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UK to USA help and advice needed.

#1 User is offline   Grrra 

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 10:09 AM

Hi,
First time post – please be nice.
I hope that I have posted this in the correct place – apologies if wrong.
My wife and myself will be visiting New York 5th to 17th April next year.
This will be our first visit from the UK to the USA.
We would like some help/advice, please.
a) Booking a hotel in New York, Manhattan area (we are planning on staying three nights); strategies to employ..?
:) We would love to travel by train across the USA, from New York to San Francisco via Chicago (California Zephyr). But the prices are so expensive. Are there any discounts?
c) Getting back from San Francisco (returning to the UK via Newark) any ideas on the best, cost effective method?
d) Any, ‘other’ ideas on what to do for our first visit?
e) As our holiday will coincide with the Easter period, will it be busy? ie., are there areas to avoid?

Apologies if the post is too long, but any help/advice will be greatly appreciated.

Take care,

Greg & Marie
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Posted 23 September 2008 - 03:14 AM

you can get a 15 day Adult rail pass for $389, your dates are considered "off peak". Go to www.amtrak.com for details, here is a USA Rail Pass Map. There are discounts for senior citizens, students, Military, AAA (Automobile Association of America). With regards to your New York City booking, can you list your dates of travel, minimum star rating, and your maximum budget per night? As far as getting back from San Francisco, have you considered booking this flight back to the UK?

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Posted 25 September 2008 - 06:34 PM

Hi,
Many thanks for replying - much appreciated and sorry for not getting back sooner.
New York City: Arrive at New York terminal 4 at 20:15hrs, Sunday 5th April. Hope to stay 3 nights before embarking on an, 'epic' rail journey. Min' star rating would be 3 star and max' budget per night would be around the $200 mark.
Regarding our return from San Francisco: We already have a flight booked from Newark on Friday, 17th April, to the UK, departing at 16:30hrs, terminal B.
We thought that we could stay in San Francisco (see the sights) for 2/3 nights (11/12/13th April) then head back to Newark, by flying so far... then hiring a car for the rest of the journey... hopefully arriving at Newark airport for Friday morning.

Once again many thanks for replying.

Take care,
Greg & Marie

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