The Columbia Law School community looks forward to welcoming you back to New York City and Morningside Heights. Included below are accommodation and childcare options.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Mention your Columbia University affiliation to receive special rates at the hotels listed below.
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On the Ave.
www.ontheave-ny.com
2178 Broadway
212-362-1100 or 800-497-6028
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Flatotel
www.flatotel.com
135 West 52nd Street
800-352-8683
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Bed and Breakfast Network of New York
www.bedandbreakfastnetny.com
130 Barrow Street
212-645-8134
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Hotel Beacon
www.beaconhotel.com
2528 Broadway
212-787-1100 x623 or
reservations@beaconhotel.com
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The Lucerne
www.thelucernehotel.com
201 West 79th Street
212-875-1000 x80 or 800-492-8122
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Hotel Belleclaire
www.hotelbelleclaire.com
250 West 77th Street
212-362-7700 or 877-468-5322
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Hudson Hotel
www.hudsonhotel.com
356 West 58th Street
800-444-4786
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Hotel Newton
2528 Broadway
212-678-6500 or 800-643-5553
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The Travel Inn Hotel
515 West 42nd Street
212-695-7171 or 800-869-4630
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CHILDCARE*
Baby Sitters' Guild
60 E. 42nd St.
212-682-0227
In business for over half a century, the Guild can dispatch a bilingual sitter (sixteen languages are represented), or one with a nursing background, to all five boroughs. Rates start at $25 per hour and vary based on the age and number of children. Sitters are 25 and older. There is a minimum of four hours, plus $4.50 for travel costs until midnight and $10 thereafter. ($5 more for foreign language speaking sitters.)
Barnard Babysitting Service
Barnard College, Elliot Hall
212-854-2035
Undergraduate students use this babysitting program to make a few extra dollars while they are in school. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island families must register before requesting a babysitter, and should give at least two days notice. Rates average $13-$15 per hour with a two-hour minimum; families are espected to pay for meals and transportation after 9 p.m.
Pinch Sitters
212-260-6005
Pinch Sitters is a 19-year old, licensed and bonded, temporary babysitting service. Sitters charge $20 per hour with a 4-hour minimum (in cash), plus additional transportation fees after 9 p.m. (up to to $10). For cancellations with less than 24 hour notice, there is a $35 fee. Families may share a sitter and rates are determined by the number of children and their ages. Services are available in Manhattan and select areas of Queens and Brooklyn. Same day requests are taken with a two-hour turn around time (if a sitter is available). All sitters have at least 3 years experience, background and reference checks and are English-speaking, professional women between the ages of 23-45.
*All prices current as of August 2009.
