Planning a trip to NY

I will be going on a business trip in November to Maddison, NJ.

I%26#39;ll be flying in to Newark, and after my business, I wanted to stay for the rest of the weekend to see New York since I have never been, and it%26#39;s so close.

Searching on the internet, I%26#39;ve found that hotels are extremely expensive in New York City.

Since I have never been, I am hoping that I could get some advise as to where to stay in a hotel, and travel.

Newark is cheaper on hotels, but I don%26#39;t know the area and I wouldn%26#39;t want to be in a bad part of town.

Also, are their subways that run from Newark to New York? Or Maddison to Newark?

I%26#39;d like to keep away from having to rent a car, since I%26#39;ve heard that NYC traffic, and parking fees are horrible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Trina

Houston, Tx.

Planning a trip to NY

plugging my website with info that may be helpful

www.broadwayfocus.com/nj_nyc/

if you can swing the cost I highly suggest staying in Manhattan

it is not quite the same when staying in NJ

Planning a trip to NY

You could stay where you will be in Madison. New Jersey Transit has almost hourly service between Madison and NYC%26#39;s PennSation. The trip takes about 1 hour.

I wouln%26#39;t consider Newark if I were you, but if you wanted to get closer to the city and still stay in New Jersey, you might want to check out the Hyatt in Jersy City...

jerseycity.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

or

the Sherton on the Hudson.

starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/鈥?/a>

From either of those locations you will have mutiple transportation options including ferry service.

ps

Madison is on the NJ Transit Morristown train line to NYC

www.njtransit.com

since you are traveling on weekend, the train aka Midtown Direct, will end at Penn Station @ 33rd St and 8th Ave in Manhattan

it takes about 1hr10 one way

Newark is fine if that%26#39;s what you want but, there%26#39;s nothing like staying in Manhattan. So my $ .02 is, if at all possible, stay in the city.

Listen to LarryD. Don%26#39;t be a commuter, traveling with the hordes of office workers. It%26#39;s only a weekend, I say go for it!

Cost is of the upmost importance, since my husband and I don%26#39;t really have alot of extra spending money.

The hotels that I have found near or in NYC, are $200/night at the cheapest.

I guess it%26#39;s just the difference in cost of living between TX %26amp; NY, but here a 5 star hotel in the city would be a $200/night maximum.

Cost is of the upmost importance, since my husband and I don%26#39;t really have alot of extra spending money.

The hotels that I have found near or in NYC, are $200/night at the cheapest.

I guess it%26#39;s just the difference in cost of living between TX %26amp; NY, but here a 5 star hotel in the city would be a $200/night maximum.

Newark is a long ways from New York City in many ways. If you can stay in Manhattan, do. Check out The Lucerne on the Upper West Side. Call direct for best price. Skip renting a car, public transport is great if you stay in the city.

Try an apartment rental.

My husband and I almost always use a vacation rental when we travel because they are usually cheaper than a hotel plus they have a kitchen so you can at least do breakfast in to save a little money. We are staying in NYC this week for $120/night.

We like

www.vrbo.com

www.vacationrentals.com

but there are many others.

Check out Craigslist. It is a classfiied ad website, and has a section for short term, temp rentals, sublets, vacation swaps, etc. You can post ads for free.

www.newyork.craigslist.org

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