Everything & Anything New York City

phatbear

This is a popular question and the answer is no one knows. For example if someone knew ur flights were gonna drop in a months time no one would buy them now and this would ave a detremental effect on the airlines cash flow. For bargains I tend to book well in advance and then nva look back at the prices.

phatbear

dustystar02 wrote: »

the Ramada New Yorker is close to Times Sq isn;t it.

if you mean the ramada plaza new yorker then it's not that close to times sq as the hotel is on 34th and 8th whereas times sq is 42nd and broadway so you're 8 blocks down and 1 across

hennypenny_2

phatbear wrote: »

This is a popular question and the answer is no one knows. For example if someone knew ur flights were gonna drop in a months time no one would buy them now and this would ave a detremental effect on the airlines cash flow.

Thanks Phatbear, I do understand this but as a non-regular airline user, I just wonder if more frequent travellers have any experience of prices rising and dropping by such dramatic amounts. If it is unlikely to change again, I will book now but I am reluctant to spend and extra £300 plus if I don't really have to. This will be the third time ever flying and the first time for booking and paying for tickets myself so am completely clueless as to prices but notice that M4RKM rates prices around the £500 mark as over-expensive. But if I have to fork out the extra, I will do and forever kick myself that I waited.

thatsfabulous

I have stayed at New Yorker. It is close enough to Times square only a small walk away but not right near it ( which I thought was a good thing)
Right near penn as you say, very convient especially if getting airtrain or going out of the city to outlet. Apart from reception staff staff- not good customer service I have no complaints.
Rooms are a decent size, I upgraded to room with two double beds and this room was huge.

watpoae

Has anyone been on the sopranos tour?

If so whos the cheapest/ best place to book it with?

Massive fan of the show so the tours an essential for us!

hennypenny_2

M4RKM wrote: »

Also, I wish people would stop asking the question - should we book, will they go up, No one has a clue, so I don't tell people to book or not, and it is always your call. I do this so people can't complain at me, if the price went down a week or a month later.. it's all your call.


M

:embarasse Sorry, you must get tired of being asked that all the time. I only asked because you are such a frequent airline user and may (or may not) know if airline prices tend to fall as well as rise as departure dates draw closer.

But problem solved anyway. Booked an indirect flight, takes 5 hours longer each way but saves us hundreds of pounds so worth it. Thanks for replying.

hennypenny_2

I've had to pay £387.25 each booked with Royalties, flying with Virgin out of Glasgow (stopover in Heathrow). It was the cheapest I could get anywhere. Leaving 29 April and returning 03 May which I now realise is a bank holiday Monday, hence the big jump in price. When I originally looked at direct flights from Glasgow they were approx £400 return each but when i went to book yesterday they had jumped to over £550 each return. My fault for not booking sooner and I would have done had I realised it was a bank holiday but hey ho, that's life. Got a cheaper deal now anyway so despite 3 hour stopover I'm still happy.:)

niceday999

We are heading to New york in less than 2 weeks - same time as M4rk...This is our first time and trying to arrange what we want to do and see. Not sure where everything is we are in New york for 5 nights and want to see as much as possible, def want to go sightseeing for some part of the day everyday.
We are staying slap bang in middle of times sq.

can someone advise me : -
Bus tour ( hop on/off maybe) as soon as we get there ( well in the first day anyway ) as suggested on here. which one ? do you pre book it online ?
Also going to get a 7 day metrocard when we get there.
top of the rock
Staten Island Ferry
Central park
macys
Bloomingdales
Museum of Modern Art
Century 21 - opp ground zero
Grand Central Station
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall street
Ground Zero ( i know - nothing there )
Chinatown - maybe try Wo -hop ( anyone been ) ?
Little Italy
Greenwich Village ? or other area
New York Public Library -42nd street ? ( Not really into libraries )
Also daughter wants to do sex and the city tour which we can book online before we go.
Also thinking of eating at Virgils and Stardust Diner and Trattoria Trecolori around times sq
Also read about "Dont tell Mama" Cabaret in 343 west and 46th st. Def want to go there.
Also may try The View the revolving Restaurant. Does anyone know can you just go there for a cocktail as opposed to having a meal ?
What have i missed ?
So excited now.........

niceday999

But Mark you know how to get about....I have printed off a map from Harlem as south as Chinatown and upper west side and eastside....but its all double dutch to me....I though that was loads to do and see...i have read all the threads on the 2009 new york thread and most of the new 2010......
someone suggested a bus tour as soon as you arrive to familarize youself with new york.......thats why i suggested it.....
I will read yours mark....Think i need a cuppa and a choccie biccie first as im sure it will be fab.....New york just looks so big and spread out and FRIGHTENING........
mrak have printed off your must see and do map.
would maybe be better heading to a different area each night and seeing round the place and then having dinner
Mark TOTR was my number 1 to do and see , i just forgot to list it,

Savvy_Sue

niceday999 wrote: »

New york just looks so big and spread out and FRIGHTENING........

But the thing is, you can only see so much of it at once, and probably less of it most of the time than you can see of any of the big cities in the UK. (Have you been to any big city in the UK recently?)

eg when I drive over to my son's flat, there are a few place on my journey when I'm on top of a hill, and I can see rows and rows of houses stretching away to the horizon. I don't recall getting that effect in NYC, because there are tall buildings in the way.

Yes, it's big, yes, it's noisy, yes, there is lots of traffic and no, I wouldn't want to drive in that traffic. But then, I wouldn't want to drive around central London either, and last time I travelled across London in a Friday rush hour was a far worse experience than the NY subway!