New York

How could we stay very cheaply in a nice hotel. Le Parker Meridien Hotel near Central Park? We used our Starwood points.

When we went to New York, we had just a 2 year old kid. We wanted to stay in a hotel, directly in the city, close to some underground station, because a 2 year old can’t walk too much. The other important reason was her naptime . It is hard to get “home” quickly around noon, if you stay outside of the center. Why did we chose this hotel? Because it is not far from Central Park, there is a nice playground for her and a nice swimming pool at the top of the building. You never know, how the weather will be in New York in October. It could be rainy so you have to think about the indoor activities too. Actually we were very lucky, because we had lots of sunshine and it was about 70 Degrees (F).

What To Do In The Big Apple With A 2 Year Old

We got a 3 day ticket, which is pretty good if you would like to rent a bike and/or go to the museums. We rented a bike in Central Park, visited the Central Park Zoo, the Guggenheim Museum (near to Central Park), USS Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and took a boat trip around Manhattan.

We walked a lot. When my daughter was very tired, we used to carry her in a baby carrier on our back. That was pretty helpful, because with this small carrier, we could easily use public transportation and we didn’t have to carry a big stroller.

(5 days- 2010. November)