New York in November

pstones578

I want to go away to New York in November with my partner for 5 days/nights. Could anyone point me in the direction of where I might get reasonably priced flights and accomodation?

christymm

I am going at the same time.I booked flights with airlingus and hotel with quickbook and am stsying in hotelqt.What date are you doing we are going on the 14 for 5 nights.Cant wait.

pstones578

I am open to going at any point in november. What price did you pay in total? How much were the flights and how much for the rooms?

Lags

Enjoy New York, it's fantastic and you won't be disappointed.

Right some good money saving tips. Visit https://www.newyorkpass.com this allows you to pre book and pay for a pass that gets you into lots of the attractions free on production. It comes with a good guide too.

Which airport are you flying into? JFK, La Guardia or newark. Taxis from the airport cost in the region of $50 plus a 15% tip which is very very customary, one way. Another option and cheaper is to use the Shuttle bus service, this operates from outside the airports and buses you into Manhattan, Grand Central station. From there they use smaller vehicles to bus you to the hotel. This costs about $50 return. You contact the shuttle service the day before departure to arrange collection for return journey. Even cheaper still, outside the airports operate bus services (various depends on airport) $2 per person (exact coinage only, no notes or a metrocard) these will bus you into Manhattan where you can then use the subway to where ever, again the subway is $2 per person.

All subway journeys are $2 per person. Metrocards are very useful and can be bought in all subway stations. A ten Dollar metrocard gets you 5 journeys plus an extra one free (6 in all) A good street map is essential

Another good tip if you expect to go along to the Statue of Liberty. (New york pass gets you the ferry and enterance free) This gets you onto the Island and you'll be able to walk around the Statue. However to actually go inside the Statue you need to obtain a promenade Tour pass. These are free but must be obtained prior to going on the day (not available on the Island itself) heres the website you need https://www.statuereservations.com Only so many per day are handed out and have a time zone during the day they must be used.

Century 21 store (opposite ground zero) is a good store. Lots of designer clothes at reduced bargain prices. (New Yorkers use this alot)

Lastly, the hotel we stayed in was 'The Avalon' absolutely first class. 16 East 32nd Street. Which is just around the corner from the Empire State Building (also on the pass free) on 5th Ave. You get a continental Breakfast thrown in which save $$$$$, not many hotels in New York offer this. The location of the hotel is ideal with the nearest subway on 33rd street, which is not 5 mins from the hotel (Subway train 4, 5, 6. line) rate around $160 per night. The smallest room is larger than most UK hotels, so go for that.

Enjoy!

PS: EDIT, The Staten Island Ferry is absolutely free to travel on (this gets you great views of lower Manhattan skyline and The Statue of Liberty) This goes from Battery Park, Lower Manhattan

christymm

Hi,we paid 420 euros for flights from dublin to jfk,and the hotelqt is $950 for the 5 nights.

4Chickens

Me and my husband and 11 year old son went to New York in January. We booked using expedia.co.uk. The adult fares were £180 per person and the child fare was £150. We stayed at the hotel Pennsylvanis which is right opposite Madison Square Garden and a couple of blocks from The Empire State. Our double room cost us only £55 per night for all three of us. We also booked the comprehensive manhattan tour through expedia as well. We had a fantastic time and hope to go again at Christmas time. I always use expedia, but as an after thought I fly to Chicago every year using Air India via a company called Trailfinders. I think they could give you a competitive price for New York as well.

Hope you enjoy your trip

sheep_3

I flew out 2 years ago on 31st December for 10 nights. I stayed in Ramada Inn i think it was called. You will find it if you do a search for apple core hotels as they own a few in New York. The hotel was reasonable compared to the others and I couldnt have picked a better location. Me and my boyf were able to walk to most places from it. There is a newsagents in the lobby downstairs, the man who worked there was really friendly and organised the bus shuttle back to the airport for us.
I flew out from Dublin airport with aerlingus, my flights were very reasonable also.