Originally Posted by
terminalfive
Thanks a lot Mike - great trip report
Having given a super detailed account my only question would be regarding the fact that I'm going for leisure with someone who is going to NYC for the first time..
Night life wise do you think we'll miss out on the "NY feel" - is it really that easy to commute in the evening - have a drink say in manhatten and then come back and relax in hoboken (assuming that the area has some nice bars)..
Thanks again - looking forward to hearing back from you!!^
Hoboken does not have the NY feel. It is a cute/fun town, but does not have near the energy of Manhattan.. it feels more like a college town. Taking the PATH to Hoboken isn't hard, but I wouldn't say its completely convenient. Depends where you go out in Manhattan, but its going to take you at least 30 minutes to get home. After 1 drink early in the evening its not so bad, but coming back very late at night, after several drinks- it sucks.
There are plenty of nice bars in Hoboken all near the hotel. In fact, I believe Hoboken has the most bars per capita of any US city (have always heard this, don't know if its actually true).
Personally, if I was taking a friend to NY for the first time and I wanted the W experience, I'd take them to the W Union Square- hip hotel in a convenient area of town.