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[graphic]

Since my last post about hotels in London things have changed a little. It's been twenty years since my wife last managed to get me to London as I've been put off by accessibility issues and the thought of the crowds. However, having caved in and agreeing to stay for a night to see a show and do some sightseeing, it now seems that because we'll be passing Heathrow on our way home, we might as well make the most of it and catch a flight to New York for a few days. In addition to that, because internal flights are cheap in the US we might as well fly down to Floriday for a couple of weeks. So, our one night in London is turning out to be nearly three weeks!

The problem I'm left with now is finding accommodation in New York. Does anyone know which is the best area to stay? It will just be 3 or 4 nights and the main things we'd like to see are the Statue of Liberty, Empire State building, Times Square and Central Park. I'd like to find something central at a reasonable price. The flights are reasonable and villa rental in Orlando is quite cheap but, because my daughter will be coming with us, we'll need two hotel rooms in New York and the cheapest deal I've found for three nights, so far, is £1200. Help needed fast!

[Kev-O]

I have been to NYC in my chair but we have familey that lives an hour out of NYC so we stayed with them. I was really suprised on how accessable it was there. its ez to get on an off the curbs an for the most part it was flat.

[graphic]

Thanks Kev. I was wondering how easy it was to get around and that's put my mind at rest. I was afraid we might have to spend a small fortune on taxis.

[Kev-O]

graphic, on Aug 21 2007, 01:01 PM, said:

Thanks Kev. I was wondering how easy it was to get around and that's put my mind at rest. I was afraid we might have to spend a small fortune on taxis.

o no it is now were near as bad as i thought it would be. i was like 3 months out of rehab an i was still able to get around easy an push the whole time without help.

[Keith Crump]

Hmmm, I was in NYC a few years ago and found the subway less accessible than I expected. Indeed I was visiting folks at Columbia University and the "Guide to NYC" put out by the University pretty much says that you should expect to take a lot of taxis. But this may have changed, and the bus may be more accessible than the subway stations were.

[Captain Pike]

NYC was great for me when I went. Seems like lots of curb cuts. The theaters were all half-price for me and my partner.

We stayed in the Ramada New Yorker but it was 7th Ave at 34th knife-now I remember that it might have been 9th Ave, three blocks away from the Empire State Building. All of busses have ramps are and they never let us pay,,!

This year, for my wife's birthday, we're going to San Francisco. Last year on her birthday, we went to New York City, check out my post last year:

http
://www.apparelyzed.com/forums/index.ph...=18&t=3892


NYC was great!

Obviously, the above link doesn't work, try this one instead:

http://www.apparelyz...h...f=18&t=3892

Edited by Captain Pike, 25 March 2008 - 11:26 PM.

[wbalenov]

You may want to Google the YHA hostel in Manhattan, I looked to visit once, but the trip got cancelled.

They have rooms to rent, so you don't have to stay in a dorm, and it is near Columbia University, which shouldn't be too bad for access to the rest of the island.