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Getting to New York from JFK by Subway
You would think that the subway
would be cheaper and quicker but you would be wrong. The Airport train that
connects to the Subway costs $5.00. The travel card into Manhattan costs about
$10.00. The total is about $15.00 per person. For four people that is $60.00.
For two people that is $30.00 although it is cheaper a Yellow cab will take you
to the door of your hotel and it is air conditioned. The New York Subway is not
suitcase friendly. You will find it very very difficult to get through the
barriers. The subway is like a sweatbox. When you get to your destination you
will have to drag you bags up the stairs and then walk through the crowded New
York streets to your hotel. My advice is take a yellow cab.
Airport Hotels
Some of the local Airport Hotels are cheaper than those in Manhattan. They are ideal if you are on a stop over and have an early flight out of New York. Make sure that they offer a free hotel shuttle bus. That makes them even more affordable. If you want to go into Manhattan get a yellow cab to a Subway station. Do not walk as the area around the Airport is not one of the most desirable. If there is a group of you take the hotel’s shuttle bus back to the airport and then take a fixed price Yellow cab into Manhattan. To get back walk into any hotel and order a fixed price Limousine. Wait in their bar.
Decent, relatively inexpensive rooms are at a premium in Midtown New York
and around Times Square. A good bet is the Broadway Inn (264 West 46th St; 001 212 997 9200; www.broadwayinn.com), with a guesthouse feel and plain but spotless rooms. Noise can be an issue, so ask for rear-facing rooms.
Also good is the recently renovated, 160-room Travel Inn (515 West 42nd St;
001 212 695 7171; www.newyorkhotel.com), a no-nonsense chain-type
hotel.
New York Subway tips
If you are in a group of four always take a yellow cab. The subway is not pleasant to use but if you are on your own or there are only two of you get an 'unlimited ride' Metrocard called a fun-pass, which is about $7 and is valid for one day. Ask at the station booth for a free MTA subway map. When you get down on a platform in Manhattan one side will be for Express trains and the other for Local trains. A LOCAL train always stop at every station. They are slower. An EXPRESS train is faster since it skips stations. Express trains only stop at stations that are shown as white dots on the MTA Subway maps. The local trains stop at whit dot and black dot stations. To find out which way the subway is going just look for the name last stop. Do not have a loud conversation that will let everyone know you're a tourist, you can get followed, and mugged. Uptown is North, Downtown is South. If you get on the wrong platform you have to go back up to street level and cross the road and come down the stairs on the other side.
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New York Hotels
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