NYC - February or April

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I know a few have been so any help would help.

Planning to book 4 nights in new york and I was wondering if anyone has been in either month and what the weather was like?

Also, a friend recommends the pennsylvania hotel, can anyone recommend a budget hotel in a central location?

Were looking to do all the tourist locations so central is key.

Thanks.
 
Been in February and it can be bitter - however, unlike the UK, they cheerfully continue on with piles of snow around.

Cheap hotels are harder and harder to come by nowadays. I stayed in the Roger Williams last time and it was brilliant, if a little pricer - but with 2 of us sharing it worked out OK and we were 2 blocks from the Empire State!

If you really need to save, you could consider a hostel - we stayed at Union Square on 14th and 2nd a couple of years ago and it was cheap as chips, but not the most comfy. Personally, I'd rather have my own room, or at least share just with mates.

If you're doing everything, get the NY pass http://www.newyorkpass.com/ You get free entry to loads of stuff, discounted entry to everything else (much more than you can do in 4 days) You will also be able to pick up your tickets away from the main ticket booth in some places (Empire State and Statue of Liberty were the main ones) which can save a huge queue. It also has loads of discounts at restaurants, shops etc.

Other bits - if you're shopping, take your passport to Macy's and go to the visitors desk to get a 10% discount card. At the desk there's a huge stand with coupons for just about every attraction in NY - well worth checking out ASAP. In fact, pick up every tourist guide you see, they all carry coupons :D Oh yeah - check out Century 21, near the WTC - it's like TK Maxx on steroids...

Travelling around - get a Metrocard for the time you're there, paying as you gets expensive real quick. The MTA has a map that shows manhattan overlaid with the bus and subway routes, that comes with me everytime I go :P
 
april. went there in april 2007 and june of this year. april is like our summer over there and the weather is lovely then. and getting a metrocard gets a +1 from me, makes travelling across the city much much easier
 
Brilliant! Thanks for your detailed posts.

The gf and I just booked it for feb as it works out cheaper at that time of year even though the weather may not be great but fingers crossed.
 
As Gas Panic says, the Ice Rinks will be open in February. Ive been in January, February and November. All of them were damn cold! There is also an Ice Rink behind the Library on 5th Avenue, thats a huge one compared to the other two. Wrap up warm!
 
NYC was so romantic in January/February, but then that's when and where I proposed so it has special memories for me. It was excellent but pack some thermals! Central Park covered in deep snow was something to be seen. As was the Empire State with giant icicles at the top. We saw quite a lot of the city (surprisingly) and as has been said they are quite used to the winter weather and seem more prepared for it than cities in the UK. But it was incredibly cold - with a biting wind.
 
went in march 2005, 1st day was ice cold, 2nd not much better, 3rd was t-shirt weather, after that it went blizzard style :D

the weather around then is a bit hit and miss, plan for both conditions tbh :p
 
I went last Janruary and it was mind numbingly cold.

If Feb/April are your only choices, I would go with April.
 
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