Jersey City good alternative to MT?

On 09/06/2004 8:13 PM Bea Foroni, committed frenium gestures and then
wrote:

We are planning a 1 week trip to NYC next spring. We can get a great
deal
on a hotel in Jersey City. Would this be a good alternative to staying
in Mid Town? Any comments on safety of JC and transit difficulties
would be appreciated.


Oh Midtown NYC? From your subject line I thought you were asking if
Jersey City was a good alternative to Montana.

That said, there aren't that many hotels in Jersey City. The only one I
know about is a "No Tell Motel" on the NJ side of the Holland Tunnel.

Why Midtown? NYC has a great public transport system. There are hotels
in other parts of town and the outer boroughs. Use a travel agent or a
good guide to hotels in NYC. Besides "a good deal" means many things to
many people. Some friends of mine stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in
NYC on a Family Package and thought that was a good deal. I have
friends who stayed at The Milford Plaza on a weekend package deal and
thought that was great. Then I have friends who stayed at The Plaza
overlooking Central Park in a suite with concierge service and commented
on the value for the dollar.

Perhaps if you would mention a ballpark figure anyone offering
suggestions on where to stay will have a better idea as to what to suggest.

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On 7 Sep 2004 07:05:33 -0700, (Bea Foroni) wrote:

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$200 - $300 a night is rediculous for decent room.

Who said anything about $200-300, and what's a "decent room"?

I think I'll take
2 or 3 vacations in Vegas or Orlando or the Big EZ for what NYC wants
to charge. Right after 9-11 it was a different story, but now it is if
you ain't got lots of bucks you got to live with the roaches and the
bums and the drug dealers. Think maybe I'll get a big screen TV and
watch it on the Travel Channel.

Have fun. Since presumably, you want to visit New York for some
reason, you'll miss out, but - no offense, please - New York will do
fine without you. Prices in the class of hotel and location you want
won't be lowered just because you don't like them. Supply and demand.
But I still don't understand why it's important to you to stay in
Midtown, especially if you mean the Theater District. That's a very
unpleasant neighborhood, and you won't see many New Yorkers there
other than vendors. Why you've set up a choice between Midtown and
Jersey City, I have no clue.

Michael

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Bea Foroni wrote:

We are planning a 1 week trip to NYC next spring. We can get a great
deal
on a hotel in Jersey City. Would this be a good alternative to staying
in Mid Town? Any comments on safety of JC and transit difficulties
would be appreciated.

Here's a message I posted earlier. We used to stay
in Jersey City near the PATH/Holland Tunnel
but the motel burned down.

We drove North Bergen one time. The motels
listed below were pretty respectable looking.

Subject: NJ Motels near NYC
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:01:26 -0400
From: John Ramsay
Newsgroups: rec.travel.usa-canada

Comfort Suites N 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

Free Parking at all.

Pick up Traveler Discount Guide on the way
for coupons to get above room prices.

On 7 Sep 2004 07:05:33 -0700, (Bea Foroni) wrote:


This advice seems to be the norm for questions regarding stays in
NYC. Screw it, I ain't going. No way am I staying in a Y. I work hard
all year and I kind of wanted some value for my vacation dollar. I
have some dignity even after working 60 - 70 hours of week with the
public. For this reason I refuse to have to share a bathroom.

$200 - $300 a night is rediculous for decent room. I think I'll take
2 or 3 vacations in Vegas or Orlando or the Big EZ for what NYC wants
to charge. Right after 9-11 it was a different story, but now it is if
you ain't got lots of bucks you got to live with the roaches and the
bums and the drug dealers. Think maybe I'll get a big screen TV and
watch it on the Travel Channel.

There were no roaches, bugs or drug dealers in the Vanderbilt Y. There
were lots of European and Asian tourists.

Anyway, I don't think New York will suffer much for your absence.
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Barbara Vaughan

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

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:13:25 -0400, John Ramsay
wrote:

Here's a message I posted earlier. We used to stay
in Jersey City near the PATH/Holland Tunnel
but the motel burned down.

We drove North Bergen one time. The motels
listed below were pretty respectable looking.

Comfort Suites N Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $59.99

Howard Johnson N Bergen Walking distance to NYC bus $39.99

Everyone has different expectations, of course, but one of the
problems for me with staying in New Jersey is that you can't just drop
some stuff off in your room, and you can't very easily go back for a
little nap and a wash-up before dinner, unless you want to have dinner
at the North Bergen White Castle.
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Barbara Vaughan

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