Anything & Everything New York (PART 2) - [please search thread before posting]

tyroleandancer

I think I'll book these flights
Outbound - Saturday 29 May, 201017:00
Arrive JFK 29 May 19:45

Inbound - Wednesday 2 Jun, 201019:35
Arrive Heathrow 2 June 07:40

Total 4 people
£ 1,096.46

niceday999

hieveryone wrote: »

Here's the link to the F+F for the hotels

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1535105&highlight=

Can get some good savings there, the Staybridge Suites are half a mile from Broadway and Times Square, so really near to everything that you would want to go to

Let us know how you get on

These look great, not many pics of them on trip advisor, but put in my dates for March 10 and its coming up $127 per room per night for a 2 double bed suite, you have to add 14.25% tax and $3.50 per night as well. This makes it $148 per night,so for 5 nights this comes to $749. This works out at around £460 ish in pounds is this right or have i missed something???
has anyone else stayed here ?

hieveryone

tyroleandancer wrote: »

I think I'll book these flights
Outbound - Saturday 29 May, 201017:00
Arrive JFK 29 May 19:45

Inbound - Wednesday 2 Jun, 201019:35
Arrive Heathrow 2 June 07:40

Total 4 people
£ 1,096.46

I think that's the ones I looked at, good price, and a direct flight too! :T

hieveryone

niceday999 wrote: »

These look great, not many pics of them on trip advisor, but put in my dates for March 10 and its coming up $127 per room per night for a 2 double bed suite, you have to add 14.25% tax and $3.50 per night as well. This makes it $148 per night,so for 5 nights this comes to $749. This works out at around £460 ish in pounds is this right or have i missed something???
has anyone else stayed here ?

There's more pictures on the hotels website too. Just click on each section.
When you go through the friends and family discount page, when it gets to the stage that it is asking you to put in your details, scroll to the bottom and there should be a bit that says 'view total price' - this will bring up everything together.

niceday999

Do you think there would be any problems using the F+ F rate ? as long as you print off the confirmation, and take with you. can anyone confirm ? I think this is a pay up front rate with no cancellation etc......The pics look lovely nice and modern....
can anyone recommend The

niceday999

Do you think there would be any problems using the F+ F rate ? as long as you print off the confirmation, and take with you. can anyone confirm ? I think this is a pay up front rate with no cancellation etc......The pics look lovely nice and modern....
can anyone recommend The Staybridge suites in Times SQ ?

hieveryone

I asked that a few pages back and as long as you book before Sept and take the confirmation with you it will be fine.

Kim_Possible

Kim_Possible wrote: »

thank you for your help hieveryone. Yes at the time of booking i was happy as it appeared to be 500 pounds cheaper than the direct website and yes i should not have continued to research it.
I will email 1800hotels with the advise above. BTW i read on their website it was a 20% cancellation fee which at the time of booking was fine as then i had no intention of canceling, this 20% would detear me from cancelling now. many thanks

Id just like to mention i was unable to reach a resolve with 1800hotels re the price difference of my booking and was very annoyed with the lack of customer services goodwill of 1800hotels and would strongly advise anyone who was booking with them not to and stay clear. hth
and thanks for mser's advise on the topic

squiggle37

Hiya i started reading thread yesterday think im half way thru go some great tips...thanks,
We got virgin vouchers worth £1950 was just going to go to las vegas now i want to add on new york too.
Anyone know which hotel i should book in NY, i dont want really expensive or too cheap and tatty, would like to be near time square, central park. Im all new york outed and las vegas outed.
Im going to book it either tonite or tomorrow.
Many thanks
ANge

phatbear

from times sq to the start of central park is 12 blocks, so you're either gonna be close to one or the other.

you say "i dont want really expensive or too cheap and tatty" well my version of expensive and yours maybe totally different, so how much do you actually want to pay?

I would suggest having a look at tripadvisor.com for reviews of hotels or talk to people you know who have been and get their feedback, remember if you really "do" new york you wont spend a lot of time in your hotel room, therefore try and concentrate on location, I would reccomend trying to be close as possible to a subway station.