My friends recommend us to stay in New Jersey rather than in NYC to save some money. How long does it take to travel back to NYC? What kind of transportation can we take? How much does it cost to get back to NYC? What city should we look for hotel in New Jersey? Please advise. Thanks!
2006-08-22 12:10:10 · 10 answers · asked by sarcasm2046 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
We are planning to visit in fall. Is hotels in New Jersey much cheaper than in NYC?
2006-08-22 12:50:36 · update #1
Bad advice, in my opinion. You can find a relatively reasonable place to stay and spend your time enjoying your visit, instead of spending your time and money going back and forth to NJ: http://nyinns.com/leisure.html
Have a blast!
2006-08-22 13:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I strongly recommend that you STAY IN NYC for the wonderful experience of NYC. Try www.hotels.com or www.expedia.com for budget conscious hotels and special deals. I would NOT recommend staying in NJ.
I love NYC! Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.
CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.
WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.
THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers
SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!
These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)
2006-08-24 13:17:46 · answer #2 · answered by missy_sweet_cheeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay in NJ in the East Rutherford area (Rt. 3 near Giants Stadium) there are numerous hotels. To get to the City, take the Park n Ride which is in the next town over. Your car will be safe and the buses run every few minutes during rush hour - and leaves you off at 40th St and 8th Ave.
2006-08-26 06:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by scourgeoftheleft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ny hotel are high priced, parking is pricy and varies around the city. it is likewise clever to notchronic in NYC your first bypass to, have confidence me in this. on an common basis parking is greater like $a hundred an afternoon fairly than 50. Staying at a hotel approximately 30 minutes away by ability of subway or prepare is a lot smarter. i think the hotel close to Newark are fairly priced, I fairly have not been there in years however. you will choose too use the subway to get around anyhow, this could start to already on the subway going to anyplace you like. additionally a NJ hotel could supply you NYC skyline perspectives , which a midtown hotel does no longer.
2016-11-05 10:07:47 · answer #4 · answered by lurette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what part of the state you will live in. There are many train routes, as well as buses, and the cost is determined by where you start and what part of NYC you work in! Call Martz transportation as well as NJTransit to get schedules of buses and trains and that will help you pick the town you want to settle in.
2006-08-22 12:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by momofboys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always did the same thing trying to save $ but loooking back, soemthimes you can try too hard.. PArt of the fund of beingin NY is not to worry about 'getting home' ect. When you figgue all the costs, how much do you really save? Try to stay in the CIty
2006-08-22 13:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't stay in NJ. Its a pain in the *** getting back and forth either by train or car.If you are going there to see NYC then stay in NYC or you will spend you're whole trip sitting in traffic.
2006-08-23 07:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by stevekc43 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should stay more in NJ or if you like to stay in both places you should buy a house in NJ and a house in NY.
2006-08-22 21:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Iliescu V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay in nj
2006-08-22 12:15:47 · answer #9 · answered by supersteve713 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-22 12:15:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋