Park Sleep Fly Airport Hotel Parking Blog

Tens of thousands of people come from across the country — and even the world to see the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop every year. If you want to be celebrating with the crowd for the birth of 2009, this is the ideal time to plan your stay. What better way to prepare for your trip than to plan using ParkSleepFly?

You can easily stay in New York at the Ramada Plaza JFK. This first-class hotel boasts 478 guest rooms and suites. You’ll have the deluxe treatment staying at this lovely hotel. Children stay for free at this hotel, a wonderful bargain for any vacation planning. Enjoy a complimentary exercise facility. Rooms come with their own refrigerators so you can easily store snacks and drinks. Use the business center to check in with your office while you are away. Easily send a fax or borrow a computer to get some quick work done. The hotel has recently had a multi-million dollar renovation.

So if you are one of the many that plans on joining New York City as the Times Square ball drops for the start of 2009, you’ll soon discover that the Ramada Plaza JFK is the ideal place to be. You’ll be conveniently located to all of the popular attractions you’ll want to see. Remember that every ParkSleepFly.com package comes with free airport parking during your stay. This is like getting your trip to the airport for free — so you have more money to spend on those great New York City souvenirs!

Earlier this morning, MarketWatch published notification that American Airlines will begin charging fifty dollars in addition to fifteen thousand miles for any frequent-flier upgrades.  As fuel prices continue to rise (even though they’ve decreased a bit lately) airline prices will continue to soar.

Let’s look at a comparison.  Suppose you’re flying out of LaGuardia Airport in New York for a ten day trip, and want to stay at a hotel the night before you fly.  For the sake of example, suppose also that you’re flying American Airlines.  Not only will you face that extra fifty dollars (and fifteen thousand miles) for any upgrades, but parking and hotel arrangements through the airline (or any airline) are pricey as well.

If you’re taking the train into Manhattan, the least expensive stay at a two star hotel in the city of Manhattan will cost $39 per night, but chances are that hotel is pretty scary, but maybe you’re up for a bit of adventure.  If you take the train into the city, chances are you’ll take a cab to LaGuardia, which will cost upwards of $45 each leg of the journey, which you have to multiply by two because you’re going to have to get back to Grand Central somehow.  All in all, to stay at a scary hotel (which won’t give you peace of mind) and catch a cab to the airport will cost you around $130.  Granted that’s pretty inexpensive, but most people don’t stay at hotels in Manhattan for less than a hundred dollars a night and expect to rest.  Even so, dealing with traffic from the Big Apple to the airport is no picnic and can be quite stressful.

Let’s look at another option.  Suppose you book one night at the Clarion Hotel using Expedia for the first night in October of 2008.  For a single room for one adult, you could expect to pay around $175 for the night.  You drive your own car to LaGuardia, where parking averages $30 per day, which amounts to $300 for a ten day trip, bringing your total cost for hotel and parking to a whopping $475.

ParkSleepFly wants to give you another, less expensive version of this story.  For around $280, you can stay at that same hotel, the Clarion, for one night, and receive ten days of parking.  In addition, you’ll be driven to the airport by a complimentary shuttle that will take you directly to your terminal.  Providing peace of mind where your first booking option failed, and providing significant savings where the second option failed, ParkSleepFly wants you to be able to enjoy your travel experience for a more reasonable price.  Who knows, maybe that extra $50 American Airlines is asking for won’t seem so bad now that you can save almost 60% on your hotel and parking.