay and Apartment Shares

   Sara's New York Homestay (In Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) 
  Located in Midtown Manhattan, Sara's is a friendly, family owned service.  
  Tel. 212-564 5979 Fax: (212) 564 0475.  Email teddy@sarahomestay.com
  for more information.

    New York Price List 2007 For Homestays and Shared Apartments

  Manhattan Standard Manhattan Executive Other Boroughs
7 Nights Minimum $805 $980 $730
Additional night

$115 / night

 $140 / night $104.25 / night
14 Nights Minimum $950 $1050 $750
Additional night $67.85 / night $75 / night $53.57 / night
3 to 4 weeks $1500 $1750 $950
Additional week $375 / week $437.50 / week $237.50 / week
Evening Meals Not Available Not Available $75 / week
Airport Pick-up $100 $100 $100
Airport Drop-off $100 $100 $100

 NOTES:

  • Other Boroughs: New York has 5 Boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. 
     
  • Double rooms subject to availability. Cost for the second person 50% above price of single room
     
  • Homestay Standard: Student type accommodations. Private room with self served breakfast, sharing apartment or house within a family environment.
     
  • Shared Apartment: Student type accommodations. Private room with self served breakfast, sharing apartment with one roommate.
     
  • Manhattan Executive Class: Upscale accommodations in elevator building with doorman, full time superintendent, upscale neighborhoods, tastefully decorated, some with private bathrooms-- self served continental breakfast.

 

  Residential (dormitory style)

  West Side YMCA located in Midtown Manhattan, at 5 West 63rd Street
  (between Central Park West & Broadway) is a few short blocks away from
  the new Time Warner Building at Columbus Circle. Visit the international   
  café restaurant that opens daily from 6:00am – 11:00pm.                        
 
  Vanderbilt YMCA located in Midtown Manhattan at 224 East 47th Street
  (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) is three blocks from the United Nations
  and a short distance to the theater district and shopping.
 
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  Guest Services for these YMCAs include:

  Use of extensive sports fitness facilities at no extra charge. These include
  indoor swimming pools at each property, cardiovascular equipment, indoor
  running track, gymnasium, steam and sauna room, exercise and aerobics
  studios. Daily housekeeping service and 24-hour security. Airport transfers
  to all there-area airports, purchase sightseeing tickets to most major
  attractions and pick up maps, brochures and other important information
  about the city.
 

 

               
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