Hotels FAQ

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> How early is your flight and where are you coming from?  If you’re > coming from just about anywhere in NYC, keep in mind that the subway > runs all night and costs well under $30 (by a factor of 20).

Sure, if you want to spend 2 hours on a shuttle bus. -Dan Before you buy.

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>I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for >me to get there early enough to make the flight.   Is there any >place in JFK airport where I can sleep the night before (without >costing more than $30)

I doubt that you can find an airport hotel at JFK for $30. But why don’t you give priceline.com a try. I had a 6AM flight out of SFO and I got the Airport Marriott Hotel for $35/night and that was a three star hotel. I don’t know what a one star hotel would have cost me. But remember to use the Priceline.com free bonus money offers. Check out Sheryl’s forum on Priceline for free money offers before you bid. Another idea was to find a hotel or motel somewhere along the JFK Flyer route if it gets to the JFK in plenty time for your flight. Ira Zimmerman

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> > How early is your flight and where are you coming from?  If you’re > coming from just about anywhere in NYC, keep in mind that the subway > runs all night and costs well under $30 (by a factor of 20). > Sure, if you want to spend 2 hours on a shuttle bus.

I’ve never taken it myself but I can’t imagine the shuttle bus takes that long to get from the Howard Beach station to the airport. (Besides, the poster is coming from New Jersey.  Unless they extended the A train over the GWB while I wasn’t looking, my advice won’t help him.) — David J. Greenberger Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for me to get there early enough to make the flight.   Is there any place in JFK airport where I can sleep the night before (without costing more than $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor or in uncomfortable chair. Before you buy.

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No – but try Sher…, I mean Priceline – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for >me to get there early enough to make the flight.   Is there any >place in JFK airport where I can sleep the night before (without >costing more than $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor >or in uncomfortable chair. >Before you buy.

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>I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for >me to get there early enough to make the flight.   Is there any >place in JFK airport where I can sleep the night before (without >costing more than $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor >or in uncomfortable chair.

  Check out   http://www3.sympatico.ca/donna.mcsherry/airports.htm   Lots of helpful info on sleeping at JFK and a bunch of other airports   (click on USA in the left frame and then on N-Q).

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> I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for me to > get there early enough to make the flight.  Is there any place in JFK > airport where I can sleep the night before (without costing more than > $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor or in uncomfortable > chair.

How early is your flight and where are you coming from?  If you’re coming from just about anywhere in NYC, keep in mind that the subway runs all night and costs well under $30 (by a factor of 20). — David J. Greenberger Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Thanks, that was excellent. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for >me to get there early enough to make the flight.   Is there any >place in JFK airport where I can sleep the night before (without >costing more than $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor >or in uncomfortable chair. >  Check out >  http://www3.sympatico.ca/donna.mcsherry/airports.htm >  Lots of helpful info on sleeping at JFK and a bunch of other airports >  (click on USA in the left frame and then on N-Q).

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Actually, from middle of New Jersey!   I can get to Penn Station by bus and train, or I can take an "Airporter Bus" (but not from anywhere near my house), but it’s a long, long way.  My flight is around 11:30 am – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have to take a morning flight from JFK, but there’s no way for me to > get there early enough to make the flight.  Is there any place in JFK > airport where I can sleep the night before (without costing more than > $30)?  I don’t really want to sleep on the floor or in uncomfortable > chair. >How early is your flight and where are you coming from?  If you’re >coming from just about anywhere in NYC, keep in mind that the subway >runs all night and costs well under $30 (by a factor of 20). >– >David J. Greenberger >Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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