Hilton HHonors - NYC Hiltons & Parking

I will be staying 2 weeknights at one of these NYC Hilton.
According to Hilton websites, parking costs:

- Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square [parking $35 per 24 hr no in/out]
- Hilton Times Square [parking $52 per 24 hr]
- Hilton Garden Inn Times Square [parking $30 per 24 hr no in/out]
- Hilton New York [parking $48 per 24 hr]
- Hilton Garden Inn New York/West 35th Street [parking $35 per 24 hr no in/out]
- Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City [parking $30, no in/out]
- Hilton Garden Inn New York/Chelsea [parking $35 - not affilate]
- Hilton Garden Inn New York/Tribeca [parking $35 off site]
- Embassy Suites New York [parking $60]
- Millenium Hilton [parking $55 limited hours]

Are there any other close by parking near these hotels that are cheaper than Hilton ?

Thanks.

Parking in a commercial lot for $30-$35 per 24 hour period is pretty good for NYC. As for alternatives, there are quite a few parking lots, and there is even free street parking. The least expensive commercial lots are not going to be particularly convenient and are not going to be much less money than the lowest rates you quote above.

Check out the following link for good NYC parking rate info.

For my trips to the Millennium Hilton in NYC, I always print out info from the site, but then spend a bit of time driving around Tribeca to see if I can find on street parking. Typically, that doesn't have much of a chance on a weekday, but on the weekend I almost always find a free spot. That being said, I never use the hotel's parking @ $55/night as there are much cheaper options listed here:

http://nyc.bestparking.com/

There is so much good public transportation in and around NYC. Can you reconsider driving your vehicle into the city?

I agree with travelbabe there. If you're looking for cheaper than those prices around New York, you're probably not that familiar with the area, and I wouldn't recommend driving there. Its a BIG FREAKING mess.

The cheapest place I know even remotely close to that area would be west end at 59th street, but its shady out there. Otherwise, between Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Central Park all the parking is preeeeetty darn expensive. And if you have a nice car, I'm not sure I'd recommend street parking. Those can be tough to come by too.

The further west you go, though, the cheaper it will get, especially west of 8th avenue, towards the shady part of town

Just so you know, some of those hotels do not have garages, they use a public garage down the block or whatever. You won't be able to just drive up and have them take your car from in front of the hotel. The Milenium and the Waldroff I know have parking on site, I don't believe any of the others do. So if you can not find another lot near by that's less, call the hotel and ask where their parking is. New York is pretty funny parking wise, sometimes a lot across the street can be half the cost of the one on the other side.

In some cases, to get the rate the hotel is offering, you need to get your parking ticket validated at the front desk before going to the garage, because, yes the rates are actually higher if you don't. Ask when you park. And many lots only accept cash.

Where is the least expensive depends on what your plans are. If you are going to park your car and leave it for two days that could be a considerably different cost at the same garage from taking it in and out a few times for the same period.

The bestparking site listed already is an excellent resource for parking in New York, it's very accurate.

Furthermore, if you don't have nerves of steel, please use public transport/taxis.

Driving in NYC is different than most other cities and way different from the suburbs.

You will have to deal with aggressive cabs/car services, pedestrians that are not paying attention and/or construction/street closures. Please don't do it if you don't know how to do it.

Furthermore, if you don't have nerves of steel, please use public transport/taxis.

Driving in NYC is different than most other cities and way different from the suburbs.

You will have to deal with aggressive cabs/car services, pedestrians that are not paying attention and/or construction/street closures. Please don't do it if you don't know how to do it.

It's really not that bad, is it? I mean, if you grew up on a farm, maybe, but I don't think it's much worse than any of the major cities on the East Coast.

To the OP, if you can get a rate of $30-$35 per night, that's better than most lots it the city. If you're really worried, park your car in Staten Island or New Jersey and take the train/bus in. More info here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090226160228AAA4Evc

It's really not that bad, is it? I mean, if you grew up on a farm, maybe, but I don't think it's much worse than any of the major cities on the East Coast.

To the OP, if you can get a rate of $30-$35 per night, that's better than most lots it the city. If you're really worried, park your car in Staten Island or New Jersey and take the train/bus in. More info here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090226160228AAA4Evc

It's really that bad, and I'm from L.A.

A $30 or $35 fee for overnight parking in midtown is a relative bargain, and. all other things being equal, the lower parking fees would definitely influence my choice of property, e.g. the Doubletree Times Square rather than Hilton Times Square. As for parking on the street, this native New Yorker finds the parking signs in midtown to be so confusing and contradictory that I wouldn't even attempt it, lest I get a very expensive parking ticket or, worse, find that my car has been towed away to the pound.

It's really not that bad, is it? I mean, if you grew up on a farm, maybe, but I don't think it's much worse than any of the major cities on the East Coast.

To the OP, if you can get a rate of $30-$35 per night, that's better than most lots it the city. If you're really worried, park your car in Staten Island or New Jersey and take the train/bus in. More info here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090226160228AAA4Evc

Count me as one who doesn't think its bad either, but then again I live in Boston and spend a fair bit of time riding around China in cars, so I may have a skewed sense of "bad".

As I posted the parking link above, I obviously drive into NYC regularly, but I think of it as a necessary evil. I have a toddler who ends up requiring a lot of "gear" and its much easier to deal with her in a car seat, vs a multi hour train or bus ride.

That being said, I TOTALLY agree with Travelbabe, take public transportation if you can. There are not many places in NYC that you want to go to that you can't by public transport. Its far easier in the long run.

Pre baby, we would always take the Chinatown bus to NYC, but now we drive in, park the car for the weekend and buy subway passes.

BTW - if you do drive into town, take a good look at the parking rate signs before you leap. Most of them have a decent sounding rate and then "+ tax" in really small print which equates to something like a 13% tax.

i think your view is definitely skewed. I used to drive a ton in NYC but did not feel comfortable driving in Boston!

but I also agree that in your situation being able to pull over whenever, give the kids entertainment or food, let him scream and move around, and carry all that gear, car is definitely the way to go!

The further west you go, though, the cheaper it will get, especially west of 8th avenue, towards the shady part of town

As a recent NY resident, I don't find the area west of 8th to be all that shady. Yes it's not very pretty, and yes it can become desolate at night but I don't consider it particularly more unsafe than busier parts of town.

Anyway, back on topic. I drive into the city from Maryland frequently but the biggest pain is the time it take to get through one of the tunnels in either direction. So, last time I went up I parked my car at the Doubletree Jersey City for $20 a day (you can arrange it with the hotel in advance) and then take the PATH train across to 33rd and 6th Ave. From there there are a myriad of subway or taxi options.

If the Doubletree is full or they can't take you, there are other public parking garages nearby.

Why not just stay in Secaucus NJ park your car there for free - it's safe and there's even a walmart around the corner. And either catch a bus from right outside one of the hilton hotels there (all about half the price of what you'd pay to stay in Manhattan mostly) - Garden Inn, Hampton Inn or Embassay Suites (one of the others - Hyatt Place, Holiday Inn) for $2.60 each way. Easier, less stress and u aren't paying to drive through the Lincoln Tunnel too if you are going that way.

Look for bus route 320 on the njtransit.com website for the route map PDF and details you can print out. You and many other smart folks will be on the bus, using the money you've saved to eat at a nice restaurant and enjoy a great show. The bus runs till about 1am and then re-starts at about 530am or so. It leaves from around gate 230 in the 42nd st bus terminal. But through another gate after 10pm, but details are on the PDF.

The bus drops you smack in the middle of 42nd St at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. And of course the subway.

You could also stay in Jersey City/Hyatt/Doubletree, etc - but i beleive you will have to pay to park in their carparks too - but alot less than 55 bucks!. There is a ferry and the NJtransit train (under the water) which runs from next to the Hyatt through to Lower Manhattan - cost i think is $2 each way on the train and runs regularly - every 10-15 mins or so, thru late night. This might be easier if you need to be in Lower Manhattan. You may pay less than staying at the Hilton Millennium, then again there are always good rates for hotels in Lower Manhattan mostly on w/ends.

As a recent NY resident, I don't find the area west of 8th to be all that shady.

Agreed. I'm assuming that the person who called this the shady part of town was referencing Hell's Kitchen which definitely used to be a crime haven, but is a very up and coming part of town as of late. A lot of great restaurants are in this part of town (which is a WELCOME relief to the chain food massacre known as Times Square), and while the buildings are rather dilapadated, it certainly doesn't feel unsafe.

As for the driving, as someone used to driving in both downtown SF and downtown LA, and having no problem driving in downtown Boston, I find NYC to be quite harrowing in that respect. Definitely avoid at all costs if you can (double park, double lanes turning into a single lane [illegally of course], 2-3 lanes of traffic driving in a single marked lane are just a few of the woes).

Don't forget about the tickets if you accidentally wind up in a Bus Lane or Blocking the Box...

Why not just stay in Secaucus NJ park your car there for free - it's safe and there's even a walmart around the corner. And either catch a bus from right outside one of the hilton hotels there (all about half the price of what you'd pay to stay in Manhattan mostly) - Garden Inn, Hampton Inn or Embassay Suites (one of the others - Hyatt Place, Holiday Inn) for $2.60 each way. Easier, less stress and u aren't paying to drive through the Lincoln Tunnel too if you are going that way.

Look for bus route 320 on the njtransit.com website for the route map PDF and details you can print out. You and many other smart folks will be on the bus, using the money you've saved to eat at a nice restaurant and enjoy a great show. The bus runs till about 1am and then re-starts at about 530am or so. It leaves from around gate 230 in the 42nd st bus terminal. But through another gate after 10pm, but details are on the PDF.

The bus drops you smack in the middle of 42nd St at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. And of course the subway.

You could also stay in Jersey City/Hyatt/Doubletree, etc - but i beleive you will have to pay to park in their carparks too - but alot less than 55 bucks!. There is a ferry and the NJtransit train (under the water) which runs from next to the Hyatt through to Lower Manhattan - cost i think is $2 each way on the train and runs regularly - every 10-15 mins or so, thru late night. This might be easier if you need to be in Lower Manhattan. You may pay less than staying at the Hilton Millennium, then again there are always good rates for hotels in Lower Manhattan mostly on w/ends.

I'd skip the trip to NYC altogether rather than stay in NJ. That is not a solution to a parking problem!

Why not just stay in Secaucus NJ park your car there for free - it's safe and there's even a walmart around the corner.You're telling someone who wants to visit NYC to stay in NJ and to go to Wal Mart? :confused: :confused: Drivers in NYC are a bit aggressive, but that does not mean you will not be able to get where you are going. Just stay calm and you'll be fine.

The solution here is very simple. Once you get to the city you don't need your car. So -- come, park, enjoy. Of the hotels on the list in the first post -- with the parking price as a consideration -- I'd probably pick the Doubletree.

I can't believe someone recommended going to Jersey instead of NYC ... that's like recommending someone skip walking on the streets and go down into the sewers instead... ;)

And having grown up in NYC, I don't mind the driving there. Boston's insane, though. It's the only place in America I've seen a guy drive on the sidewalk in order to turn right at a redlight when there was a car in front of him. Yikes!

But back to the original topic, bottom line, I think is that if you can get a rate for $35 for parking at a NYC Hilton, take it .. then just leave your car in the lot for the weekend.

I'd generally agree that $35 for parking in midtown is (sadly) a bargain, you might also want to consider driving to a garage in New Jersey or Westchester and taking the train to your hotel.

NJ Transit's Metropark station in Iselin, N.J., for instance, is right off of the Garden State Parkway, has a large multistory garage that permits overnight parking, and charges something like $10 for 24 hours. (Train fare into Penn Station is another $8 one way or $13.75 off-peak round trip.) That should put your total parking costs at something like $35 for the two days instead of the $70 the hotel would want.

One more warning: Many Manhattan garages will impose an additional surcharge on SUVs, including many crossovers. If you drive one, you may want to call and confirm.