Well, that would definitely be a consideration for ehBeth, Kicky (although exactly how it would factor into her decision, I'm sure I couldn't say).
I was coming back to ask if you've considered the Hotel Belvedere, on West 48th Street. I don't have any first-hand knowledge of it (other than having walked past it), but people on both Tripadvisor and Fodor's speak highly of it.
A theater suggestion: "The Musical of Musicals - The Musical!" It's a very funny show, in which the same story is told five different times, each time in the style of a different musical composer (Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, etc.). I saw it off-off-Broadway last year, and it's just about to re-open at Dodger Stages, a new off-Broadway theater on West 50th Street. I don't know if you're a musicals fan, but it's the kind of show that you appreciate more, the more you know about musicals. The website for the show is:
Official website for "The Musical of Musicals -- The Musical!"