hotel and transport question

Hi,

My husband and I (mid 20s) will be travelling to NYC for first time on dec 27th for 8 nights.

I have found a few hotel deals: Average nightly rate

Milford Plaza (midtown) $214

Grand Hyatt NY $271

Hilton NY (midtown) $236.50

Millenium Hilton $259

Washington Square (Greenwich) $261

Any recommendations on these hotels??

Also we will be visiting relatives in Yorktown Heights on Dec 30th. Will all public transport be operational to get into the city on 31st?

Thanks in advance

hotel and transport question

Milford Plaza would be the last on the list, all of the others are much better.

Public tranport is always running, on a holiday schedule however, so you will have to check on the times so that you don%26#39;t end up waiting an hour for a train (presuming Metro North train to Yorktown Heights?).

Subways/ buses in NYC run 24/7.

hotel and transport question

PLEASE eliminate the Milford Plaza from your list. It doesn%26#39;t compare to the others.

The rest, imo, are all good. The Millenium Hilton is all the way downtown next to the former WTC site and it wouldn%26#39;t be my pick for location, especially at Xmas/NY%26#39;s time. It is a newer hotel though and has nice amenities (I think they have a pool). I%26#39;d just want to pay less to stay there. Most of the ';Christmassy'; stuff is midtown.

The Washington Square is in an ideal location for a young couple since ';the village'; (NOT Greenwich) is also home to NY University, lots of smaller shops, restaurants and more residential.. It%26#39;s a smaller more European style hotel. We%26#39;ve heard some rooms are renovated (and nice) and others are not very nice.

The Hilton NY is the most central location on your list and more of a typical tourist location within a short walk to Central Park and Times Square and the shops on Fifth Ave. It%26#39;s also a very large and some would say impersonal corporate type hotel.

The Grand Hyatt imo is not worth that much more than the Hilton NY. They%26#39;re similar type hotels and I think the NY Hilton location is preferable.

I did a search on my favorite website, quikbook.com and only about 4 hotels show up. I don%26#39;t know if it may be very early for Dec. bookings or whether hotels are that heavily booked. I did try the Blakely, one that I like a lot, and it%26#39;s not available during the New Year%26#39;s period on their website. The Affinia group (all suite hotels) are mostly not available for your entire stay. Yikes!

The time you%26#39;re coming is typically less expensive. I wonder if closer to the date you may find better prices or special deals (travelzoo.com) although none of these look seriously out of line.

If you decide on either the Hiltons or the Hyatt, I would join their frequent guest programs online. That may get you a better room or some freebies.

Transport on the 31st should be fine but it may be very crowded with revelers coming in for the Times Square ';do.'; I don%26#39;t know which train you%26#39;d use for Yorktown Heights.

Since Yorktown Heights itself has no train service, your relatives would need to get you from/to the MetroNorh station at Bedford Hills (MetroNorth). Both Amtrak %26amp; MetroNorth have stops at Peekskill and Croton-on-Harmon, but those are further away; because it%26#39;s a commuter railroad, MetroNorth%26#39;s fares are cheaper than Amtrak%26#39;s.

Check with your Yorktown Heights relatives for the nearest town serviced by Metro North. t depends upon where they live in Yorktown Heights. It could be Peekskill or Katonah.

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