- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
1. where to stay: personally I love lower manhattan for restaurants, art, bars, etc. The Sheraton in Tribeca recently was redone and I've heard its nice.
2. transportation: Plan to rely on cabs and public transportation (subway). Driving in nyc is annoying and not really necessary. It is very easy to get around without needing a car.
3. weather: It will be cold and you will be probably be outdoors a lot. So, winter gear - sweaters, winter coat, boots, gloves, hat.
It will be COLD. Bring hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, heavy winter coats. Comfortable walking shoes are a must. You will walk a lot. Warm boots in case it snows. Something nice to wear for a nice dinner or a broadway show.
Where you stay really depends on what you want to do. The most important thing is to find a hotel close to a subway line. Stay away from super touristy areas for better deals on hotel (i.e. no Times Sq, Herald Sq). Staying in the financial district can be a good idea because lots of different subway lines go there so you can easily get to anywhere in the city from there, plus Brooklyn. You can also consider staying in Brooklyn/Queens/ to find a cheaper hotel, but it will increase your travel time.
Absolutely do not rent a car. You can get everywhere via subway transportation or cabs. It would cost you an arm and a leg to park.
Any other questions, let me know!!
1. There's lots of great places to stay, but I personally recommend the Upper West side. It's beautiful, quiet, has a lot of great restaurants, and isn't not too overwhelming, which a lot of lower Manhattan can be (I always hated going down to the East Village). Also a lot of my out of town visitors had a lot of luck using discount websites like Hotwire to find good hotel deals, so I might check that out.
2. Do not rent a car. Driving around the city is insane! And NYC has an amazing subway system that is very easy to figure out. I'd suggest buying an unlimited weekly pass, which means you can ride as much as you want in a seven day period. You can get basically anywhere with that! And it's a good deal (if I remember correctly).
3. Pack warm clothes! Things you can wear in layers. And definitely boots and a thick/down winter coat. It is very cold in January.
4. Sarabeth's is amazing for brunch and dinner (it's on the Upper West Side). Kitchenette has two locations (120s and somewhere else downtown), and it was my favorite brunch place. Really cute and really tasty. The Tenement Museum is one of the coolest historic sites, and the Met is my favorite of the big NYC museums (and you can spend the whole day there!). I highly recommend seeing a Broadway show. If you're looking for a deal, check out the TKTS booth in Times Square (they sell discounted tickets for the majority of shows), or try to get rush tickets. Rush tickets are usually really good seats and very cheap (around $26 for orchestra sometimes), but you may have to go and wait at the box office in the morning to get tickets.
Have fun!
I love visiting NYC I hope you have tons of fun!!! My FI and I recently went and got a bus pass where you could hop on and off all day and see the sites. I suggest this if you want to see everything! Plus we just rode it to get from point a to point b after we finished the tours. It was worth the money to us... =)
I second staying in lower manhattan (financial district, tribeca, etc) or the upper west side (my neighborhood).
Buy a metrocard (an unlimited one if you're staying for a week) and take the subway, it's pretty easy to figure out. Only hail yellow cabs to prevent getting ripped off if taking taxis.
Pack warm clothes! It's really windy a lot in the winter.
The TKTS booth is AMAZING for picking up tickets to shows, especially if there are a lot you want to see and don't really care which one. The Tenement Musuem is AWESOME. The Highline Park & Central Park are awesome to walk through on nice days. The American Museum of Natural History is so easy to get lost in for an entire day.
If you want restraunt or more recommendations feel free to PM me. I love sharing about NYC!
Hello! you posted on my new york city trip question 2 days ago :)
thank you so much for your suggestions, i still looking for hotel making sure it will be close to the subway.
i really appreciated you offered to make suggestions about restaurants, appreciated.
we love steak, so if you can tell me some places where we can get some good one, in manhatan or financial district.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
@Naiexoxo: :( I wish I could help but I couldn't tell you the last time we went to a steakhouse as I'm not a huge fan of red meat.
I will say that yelp.com is invaluable to us when we are looking for a new spot to eat or are in a neighborhood we're not familiar with. You can search by neighborhood & cuisine. Anything with 4 or more stars we've never been disappointed with.
Don't be afraid to ask for any more suggestions! Sorry I couldn't help this time!
We just went to NYC in October for our anniversary. As far as food goes, we loved Locanda Verde in Tribeca for a more upscale dinner, Motorino for pizza (East Village) and Pylos for Greek (East Village). Katz's pastrami on the Lower East Side was delicious, and Russ and Daughters for bagels and lox was amazing.
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| Lyndzo | 46 |
| AshleyR83 | 24 |
| rebwana | 24 |
| funkymunky85 | 24 |
| mypinkshoes | 23 |
| Ms. Salamander | 23 |
| beargoose | 22 |
| kat2014 | 22 |
| Cady | 22 |
| his chippymunk | 21 |
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| RahlyRah | 5 |
| fishbone | 3 |
| beargoose | 2 |
| redheadem | 2 |
| Ellegee | 2 |
| vreelans | 2 |
| mypinkshoes | 2 |
| mavideniz | 2 |
| CinderellaSoon | 2 |
| princesswedding | 2 |
hello
im planning a trip to new york next january(18-23) with my husband it will be my christamas gift to him, becouse he really wants to go and go to the yankes stadium and few more things, go shopping to nice stores,etc etc...we are flyng to la guardia airport,i have no idea of:
where to stay? (area)
rent a car? other tranportation?
what to wear or pack?
suggestions welcome :):):)
THANK YOU SO MUCH