well nothing in NYC is cheap... and if it is... it's sketchy... i have stayed at the econo lodge on 8th and 47th... there was blood on the sheets and the phone cord was cut out of the wall.. yikes... so last time we stayed at the hilton garden Inn on 8th and 48th i believe... it was beautiful.... a bit more expensive but when i'm on vacation i want a hotel to be somewhere i can retreat to after a long day.. and the garden inn was ideal.. right SMACK dab in the middle of everything