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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
Hello,
My son who is 18-years-old and lives in England is hoping to travel to America on his own. I believe that some hotels may have minimum age restrictions or requirements to be 21 years of age to check into a room due to state laws. Do you know of any states or cities where my son can travel and stay on his own at 18-years old?. He is keen on staying in New York City. Is it a New York state law or just some certain hotels?. Any previous experience or if you know anywhere that would allow him to stay in NYC or any other big cities please could you reply. Many Thanks, Martin Peakall. P.S. I also noticed the following he http://www.virginholidays.co.uk/usa/...mportant.shtml For those wishing to travel unaccompanied by a parent or guardian the minimum age is 18 years. However, some hotels and resorts do not allow under-21s in a room by themselves - please check at time of booking for details. |
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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:00:08 GMT, Brian K
wrote: On 10/27/2005 12:35 AM after palpating a Ginkgo, electronically interjected: Hello, My son who is 18-years-old and lives in England is hoping to travel to America on his own. I believe that some hotels may have minimum age restrictions or requirements to be 21 years of age to check into a room due to state laws. Do you know of any states or cities where my son can travel and stay on his own at 18-years old?. He is keen on staying in New York City. Most states have a minimum age requirement, I believe it is 21. I can't find any evidence that New York has a minimum age requirement. Doing a google search, I see several hotels and hostels in Manhattan that specifically mention an 18-year minimum age. If your son is mature enough to handle the responsibilities and avoid the pitfalls of travel, I see no reason why he shouldn't go. My daughter was travelling around China on her own at about the same age. I would recommend a hostel for a young person travelling alone, because of the companionship of other young people. Many hostels have private rooms if your son doesn't want to stay in a dormitory. The Big Apple Hostel is a private hostel which has got good comments in this group. (I've never stayed there.) The location is convenient and there are private rooms. The YMCA has two residences in midtown Manhattan. I've stayed in the one on the east side (The Vanderbilt Y, and found it comfortable and convenient. The location of the West Side Y is probably more convenient for sightseeing. The HI Hostel on the Upper West Side is a bit out of the way, but it is an excellent hostel and has a very international clientele. It also has a kitchen, which would help your son save some money on meals. However, he may have to wash some plates before using them, and I wouldn't count on finding your milk when you get back in the evening. Both the Y and the HI Hostel have air conditioning, which is important in NY in the summer. I imagine the Big Apple also has it. The guide book Let's Go, New York has excellent advice for the young traveller. It can be found in most well furnished book stores in Europe. It is written by Harvard university students and updated every year. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
my guess is, if he has a credit card in HIS name, to leave at the front
desk, and the reservations are made under the same name, he will have no problems..... We used to go to NYC all the time when we were like 16--19 and never once had a problem checking in.....we would just get the oldest looking among us to book/check in, and we would have to put up a pile of cash as a deposit on the room, or sometimes they would let us leave the CC # of whose ever parents booked the room for us on file...... Chuck |
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No problem I have traveled from NY to Chicago alot pus California
Most will not alow residents under 18 or 21 BUT if you are from out of state no problem. they do not want kids parting away from home Try Motel 6 or Motel8 they used to have a value card stay 10 nights have one free He will have to use bus train or plane to get around Most car rentals require 25years under 21 insurance cost $100 per day tell him from me enjoy his visit the pubs are not like England keep an eye on his back thanks wrote: Hello, My son who is 18-years-old and lives in England is hoping to travel to America on his own. I believe that some hotels may have minimum age restrictions or requirements to be 21 years of age to check into a room due to state laws. Do you know of any states or cities where my son can travel and stay on his own at 18-years old?. He is keen on staying in New York City. Is it a New York state law or just some certain hotels?. Any previous experience or if you know anywhere that would allow him to stay in NYC or any other big cities please could you reply. Many Thanks, Martin Peakall. P.S. I also noticed the following he http://www.virginholidays.co.uk/usa/...mportant.shtml For those wishing to travel unaccompanied by a parent or guardian the minimum age is 18 years. However, some hotels and resorts do not allow under-21s in a room by themselves - please check at time of booking for details. |
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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
Hello,
Thanks to everybody who has replied. I have a few more questions. Once again i would be very grateful for any answers. 1) Can anybody recommend either the YMCA West Side (5 West 63rd Street) or YMCA Vanderbilt (224 East 47th Street)?. 2) Does anybody else know anything on minimum age limits to stay in NYC hotels?. My son is 18 and would be travelling alone. 3) My son is a big fan of the New York Yankees. Although the regular season does not begin until April he would possibly be wanting to visit Yankee Stadium. Would you recommend that he visits The Bronx and is it easy to reach via public transport from the centre of New York City and how long roughly would the duration of the journey take?. Thanks in advance once again for your help. |
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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
On 10/27/2005 5:53 PM after palpating a
Ginkgo, electronically interjected: Hello, Thanks to everybody who has replied. I have a few more questions. Once again i would be very grateful for any answers. 1) Can anybody recommend either the YMCA West Side (5 West 63rd Street) or YMCA Vanderbilt (224 East 47th Street)?. 2) Does anybody else know anything on minimum age limits to stay in NYC hotels?. My son is 18 and would be travelling alone. 3) My son is a big fan of the New York Yankees. Although the regular season does not begin until April he would possibly be wanting to visit Yankee Stadium. Would you recommend that he visits The Bronx and is it easy to reach via public transport from the centre of New York City and how long roughly would the duration of the journey take?. Thanks in advance once again for your help. To be absolutely certain you could call each hotel that is under consideration. Or, you could use the services of a Travel Agent who would know this information. Either way, you should be able to make the determination. Yankee Stadium? He can take a subway there but most likely it will be closed. By that time the Yankees will be in Florida. The rest of the Bronx? There's the zoo, but other than that there isn't much to see in the Bronx. His time is better spent in Manhattan. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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oups.com... Hello, 3) My son is a big fan of the New York Yankees. Although the regular season does not begin until April he would possibly be wanting to visit Yankee Stadium. Would you recommend that he visits The Bronx and is it easy to reach via public transport from the centre of New York City and how long roughly would the duration of the journey take?. Check out http://tinyurl.com/bob8r Your son should visit the Bronx. It's really not bad. Manhatten is great but it can feel a bit sterile. As long as he stays away from obviously roughs areas he will be fine in the Bronx. You can get to the Bronx on the 1, the train alongside Broadway that goes all the way up Manhatten, ending up near Van Cortlandt park (where my cousins used to live). As to getting to the stadium, as their website says: The Yankee Stadium Subway stop is located right outside the Stadium at the corner of 161st St. and River Ave. The Stadium is conveniently reached by several subway lines and a trip from midtown Manhattan takes less than 25 minutes. The #4 train, as well as the B (weekdays only) and D trains make stops at 161st St./Yankee Stadium. Metro North train service to Connecticut and Westchester County is available at the 125th St. subway stop. |
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Do hotels in the USA have minimum age requirements?
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 22:27:15 GMT, Brian K
wrote: [snip] Yankee Stadium? He can take a subway there but most likely it will be closed. [snip] Apparently not: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASAp...dium_tours.jsp Michael If you would like to send a private email to me, please take out the NOTRASH. Please do not email me something which you also posted. |
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