Getaways to New York can cost you, but it's worth it.
No matter how you look at it, an all-inclusive vacation or getaway to New York City is going to cost you more than a getaway to many other locales. But it's worth it. Where else can you see a Broadway show, spend the evening in Times Square, take a carriage ride around Central Park or stand at the foot of the Statue of Liberty? Here's a look at some all-inclusive getaways to the Big Apple that you might enjoy.
The Complete NYC Experience
This package includes bus tours of Manhattan.
This getaway package, offered by New York City Vacation Packages, includes accommodations for two nights or more at a midtown Manhattan hotel, along with the use for two days of the Gray Line All Loops bus tour of Manhattan, a hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus. This package also includes admission to eight attractions along the bus route, two lunches and two dinners.
The attractions included in the package include the Empire State Building Observatory, the Statue of Liberty Ferry, the Circle Line cruise, the Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour, the New York Sky Ride, admission to the American Museum of Natural History and the United Nations Guided Tour. You also get discounts for shopping at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and the South Street Seaport. Rates for this package start at $472 per person for the two-night package.
New York City Vacation Packages
300 Market St.
Kingston, PA 18704
USA
877-692-8747
nyctrip.com
Waldorf Astoria Vacation Package
This package includes a carriage ride through Central Park.
The most attractive aspect of this luxury package is where you'll stay--the elegant Waldorf Astoria® Hotel in New York. This hotel is worth the price of admission, and you might never want to leave the building. The package includes accommodations for two nights, dinner at the world-renowned Times Square restaurant, Sardi's, orchestra or front mezzanine tickets to the Broadway show of your choice and a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park. When you're not dining and seeing a show, you'll have plenty of time to see Manhattan's other fabulous sights. The Waldorf Astoria, which recently underwent a $300 million renovation, is centrally located in midtown, on fashionable Park Avenue. Rates start at $566 per person for the two-night getaway.
New York City Vacation Packages
300 Market St.
Kingston, PA 18704
USA
877-692-8747
nyctrip.com
London NYC's Style and Glamour Shopping Experience
This package is for shopping divas.
New York City Tourist offers a number of all-inclusive hotel packages, including this one from the London NYC Hotel. This is for "shop 'til you drop" aficionados, and it's all about the shopping. The basic package includes one night at the London NYC, an ultramodern luxury hotel in midtown, then personal attention at Henri Bendel, the glamorous Fifth Avenue Department store. You'll receive a "surprise" from Bendel when you check in at the hotel, then you'll have a Bendel style consultant at your beck and call during your shopping trip. All purchases you make will be sent via messenger directly to your hotel room. Now that's living. You also get a complimentary flute of champagne at the London Bar by Gordon Ramsey. Dinner at Ramsey's popular restaurant at London NYC is worth the extra expense. Rates for this package start at $354 per person, per night.
The London NYC Hotel
151 W. 54th St.
New York, NY 10019
866-690-2029
thelondonnyc.com/
The Buckingham Hotel Tim Burton VIP MoMA Experience
If you're a Tim Burton fan, you'll love this package.
Known as a favorite place to stay among artists and musicians, the Buckingham is an all-suite hotel located in midtown Manhattan. Among other packages, the Buckingham is offering a Tim Burton VIP Experience at New York's legendary Museum of Modern Art. If you're a fan of Burton, the director of films including the recent "Alice in Wonderland," "Edward Scissorhands" and "Sweeney Todd," you'll love the MoMA package. It includes a minimum stay at the Buckingham for two nights, two VIP tickets to the Burton exhibit that permit you to skip the lines, and a "Corpse Bride" DVD and Willy Wonka chocolate bars. MoMA is about a seven-minute walk from the Buckingham. This package is good through April 25, 2010 and rates start at $235 per night.
The Buckingham Hotel
101 W. 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
888-511-1900
buckinghamhotel.com/index.cfm
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