No idea what the cost was, because my mom took me and my brothers there a few years ago (I'm sure it's on the higher end), but we stayed at the Library Hotel on Madison Ave. It's easy walking to the public library, grand central station, Time Square, museums and central park. The hotel itself is really cool, as it's essentially a library with a different subject on each floor, you can just pull the books off the walls and read. There's also a roof-top bar, which is awesome.
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