I'm heading to NYC 22nd-25th May, and then hiring a car with some friends to travel around a bit of New England (prolly spend a couple of days in Boston) before going to a wedding at the start of June and then heading back.
I've been to NY before so I've done most/all of the obvious tourist schtick, seen all the famous buildings etc.
Need some help though... gogogogogogoooooooo.....
1) Got nowhere to stay in NYC. Anyone got any good recommendations? Hoping not to spend too much money, but I'd rather stay in my own bed than some nasty hostel. Definitely want to spend <$100/night if possible though, so that's slightly restrictive. I won't be in the hotel/wherever much so I don't see the point of staying somewhere more upmarket. Ideally want to be in striking distance of Manhattan, somewhere reasonably safe (I have a camera which is worth nearly $1k including all the extra bits and pieces so I don't want that getting stolen), maybe not far from the metro lines etc. Open to suggestions, anyhow. Friends are turning up on the last night. Lots of places seem to be booked up already.
2) Things to do in NYC? I've booked a ticket to go to Yankee stadium on the 23rd (Mariners, I think) as it's the yanks last year there. I'm not too bothered about seeing any other sports while I'm there though. Seen most of the tourist stuff I think. Would probably like to hit some bars when everyone else arrives. Any good beer bars? If anyone wants to meet up in NYC/Boston for a drink or whatever that'd prolly be cool.
3) More importantly, recommendations for good places to go in New England. We don't want to do TOO much driving from NYC, and may be heading to Boston first. The wedding is near New Haven, so we'll probably be around Mass and Connecticut for most of the time, but we'll have the car about a week. Will it be easiest just to stay in motels etc? Last time I was in the states we were in the south, and with a hire car it was easy and cheap just to rock up to a motel at some point in the night and there were always rooms available. What's worth doing in Boston? What other cities are there to see? Any nice things to do outdoors at this time of year? None of us hunt or fish, and we'll be on holiday so won't have bikes etc.
4) Any other good tips about the area would be cool. Which bits of NYC do I want to avoid staying in, stuff like that. I was on Manhattan near central park last time, which seemed fine.
5) Is it easy enough to go to Fenway on the night and get tickets for a ballgame or do I need to book something in advance?
Right.... GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!Statistics: Posted by Felonius_Monk — Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:25 am
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