Trip to New York City

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 02:44:52 -0500, John Ramsay
wrote:

Jean-Marc Lavoie wrote:

Hi, all. My wife and I are just starting to think about a 3-day trip to
New York City next month.
We've changed our mind when looking at hotels in Manhattan with daily
rates above 200$ (weekday) and we're now rather looking at staying in NYC
vicinity at cheaper hotel rates and traveling by train to the Big Apple.
We would appreciate your recommandations for places and hotels to stay
like at ...Stamford,... Darien... and on transportation systems.

Thanks,

Jean-Marc

Here are some Jersey City area motels.


Comfort Suites North Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $59.99

Howard Johnson N Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $39.99

Super 8 N Bergen Bus to NYC outside door of motel $59.99

Holland Motor Lodge Jersey City Walk to PATH subway $49.99-54.99

Econo Lodge Jersey City Walking distance to NYC bus $44.99


I would rule out the ones with bus service, as they will be stuck in
rush hour traffic every day. The PATH is a reasonable way to get in
and out of Manhattan, but I would still prefer to stay in Manhattan.
Sightseeing in New York is tiring, and I like being able to go back to
my room for a nap and a shower before going out to dinner. (Also to
drop off my purchases.) I have stayed in the Vanderbilt YMCA in the
past, and am staying there again next month. A double room is $75
dollars, with a shared bath and bunk beds. The West Side Ymca has
somewhat nicer rooms at a slightly higher cost. I think you can get a
double room with a private bath. I was thinking of staying there next
month, because it's nearer to the museums and Central Park, but I
decided to stay at the Vanderbilt again, because it's very near Grand
Central Station and its airport express shuttle bus.

--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.

"B Vaughan" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:06:10 -0800, "PTRAVEL"
wrote:

I can't imagine it being much cheaper to take a taxi or car service to
Darien or Stamford from either. Bradley is an international airport,
supposedly, but I don't recall it receiving many direct flights from
France,
if any. At any rate, it's location close to the Connecticut-Massachusetts
border means its not particularly convenient to the commuter towns near
the
city.

Bradley is called "international" by virtue of a flight or two to
Canada. It's in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get there
is by car service, which costs an arm and a leg. My daughter used to
live in New Haven, so sometimes I flew in and out of Bradley. It was a
real pain in the neck to get to.

I've flown into Bradley once, going to Amherst, Massachusetts. I remember
it being closer to Springfield than to Hartford, and Hartford is 90 minutes
or so from Manhattan -- more in traffic.

--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero
dot it.

"B Vaughan" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:06:10 -0800, "PTRAVEL"
wrote:

I can't imagine it being much cheaper to take a taxi or car service to
Darien or Stamford from either. Bradley is an international airport,
supposedly, but I don't recall it receiving many direct flights from
France,
if any. At any rate, it's location close to the Connecticut-Massachusetts
border means its not particularly convenient to the commuter towns near
the
city.

Bradley is called "international" by virtue of a flight or two to
Canada. It's in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get there
is by car service, which costs an arm and a leg. My daughter used to
live in New Haven, so sometimes I flew in and out of Bradley. It was a
real pain in the neck to get to.

I've flown into Bradley once, going to Amherst, Massachusetts. I remember
it being closer to Springfield than to Hartford, and Hartford is 90 minutes
or so from Manhattan -- more in traffic.

--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero
dot it.

PTRAVEL wrote:

"B Vaughan" wrote in message
...

Bradley is called "international" by virtue of a flight or two to
Canada. It's in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get there
is by car service, which costs an arm and a leg. My daughter used to
live in New Haven, so sometimes I flew in and out of Bradley. It was a
real pain in the neck to get to.

I've flown into Bradley once, going to Amherst, Massachusetts. I remember
it being closer to Springfield than to Hartford, and Hartford is 90 minutes
or so from Manhattan -- more in traffic.

And there's always traffic.

(I drive from NJ up to the Springfield/Amherst area fairly frequently,
and I have not yet figured out when to drive so as not to hit some
traffic jam or other.)

Bradley is a good choice for people in the western
Massachusetts/Connecticut area, rather than Logan in Boston or anything
in NYC/NJ, but it's barely international, with Montreal and Toronto
being their only non-US destinations. (They also fly to San Juan,
Puerto Rico, but that is not international.)

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper
If the church put in half the time on covetousness that it does on lust,
this would be a better world. -Garrison Keillor, "Lake Wobegon Days"

In article ,
B Vaughan wrote:

[...] I have stayed in the Vanderbilt YMCA in the
past, and am staying there again next month. A double room is $75
dollars, with a shared bath and bunk beds. The West Side Ymca has
somewhat nicer rooms at a slightly higher cost.

I've stayed at both, some years ago when I lived in upstate NY and took
occasional weekend trips to the city. The West Side Y is close to
Lincoln Center so it's very handy if you're going to performances there
(Metropolitan Opera etc.).

--
Jon Bell Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA

"Jean-Marc Lavoie" wrote in message
...
Hi, all. My wife and I are just starting to think about a 3-day trip to
New York City next month.
We've changed our mind when looking at hotels in Manhattan with daily
rates above 200$ (weekday) and we're now rather looking at staying in NYC
vicinity at cheaper hotel rates and traveling by train to the Big Apple.
We would appreciate your recommandations for places and hotels to stay
like at ...Stamford,... Darien... and on transportation systems.

Thanks,

Jean-Marc

160 bucks for the Hotel Wolcott http://www.wolcott.com/ -- 31st St. and 5th
Avenue

Also, some of the studio apartments on this site
http://www.nyhabitat.com/index.html offer three day rentals and go as low as
$120/night.

wrote:
Jean-Marc Lavoie wrote:
Hi, all. My wife and I are just starting to think about a 3-day
trip to
New York City next month.
We've changed our mind when looking at hotels in Manhattan with
daily
rates above 200$ (weekday)

I'm certain you can find a decent hotel for $150 or less. Try
looking
at the reviews on tripadvisor.com. Two that I've recommended before

are the Belvedere (on W. 48th I think), and the Broadway Plaza (27th
and
Broadway.)

I got a room at the Radisson over near Grand Central for $95
through Hotwire.

" I have stayed in the Vanderbilt YMCA in the
past, and am staying there again next month. A double room is $75
dollars, with a shared bath and bunk beds. The West Side Ymca has
somewhat nicer rooms at a slightly higher cost.

I've stayed at both, some years ago when I lived in upstate NY and took
occasional weekend trips to the city. The West Side Y is close to
Lincoln Center so it's very handy if you're going to performances there
(Metropolitan Opera etc.).

Westside Y is also very convenient to Central Park.

In article ,
Jean-Marc Lavoie wrote:

Hi, all. My wife and I are just starting to think about a 3-day trip to
New York City next month.
We've changed our mind when looking at hotels in Manhattan with daily
rates above 200$ (weekday) and we're now rather looking at staying in NYC
vicinity at cheaper hotel rates and traveling by train to the Big Apple.
We would appreciate your recommandations for places and hotels to stay
like at ...Stamford,... Darien... and on transportation systems.

A few others have said don't do it. They're right. Don't do it. A 3 day
trip, whether it's 2 nights or 3 nights, is short enough that you won't
want to waste time commuting back and forth. New York isn't nearly as
much fun when you have to fuss with getting the last train or bus back to
your hotel. Just as important, it's nice to be able to get back to your
room for a short nap or rest. If you're going to go, spend what it takes
to stay in Manhattan. I don't think you'll regret it.

That said, if you should decide to commute, staying on the PATH train
system would probably almost work. The fares are cheap, the service is
fast, and it runs all night, as far as I can tell.

Whatever you do, please let us know how your trip went.

--
---
"Wake up, everybody."--McFadden/Whitehead/Carstarphen

In article ,
Jean-Marc Lavoie wrote:

Hi, all. My wife and I are just starting to think about a 3-day trip to
New York City next month.
We've changed our mind when looking at hotels in Manhattan with daily
rates above 200$ (weekday) and we're now rather looking at staying in NYC
vicinity at cheaper hotel rates and traveling by train to the Big Apple.
We would appreciate your recommandations for places and hotels to stay
like at ...Stamford,... Darien... and on transportation systems.

I think you have to add the cost of the train ride for two people -
two ways plus the cost (if any) to get to the train station to the
cost of the room - Then look at the TIME you will be taking
travelling from your hotel room, to the station, waiting for the
train, trip to downtown, of what? 30 miles? ... and then BACK..when
you're tired and wish your hotel room were around the block from the
theater you just atended..

If the little additional cost of staying in a downtown hotel is
prohibitive, why not go one day less and do it right - stay in
Manhatten and enjoy the wonderful NYC experience. You would see and
experience the same amount and be more restful doing it -

But then, that's me.







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