doulikefish Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 planning to go end of november this year , never been before, what are is the best to stay in? i'm genuinely looking to be as much of a tourist as possible since it's my first time goingTimes square 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigOutYourSoul Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hopefully going over on my own for a wedding in June next year, 2 weeks before my own wedding - which is going down well as you can imagine! Will be heading upstate for the first time so quite looking forward to that but going to have a day either side of my couple of days upstate in the city on my own - which could be fun! We'll then be going back 3 weeks later for the first few days of a honeymoon before flying West. Still the best city in the world IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Im really keen to get back and explore Brooklyn, in particular the pizza joints over there which I to my disappointment didnt realise were so plentiful (i mean good ones like on ‘the pizza show’, im aware of the abundance of pizza places!) and so good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 9 hours ago, DanMc99 said: planning to go end of november this year , never been before, what are is the best to stay in? i'm genuinely looking to be as much of a tourist as possible since it's my first time going The two hotels I would recommend are both in Times Square. The Hilton Double Tree was very good but the Marriott Marquis was absolutely outstanding. Obviously staying in the vicinity does come at a price though. There are loads of others around there, have a look online, but that is the place to be. There are a few hotels down round 34th Street and the Empire State Building that look good, stayed in the Hampton by Hilton one time and it was fine but room had a shit view of an alley Best bet is to look around and see what you fancy. There are literally thousands of hotels to suit every budget throughout the city. But plan it carefully would be my honest advice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 14:01, DanMc99 said: planning to go end of november this year , never been before, what are is the best to stay in? i'm genuinely looking to be as much of a tourist as possible since it's my first time going I have stayed in a few hotels and have found that, if you want to really make the most of your trip and see as much as you can, the most important single feature is proximity to an underground station. I generally stay near Central Park, as I absolutely love the place, but have also loved staying in Times Square/Broadway area. On 7/25/2018 at 00:11, Musketeer Gripweed said: There are a few hotels down round 34th Street and the Empire State Building that look good, stayed in the Hampton by Hilton one time and it was fine but room had a shit view of an alley Go for a pint at the rooftop bar of www.230-fifth.com/ and you'll very shortly forget the view from your hotel room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMc99 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 24/07/2018 at 21:11, Musketeer Gripweed said: The two hotels I would recommend are both in Times Square. The Hilton Double Tree was very good but the Marriott Marquis was absolutely outstanding. Obviously staying in the vicinity does come at a price though. There are loads of others around there, have a look online, but that is the place to be. There are a few hotels down round 34th Street and the Empire State Building that look good, stayed in the Hampton by Hilton one time and it was fine but room had a shit view of an alley Best bet is to look around and see what you fancy. There are literally thousands of hotels to suit every budget throughout the city. But plan it carefully would be my honest advice. i've seen a few hiltons that look pretty good and not too expensive, cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Anyone been at Thanksgiving for the parade? What's it like? Busy as f**k? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Pretty quiet the time I was there, most folk in the city will be away to family so it'll just be the tourists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Im really keen to get back and explore Brooklyn, in particular the pizza joints over there which I to my disappointment didnt realise were so plentiful (i mean good ones like on ‘the pizza show’, im aware of the abundance of pizza places!) and so good. Grimaldi’s is one of the best pizzas I have had. Get to Brooklyn Brewery too. Free tours and a cool wee spot. The food market on a Saturday in Brooklyn is also excellent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Haven’t read the entire thread so apologies if already mentioned... any P&Bers looking for a good photo opp’ in New York... Go down to get the free Staten Island ferry from the bottom of Manhattan. When the big doors open to allow boarding the ferry, all the tourists make a dive upstairs onto the ferry upper deck and crowd to the back, to try for a photo of the skyline as you puff away from the dock. Don’t follow the crowds. Board the ferry, and head down the stairs, not up. Head down to the lower level and go to the back. It used to be a car ferry and you can stand at the back at almost sea level on what used to be the car deck. As you head away from Manhattan, you get a great photo of the skyline, and a great perspective as you are at water level. It’s usually dead quiet there, while up on the top deck, it’s a rugby scrum of tourists trying to get a spot for a photo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Haven’t read the entire thread so apologies if already mentioned... any P&Bers looking for a good photo opp’ in New York... Go down to get the free Staten Island ferry from the bottom of Manhattan. When the big doors open to allow boarding the ferry, all the tourists make a dive upstairs onto the ferry upper deck and crowd to the back, to try for a photo of the skyline as you puff away from the dock. Don’t follow the crowds. Board the ferry, and head down the stairs, not up. Head down to the lower level and go to the back. It used to be a car ferry and you can stand at the back at almost sea level on what used to be the car deck. As you head away from Manhattan, you get a great photo of the skyline, and a great perspective as you are at water level. It’s usually dead quiet there, while up on the top deck, it’s a rugby scrum of tourists trying to get a spot for a photo. Agreed, last time we took the ferry we stood there and met a lovely old guy from Staten Island, every Sunday he took the ferry to Manhattan and cycled up the Hudson round central park then back to Staten Island, had a great chat with him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 c***s from BA have just notified me that my flight from Toronto to JFK has changed from 11am to 7.45pm My choices are pay £290 to move to an earlier flight, 12 o’clock is all they can get me, or lost half a day in NY.I said I’ll just not get that flight, as I can source my own for around £80 each. They’ve responded saying if I fail to get my flight to NY, all further travel (back to Glasgow via Heathrow) will be cancelled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: c***s from BA have just notified me that my flight from Toronto to JFK has changed from 11am to 7.45pm My choices are pay £290 to move to an earlier flight, 12 o’clock is all they can get me, or lost half a day in NY. I said I’ll just not get that flight, as I can source my own for around £80 each. They’ve responded saying if I fail to get my flight to NY, all further travel (back to Glasgow via Heathrow) will be cancelled. That's fucking scandalous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 c***s from BA have just notified me that my flight from Toronto to JFK has changed from 11am to 7.45pm My choices are pay £290 to move to an earlier flight, 12 o’clock is all they can get me, or lost half a day in NY.I said I’ll just not get that flight, as I can source my own for around £80 each. They’ve responded saying if I fail to get my flight to NY, all further travel (back to Glasgow via Heathrow) will be cancelled. Phone customer services and see if they’ll delete that flight, or try and alter it on manage my booking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was going to change but I've decided there's no chance I'm giving the c***s an extra £290, as there's worse places to spend an extra half day than Toronto. Anyway, show tickets - she wants to go to the Lion King (I've seen it in London with an ex, much to her rage), do we book before or chance it when we get there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was going to change but I've decided there's no chance I'm giving the c***s an extra £290, as there's worse places to spend an extra half day than Toronto. Anyway, show tickets - she wants to go to the Lion King (I've seen it in London with an ex, much to her rage), do we book before or chance it when we get there?Ive just booked there, couldnt be bothered with the tickets line so bought wicked and school of rock tickets from the theatre box offices, maybe some deals online for some shows, think the Lion King is very popular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: I was going to change but I've decided there's no chance I'm giving the c***s an extra £290, as there's worse places to spend an extra half day than Toronto. Anyway, show tickets - she wants to go to the Lion King (I've seen it in London with an ex, much to her rage), do we book before or chance it when we get there? I've always bought in advance, even for off broadway. If you're particular about what you want to see I think you need to do that. If you're not particular, and don't mind standing around in a queue for a couple of hours you could use the TKTS booth at Times Square when you get there. I've seen the Lion King on broadway, it was fucking tremendous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: I've always bought in advance, even for off broadway. If you're particular about what you want to see I think you need to do that. If you're not particular, and don't mind standing around in a queue for a couple of hours you could use the TKTS booth at Times Square when you get there. I've seen the Lion King on broadway, it was fucking tremendous. Probably just buy now then, it was superb in London as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerSaint Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 We went on the day as we weren't too bothered about seeing something in particular. Got tickets for Wicked and it was excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I’ve seen a rake of shows in London and they were all excellent. Last time I was in New York I was there for a boys holiday, so didn’t bother with Broadway. She’s adamant we’re going to The Lion King, so I’m probably better off booking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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