What's a good value hotel near JFK for a layover?
Oct 1, 2020, 2:50 pm
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What's a good value hotel near JFK for a layover?
It looks like I will be stuck doing an overnight at JFK, so I am looking for a decent inexpensive place to stay (Oct 20), one that I can reserve via Booking.com. I would like to have free shuttle service too.
UPDATE: OK, it looks like there are a lot of lowly rated, dodgy places there (including, on Booking.com, homestays?). I reserved a room at the Comfort Inn for $94 net, a chain that has always been good for me (although usually half the price
).
UPDATE: OK, it looks like there are a lot of lowly rated, dodgy places there (including, on Booking.com, homestays?). I reserved a room at the Comfort Inn for $94 net, a chain that has always been good for me (although usually half the price
).
Last edited by swampwiz; Oct 1, 2020 at 5:03 pm
Oct 11, 2020, 6:37 am
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I was going to spend one night in this JFK airport area before going into Manhattan. Thanks for posting. I've changed my mind. I'll just make sure my flight arrives early in the day and just get an Uber straight to Manhattan.
Nov 11, 2020, 1:46 am
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There is a reason some hotels in the 'questionable areas' of JFK are converted. The previous Sheraton JFK was turned into a shelter for homeless persons
Nov 11, 2020, 1:56 am
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Nov 11, 2020, 2:11 am
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My point was nobody was aware of covid when building all these JFK hotels. Many are closing these days as demand has deteriorated so much. I think it has little to do with hotels being located in "questionable areas" and more with covid-depressed demand.
Case in point would be the TWA hotel. The rates they're currently charging cannot generate a reasonable profit. (BTW, a stay at the TWA hotel is still on my bucket list.)
Nov 11, 2020, 2:32 am
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I have yet to find a JFK area hotel that I would actually want to stay in. They are all pretty much dumps. Same goes for EWR, more or less. About 15 years ago I spent a night in the Holiday Inn JFK (I think). No F&B at all so I ordered a pizza and walked across the road to a gas station to buy some beer. On my way back to the hotel there were shots from the gas station which was in the process of being burgled.
Nov 11, 2020, 7:43 am
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I have yet to find a JFK area hotel that I would actually want to stay in. They are all pretty much dumps. Same goes for EWR, more or less. About 15 years ago I spent a night in the Holiday Inn JFK (I think). No F&B at all so I ordered a pizza and walked across the road to a gas station to buy some beer. On my way back to the hotel there were shots from the gas station which was in the process of being burgled.
Nov 11, 2020, 8:00 am
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It was quite a shock to me. I was crossing the hotel parking lot when I heard the shots, so I turned around at it was clear they were coming from the gas station. Went up to the room, told my wife, and we watched the cherry parade from our room, eating the pizza.