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The New York Hotel Savings That Could Fund Your Entire Sightseeing Budget
- Alice
- Jun 11
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 14
If you save money on your hotel, could you have a better New York experience? My guess is yes...
Why I Looked Into This
I keep seeing travellers focus on finding the perfect hotel. One with the bigger room, better view or ideal location.
But I wonder whether some travellers might be putting too much of their budget into accommodation and not enough into the experiences that make a trip truly memorable.
So I looked at three New York hotels (The Frederick Hotel Tribeca, Hotel Seville NoMad & Ink 48 Hotel) for the same dates (22–29 August 2026 for two adults) and compared travel membership pricing against publicly available rates. Then I asked a simple question:
What could those savings actually buy you in New York in terms of experiences?
The Frederick Hotel, Tribeca Hotel Seville NoMad Ink 48 Hotel
What I Compared
For consistency, I looked at:
The same travel dates in August 2026
Two adults
Standard room categories where available
Public Booking.com prices
Available travel member pricing
I wasn't comparing facilities, reviews or hotel quality (although all are highly rated 4 or 5*) - this was purely about price differences and what those differences might mean for a traveller's overall vacation/trip budget.
The Numbers
I discovered that the average saving across the three hotels with a travel membership was £483/$645. Here's how the numbers break down:
The biggest saving was at Hotel Seville NoMad, where the difference between the two prices was £617/$824.
What Experiences £617/$824 Could Buy You In New York
Using the largest hotel saving I found (Hotel Seville NoMad). I looked into some popular New York experiences for two people and the cost of them:
Even after paying for all of those experiences, booking the Hotel Seville NoMad through a travel membership means there would still be £223/$300 in savings remaining.
That's enough for:
Several meals
Airport transfers
Additional sightseeing
A shopping budget
Or simply money left in your bank account
What Stood Out
The most interesting finding wasn't the hotel prices - it was how quickly the savings added up.
A £617/$824 difference sounds significant when you're booking, but it becomes much more tangible when you realise it could cover:
A Broadway show
A visit to the Statue of Liberty
Top of the Rock experience
Central Park bike hire
Rooftop cocktails...
...and still leave you with money left over.
This isn't an argument for booking the cheapest hotel available, it's simply a reminder that every pound or dollar spent on accommodation is a pound or dollar that can't be spent elsewhere.
And so for travellers who care about experiences, it's worth considering whether booking the most expensive room actually delivers the best overall trip.
It's also a good example of why some travellers explore alternative booking methods, member pricing and travel memberships. Public prices don't always tell the full story.
Where These Prices Came From...
You might be wondering where the member prices I used in this comparison actually came from.
The prices shown in this investigation were taken from Travel Advantage, a travel membership platform that gives members access to pricing that can often be lower than publicly available booking sites.
Membership (for 6 months) currently costs $99, which means that even after paying this fee, the savings in this example would still leave you significantly better off. Using the Hotel Seville NoMad comparison, the £617/$824 saving would comfortably cover the membership cost and still leave hundreds of pounds or dollars available to spend on experiences.
One feature Travel Advantage has is Guest Passes. Rather than asking you to take anyone's word for it, a Guest Pass lets you explore the platform yourself and compare live member pricing against public prices before deciding whether membership is right for you.
I always encourage people to compare the numbers for their own trips rather than relying on someone else's examples. Every destination, hotel and travel date is different, and seeing the prices yourself is the best way to decide whether it offers value for the way you travel.
Is It Worth It?
That depends on why you're travelling.
If the hotel itself or the platform or website you book it on is the experience, paying more may make perfect sense.
But if you're planning to spend your days exploring New York, seeing shows, visiting attractions and eating out, then accommodation becomes just one part of the overall budget.
Looking at these numbers, I'd personally struggle to justify paying an extra £617/$824 for the same room if that saving could fund several memorable experiences instead.
The real question isn't which hotel or booking site is best? It's where will this money have the biggest impact on my trip?
Curious To See The Prices For Yourself?
If this investigation has made you wonder whether similar savings might be available on your own trips, you don't have to rely on my comparisons alone.
Travel Advantage offers free Guest Passes, giving you the opportunity to browse the platform, compare live member pricing with public booking sites and explore the types of savings available before deciding whether membership is worthwhile.
So whether you're planning a New York trip or not, or a weekend away or your next big holiday, it's an easy way to see how the numbers stack up for the trips you're already thinking about.
👉 Explore Travel Advantage with a free Guest Pass here.
P.S. Transparency matters to me. Some of the links in this article are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you decide to join through them - at no extra cost to you. Every investigation and comparison on That Travel Feeling is based on genuine research, and any recommendations are made because I believe they're worth exploring, not because they're affiliate links.
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