Who's been to New York or Miami?!

[pinkbella]

So who can recommend me some good hotels to stay at each place?

We have our DD who will be 16 months old, so for NY we would like to be close to times sq but where it isnt too busy or noisy.

For Miami DH wants to stay at Miami beach... I'm hoping to road trip to Disneyland too though!

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

Some where not too busy or noisy in NYC close to times square. Ummmm

Have a good trip though, NYC is fantastic fun.

[quitecontrary]

We haven't stayed in NY or Miami with our kids, but we have done a far bit of travel with them. Most hotels are airconditioned and quiet inside, no matter what kind of madness is going on outside! With only one bub at least you won't have any restrictions on your room - two kidlets mean that most hotels don't want you without taking two rooms - which I just don't want to do yet. Novotel have really good kids policies ie in the room and eat free.
Have a wonderful holiday - are you visiting family/friends as well?

[pinkbella]

Thanks heaps :)

Yep we will be staying at Washington DC with friends for two weeks aswell :)

[quitecontrary]

Oh, and if its just you, dh and the little one if you want a night on the town see if the hotel has a babysitting service mentioned on their website. I'm sure most hotels will organise a sitter if enough notice is given. We've never used one, though the thought has been there. We often stay in serviced apartments now so the kids can have a separate room, otherwise we spend a lot of time in a darkened room willing our children to go to sleep. Not too bad if we're all jetlagged but painful otherwise.

[me+he=3]

We took the kids to New York for a week last year. It was awesome. This is where we stayed: http://www.affinia.com/New-York-City-Hotel.aspx?name=Affinia-Manhattan&cid=sc-afin-132-2103&s_kwcid=TC|22508|affinia%20manhattan||S|b|74021841 15

Its slap bang in the middle of Times Square but the noise was never an issue.

[Just*Ace]

Haven't been to either but just want to say I am INSANELY jealous!!! Have an awesome time!

[pinkbella]

That's ok DD co sleeps and she sleeps with te light on or off :) she isn't too bothered by change in routine, but now I think I have jinxed it huh!?!

Masts mum - I saw that on kayak.com is it a good hotel? How would u rate it out of 10!?

[me+he=3]

I assume I am now "Masts Mum" :laughing:

I'd rate it 9. The only reason it didn't get a 10 is that there wasn't a ramp to the main lobby. It was stairs or an escalator and we had a double buggy. There were probably 10 stairs (but with suitcases and buggies, it was a daunting prospect!!) However, when we first arrived, about 3 porters appeared out of nowhere and just sorted our cases at the bottom of the stairs while we went to our room. And after that, the door man was always there and every time he helped DH lift it (sometimes with kids in) up the stairs.

Other than that, I honestly couldn't fault the place.

PS I am also insanely jealous!! :laughing:

[Girl X]

Last time I went to Miami was before DD was born, so we didn't book ahead - we just showed up and got a booking on the spot (which is what we tended to do pre-DD). I know you'll probably want to organise somewhere in advance, but my point was just that there were LOADS of hotels all along the beach, and even though ours was right in the middle of things it was still quiet.

I can't remember the name, which I know is not helpful! But it had lots of palm trees all lit up in gold lights, and it was kind of set back from the road.

That's probably no help - sorry! But have an awesome time :)

[Maybelline]

I wouldn't stay in time square...way to touristy and not the best bit of NYC...Soho ..Greenwich Village...and upper east side are way better..there is far more to /do /see and experience then Times Square.........http://www.nycgv.com/about.asp
http://www.sohonyc.com/
Miami ..no idea!!
have fun...super lucky!!!!

[pinkbella]

Maddys mum - Hahahaha sorry my iPhone did that!!
Thanks for the info ladies.. I've spent all night and most of the day trying to find hotels lol.

[SuperGranny]

hi, we have stayed in NY, at the Hotel Pennsilvania, it was just across the street from Penn Station, a short walk from Times Square. It was an old hotel, modern lobby, but the rest was straight from the thirties. It was cheap and convenient, and I would stay there again. I dont know anything about Miami. Have a great time. Marie.

[zenifa]

I have literally just arrived about from NYC a few days ago, jetlagged but still elated.
My tip is to avoid hotels and stay in apartments, we used this website www.vrbo.com and there are many others. We found places in NYC and in Washington DC (& you could do this for Miami too). This way you get to live like a new yorker, choose the area, the number of rooms plus you have laundry and kitchen facilities and a bit more space (really beneficial when travelling with children). We got a place that had a lift, was excellent location, cheaper than a hotel, were provided with breakfast stuff (in the fridge), and it felt like home, hard to leave after 10 nights. We also used a local babysitting service Pinch Sitters and they were excellent too - after 5 weeks travel, DH and I really enjoyed our night out on our own.


So who can recommend me some good hotels to stay at each place?

We have our DD who will be 16 months old, so for NY we would like to be close to times sq but where it isnt too busy or noisy.

For Miami DH wants to stay at Miami beach... I'm hoping to road trip to Disneyland too though!

Personally I would avoid times square too noisy, crowded and touristy and go for greenwich village, east village and upper east side (that is where we were).


Thanks heaps :)

Yep we will be staying at Washington DC with friends for two weeks aswell :) Awesome, we loved Washington DC and the kids did too!


Oh, and if its just you, dh and the little one if you want a night on the town see if the hotel has a babysitting service mentioned on their website. I'm sure most hotels will organise a sitter if enough notice is given. We've never used one, though the thought has been there. We often stay in serviced apartments now so the kids can have a separate room, otherwise we spend a lot of time in a darkened room willing our children to go to sleep. Not too bad if we're all jetlagged but painful otherwise.
I do agree with regards to using babysitters which we did for one night, and yes having a separate room for the kids meant we didn't all need to go to bed at 7.30pm at night.

We had an awesome time in Eastern US (didn't get as far as Florida), and we also did Eastern Canada too, it was incredible, beautiful and very kid friendly, have a great time!:goodvibes: