<p>Now that our daughters have chosen Barnard, and we’ve almost got my dad to pronounce it correctly, we parents will be looking for hotels, motels, B&Bs etc in the area for family weekend and other occasions.
Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Wow---it would probably help if you could post what rate you are looking to pay.</p>
<p>Excelsior Hotel near Museum of Natural History is not in the top price range and a convenient subway ride to Barnard. You might check out Barnard-Columbia Alumni publications and websites--someone might know of bed and breakfast options open to that community but not the general public that would be more reasonable. Motels outside the city in New Jersey near the GW bridge or in Westchester County would be half an hour by car to Barnard. Or look for special deals on Expedia or other hotel-finding websites. People we knew once stayed at a place on upper Broadway called "Malibu" that satisfied them. People staying often in NYC at hotels would clearly benefit from "financial aid"!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.malibuhotelnyc.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.malibuhotelnyc.com/</a></p>
<p>Barnard posts this list of hotels on their web site. I can't vouch for any of them:</p>
<p>Hotel Beacon on 73rd and Broadway.<br>
It's a little bit down town, but it's right next to the 1/9 subway. about a 10-15 subway up to barnard. My parents and I have stayed there several times and never had a problem. And they have a special Barnard/Columbia rate</p>