budget travel -NY

since many are asking, here's more on budget travel in new york.
as mentioned previously, planning ahead is the way to jumpstart your trip.
for locations, directions, transpo options, travel time to and from your airport of destination, you may Map quest. for accommodations, always get info from official local tourism websites. for budget travel, agencies normally quote 3star hotels i.e., comfort inn, days inn , holiday xpress etc w/c price is reasonable enough. hotel rates in midtown manhattan (the center of new york city) for 3stars ranges from $150-$300 (depending on season) but if you book farther i.e., jamaica in queens borough, the rate for the same hotel can be less than a a hundred dollars.

as member of IBPA (independent book publishers asso in manhattan beach, CA) and exhibitor at BEA (book expo america), i was given a discounted rate of $199/night at roosevelt hotel in midtown manhattan (orig price is $400) , pero di ko naman ma-afford ang discounted rate na yan for 14days kaya syempre hanap ng medyo reasonable acc to budget.

lucky me, at siguro dahil malakas talaga ako kay bro, he always hear my prayers. ayun , a good pinoy samaritan who runs a learning center/convention center / hotel accommodation in midtown manhattan came to my rescue. mantakin mo naman i was given a big room w bath (sa NY pag less than $100/- may ka-share ka na sa banyo) at 5th ave/43 st ang address, just two blocks straight ahead to times sq/broadway..and i paid only $35 /night!

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