Thanks for all this!!
We've decided to take the visitors somewhere else for a weekend; not sure where yet! I just got a Hilton promo offer with a good nightly rate in Denver which includes VIP ticket package for the Tut exhibit there. The 2 nights hotel for just the two of us are just a bit less than 4 VIP Tut tickets in NYC and we'd be able to have a combination mileage run and mattress run while we're at it. I'm hearing so many mixed reviews of the exhibit; this way if it's a downer, it's still a fun weekend for my boyfriend and I.