Originally Posted by
coleslaw
The TWA hotel is great. But, to me, it’s overpriced. The HR is also VERY overpriced. But you’d be mad to pay cash prices of $300++ a night when you can use a Cat1-4 or 15k points. Using 15k points + either Uber/taxi or subway if I’m not super time constrained generally makes the HR my preferred choice when I *need* to stay JFK adjacent.
No kidding! Wow, just checked and they're asking for around $500+ per night? Yeah, no way I'm gonna pay that. As with many I suspect, I have several Cat 4 free nights with the 12/31 expiry, and thought using it at the HR JFK would be good idea, but didn't realize the transportation inconvenience.
Originally Posted by
coleslaw
If I had a full ~24 hours then I’d do the Gild Hall for the same 15k but be in Manhattan. It’s a few blocks from Fulton St and an easy AirTrain & A train ride.
Good idea. At this rate, I'll probably do this or extend a night at my current hotel, and just hop on the LIRR--now that it's all off peak--to avoid the morning traffic to JFK.