Everything & Anything New York City

M4RKM wrote: »

So you made a mistake and won't ever fly an airline again because you "got shouted" at. I find it funny. I never drink coffee on an airplane so at least will never get "shouted at" because I refused "creme" and then wanted "creme"

I also don't see how BA's complimentary food/drink is any different from what Delta offer (free food, beer, wine, etc on both), and 23KG is still 23KG on Delta and BA.

Lots of flights each day is the ONLY difference in the airline, with BA flying 6 times daily from LON - NYC and Delta only fly 3 times daily.

My point being, this is why choosing an airline to fly with is difficult and asking people on the internet makes it even more so. Petty reasons not to fly with airlines ever again, apart from the fact that they offer exactly the same service.

So, with the reviews you've had, 1 recommendation of Delta, 1 person being shouted at on Delta, and 1 person being shouted at on BA, you're still no further on.

I've flown all airlines that have been mentioned and none offer anything significantly different, and they're all much of a muchness. I book either Delta because they offer more legroom than any other TATL carrier, or if they're substantially more expensive, I book whoever is cheapest.

kathryn2 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

So, I'm off to New York in mid-May for my 30th birthday, staying six nights. I managed to get a flight with airmiles before they changed the Avios system, but my three friends had to pay for theirs. So my hotel budget was always going to be higher than theirs! Unfortunately the budget they came up with was sub-£600 each for 6 nights - which either meant going for Hotwire/Priceline or staying outside of Midtown, and as it was a couple of people's first time in New York, they wanted to be central. We looked at MSE-favourite Cosmopolitan, but that was too expensive.

So, we went for Hotwire, knowing it was a risk. We want a bed each, so we searched for 4 people in each room, thinking that for 4 adults a room has to have two beds. We found what looks like a fabulous deal - £1590 for two rooms, less than £400 each! We went for it.

We got the Holiday Inn Midtown, which we thought must be fine, since Holiday Inns have a pretty set standard. But then I made the mistake of reading some TripAdvisor reviews last night. Eeek! Bedbugs, mice in the rooms, unhelpful service, overcharging, rooms stinking of ciggarette smoke, noise, and one person who had booked 3 rooms through Priceline for 10 people being given 3 King Bed rooms and having to kick up a fuss to get moved.

So I'm now thinking we've fallen into the 'too good to be true' trap, and am berating myself for being incredibly stupid and not insisting that we pay more for a hotel and I cover the extra cost.

So, really, I just wondered if anyoine else has stayed in Holiday Inn Midtown and can reassure me that it won't be all that bad! Or booked rooms through Hotwire and managed to score two beds in the room.

countrybum wrote: »

M4RKM - thanks so much for the Long Island suggestions - they look great. One (well, 2!) more quick question, if you don't mind - how do you get into central NY and approx how much does it cost?

thanks so much

gregg1 wrote: »

Daughter and friend are staying in NY in June for a week then travelling to Miami with Delta from JFK. Does anyone know, is there a way of pre-selecting seats with Delta or is it a case of doing it at check-in?