We stayed at the WILTON. I can't remember the street. It was some 50 bucks a night. You can probably do better online. Try the COLON hotel. They offered me a great rate one time, but I didn't go until later, and the good rate disappeared. Colon is in some great location, lots of busy streets. What to do in BA? Buddy, just take your feet and walk around. That is all you need to do. Its great. From there, you can even take subways to get around town. Just explore on your own. Don't even need to leave the city. Great food, great steak, great wine, great pizza's, great EVERYTHING. You are going to love it.