When I arrived in New York, I found out that not only had my hotel not reserved a room for my, but that there were no rooms in Manhattan because there was this gigantic bike race happening in New York the next day. This was not a good start for me, but fortunately, the hotel where I was supposed to be booked, made a few calls and got me a room at the New York airport hotel. They even drove me there, which was really very nice of them. I would’ve preferred a voucher from them, but at least they found me better accommodations and for less money. I’ll have to remember that the next time I book a hotel in New York.

It wasn’t bad getting to Manhattan from my hotel, actually it was quite easy. I found New York to be an amazing, awesome and spectacular place. It was so much more than I could ever imagine. So much more. It’s so tangible, so alive. I only had two days here, so I worked very hard at fitting in a lot. I got a metrocard, which saved me time and money. The subway served me well and I got to pack in most of the touristy sights, like the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Station, Wall Street, City Hall, Ground Zero, Central Park and Times Square. Whew!

I now know why most New Yorkers love it here, even after 9/11. The airport hotel was extremely convenient for me to catch my flight out of New York and on to California. The hotel provided free service to the airport. Yes, most definitely, I’ll be booking my hotel room here from now on. What a nice thing my other hotel did by losing my reservations. I found even a better hotel.