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Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 13:07by WazneB
So next year for my birthday I am considering a trip to NY for 4 or maybe 5 days, this will be in Jan so would like some advice on any preference for flight times to NY and any suggestions on Hotels, I want something decent as its for my birthday but nothing outrageous
. Note this will all be booked via Virgin and flights will be from Heathrow, any help/advice will be grateful.
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 14:44by RyanJW
I like the early morning flights or the lunch time ones as I find flying in the late afternoon and arriving in NY after 9pm is a pain considering you have to clear customs and then get into Manhattan which is can be anywhere from a 45min to 2 hour journey so potential check in is around 10:30-11pm which makes it a long day!
VS003 (very early wake up call!) and the VS045 are my preferred ones but I don't travel a huge amount into NYC, maybe someone else can have some better advice!
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 15:10by jmacconnacher
We stayed in the intercontinental Times Square in September. If you're wanting to do the 'touristy' stuff then the location is perfect. Being 2 blocks away from Times Square itself however means you avoid the crowds. Good bars and restaurants another couple of blocks west from the hotel - in particular Rudy's bar. A complete dive but with great beer, atmosphere and free hot dogs!
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 18:06by WazneB
Thanks for the replies so far, def not interested in getting to NY to late in the day so early flight would be a must then, and yea want to do some touristy stuff as it will be my first time to NY, I would like to know somewhere where I can go and get a good steak or something specialish as it will be my birthday while I am out there as well
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Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 18:41by clarkeysntfc
For jet lag minimisation, in my experience I highly recommend catching the VS9/25/17 outbound and VS18/26 inbound.
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 19:40by FLYERZ
I have family in New York and actually the other day I counted up how many times I've been and it must be close to 20 times in the last 20 years. I usually go on VS9 or VS45 and from my experience I've found VS9 to be much better for jet-lag. Whilst many like to come in on the earlier flights and use the rest of the day I usually find that it ends up being waste because of jet lag. Even on VS45 arriving in mid afternoon I find it a struggle to stay awake until very late. An evening arrival 8/9pm has been really good for me in adjusting to the time difference and actually I hardly struggle with jet lag on those later flights.
GOOD LUCK!
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 21:25by Miss G
I'm off there myself on Saturday, so I'll have plenty of tips afterwards
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 21:41by Trevski220
Personally like the VS1 into EWR, and hotel wise the Westin Times Square
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 21:51by flyingfox
I like the VS3 &VS26 staying at the Langham Place Fifth Avenue.
Thanks
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 21:52by honey lamb
Trevski220 wrote:Personally like the VS1 into EWR, and hotel wise the Westin Times Square
Except that the time of the VS1 has changed to a much earlier time
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 21:54by Trevski220
honey lamb wrote:Trevski220 wrote:Personally like the VS1 into EWR, and hotel wise the Westin Times Square
Except that the time of the VS1 has changed to a much earlier time
Really? Didn't realise that!! I was fond of the 16:00 departure!
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 22:02by honey lamb
Trevski220 wrote:honey lamb wrote:Trevski220 wrote:Personally like the VS1 into EWR, and hotel wise the Westin Times Square
Except that the time of the VS1 has changed to a much earlier time
Really? Didn't realise that!! I was fond of the 16:00 departure!
Sorry, I should have said it's changing when the summer schedules come in to a 9.45am departure.
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 22:10by Blacky1
Glad it hasn't changed yet , my favourite flight to New York I think .
Re: Some New York questions
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16 Jan 2014, 23:45by at240
Flight times:
I don't mind too much. The early VS3 works well if you have a rest on arrival or en route (long day otherwise) and then stay awake until 10-11 pm. The VS45 is good if you want a meal on arrival and then relatively early to bed (although you may then wake quite early). The VS9/VS1 are I think the best -- dinner on the plane, something light to eat and a drink when you arrive, and then straight to bed and I am more or less fine the following morning. The later flights (17/25) are harder because the temptation to fall asleep on them is greater and then I would struggle to sleep on arrival.
Hotels:
What budget and what type of place are you after?
Re: Some New York questions
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17 Jan 2014, 00:13by pjh
WazneB wrote:Thanks for the replies so far, def not interested in getting to NY to late in the day so early flight would be a must then, and yea want to do some touristy stuff as it will be my first time to NY, I would like to know somewhere where I can go and get a good steak or something specialish as it will be my birthday while I am out there as well .
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Re: Some New York questions
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17 Jan 2014, 03:15by roadrunner
If you're staying in midtown--steak at Sparks!