How much to take to NYC

Meadows

Delree wrote: »

Last time I went (June 2012) 4 nights in New York I spent an average of $175 per day, not including hotel costs. This was breakfast, taxis, lunch, dinner and evenings (oh boy the evenings). I'm going again on Thursday for 5 nights and am taking $1000 for spend, it's an expensive city.

I don't think $500 is nearly enough, I'm not saying you need to be as extravagant as me but meet somewhere in the middle. You probably won't be drinking till 6am every night like I was so wipe some bucks off that.

Think about it and if you can increase your budget I would, there's no point flying seven hours across the Atlantic to the greatest city in the world only to cheap out and miss out on loads of stuff. I'm not talking attractions but enjoying the lifestyle.

I think we average around £1,000 spends for eight days (don't ask me what on??? - not shopping other than a few bits from Williams & Sonoma) but it's a holiday and we certainly do not scrimp we are there to enjoy. This includes taxis from JFK or we do the bus from Newark, meals, drinks maybe a Play (if anything worth seeing - not a musical), possibly a concert in Madison Square Garden if someone was there I wanted to see, Metro tickets, Museums, more meals & drinks (can't beat those afternoon cocktails ), stop off at the Boat House at least once for a meal.

If we don't spend that it's a bonus but that is the planned spend if we go.

mumbles87

Thanks for all the replies

Re my mum taking cereal. She is a VERY VERY fussy person and also wants to keep spending over there to a low. So stocking up in sainsburys down the road with cheap cereal that she likes and taking over seems reasonable to her (also taking tea as she has to have decaf tea and its hard to find) Im not worried about the saving space or luggage weight as we have 2 cases each (4 of us going) 23 KG per case so thats 8 cases we can take.. we could take an entire case of food if ness lol

Re hotel without breakfast its the roosevelt hotel and they didnt offer breakfast (nor did any the travel agent had for us)

Thanks for all the tips of things to do and see. Our NYC passes have arrived so we are sitting down and looking through whats on what day so we can max their potential

mumbles87

oh I should prob add that of the party of 4 only my sister drinks, the rest of us have soft drinks or water so that will save a bit

Meadows

mumbles87 wrote: »

Re hotel without breakfast its the Roosevelt hotel and they didn't offer breakfast (nor did any the travel agent had for us, also taking tea as she has to have decaf tea and its hard to find)

No they don't do breakfast as part of the room, as has already been said you still need milk for cereal so you will have to go to a deli or shop any way, if I remember rightly there is a deli one or two blocks over from there, then Grand Central Station is a stones throw from there with both places to eat & a market. Decaf tea in America, is not hard to get and usually there will be some tea bags in the room both normal & decaf!

Plus their restaurant!
http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/bpdocuments/RoomServiceMenu%20FULLa.pdf

jackieblack

mumbles87 wrote: »

also taking tea as she has to have decaf tea and its hard to find

I'm with your mum on this one. DD has to have decaf tea and I've never seen it in any of the hotels or supermarkets in any of the states we've visited, so this is one thing I always take with me (the other is chocolate:D)

mumbles87

jackieblack wrote: »

I'm with your mum on this one. DD has to have decaf tea and I've never seen it in any of the hotels or supermarkets in any of the states we've visited, so this is one thing I always take with me (the other is chocolate:D)

Im personally not fussed about caf in my tea however mum has a medical thing where it literally makes her sick so she has for the past 10 years carried around decaff bags always greated by the question "they do decaff tea??"

jackieblack

mumbles87 wrote: »

Im personally not fussed about caf in my tea however mum has a medical thing where it literally makes her sick so she has for the past 10 years carried around decaff bags always greated by the question "they do decaff tea??"

:rotfl:I know, amazing isn't it.
DD is caffeine intolerant and I've been buying her decaf tea for about 15years. I'm always surprised by the number of people who still don't know that there is caffeine in tea!
Decaf tea and white chocolate only for DD and no Coca Cola!

mumbles87

jackieblack wrote: »

:rotfl:I know, amazing isn't it.
DD is caffeine intolerant and I've been buying her decaf tea for about 15years. I'm always surprised by the number of people who still don't know that there is caffeine in tea!
Decaf tea and white chocolate only for DD and no Coca Cola!

Dont you know about Caffenine free Coke? im deadly serious. Its a gold bottle or can. Diet caffenine free. Its lovely! whenever I have coke I actually prefer it..

only 1 cal per can aswell

jackieblack

mumbles87 wrote: »

Dont you know about Caffenine free Coke? im deadly serious. Its a gold bottle or can. Diet caffenine free. Its lovely! whenever I have coke I actually prefer it..

only 1 cal per can aswell

IIRC it has artificial sweetener which is another big no-no for her.

mumbles87

jackieblack wrote: »

IIRC it has artificial sweetener which is another big no-no for her.

Oh right! prob does contain that