Times Square New York Hotel with parking

[mjkacmom]

New Yorker here. I'll try to help. You can take the train from Jersey into times Square to Penn Station. I would try Hotel tonight or express deals for a hotel room, especially near tines Square. Be careful, aware and keep your valuables under wrap. If the hotel is downscale be extremely careful of pimps, and other activity. It's a lot better and a lot of people say that Times Square is Disneyfied. Whatever that means?

I think they mean it is a tourist trap.

 

[Auroraborealis18]

I think they mean it is a tourist trap.

Yup and it's so safe that the worst thing that happens is someone tries to get you to take a picture for money lol. I was amazed when we got here and it was very clean and shiny in Times Square. Native New Yorkers visit most of the tourist traps for school trips and don't feed those places any money.

 

[Sagginit]

I grew up central NJ and moved up to Hudson county 8 years ago. So anyway you go into the city add up all costs including tolls/parking for car, public transit per person including if you will need a taxi/subway to hotel from Penn station/PABT, and cost of time as rush hour here is no joke - if you drive in at the wrong time you can spend an extra 1-2 hours in the car. Also if you have never driven in NYC it may be the most stressful place you every drive. I have done it several times and only do it if I have no other option. There are tons of people in the streets, no right on red so very slow moving in Times Square area, you can't block the box, and traffic cops may show up at any time to suddenly decide no one can turn so you get rerouted in an instant, and the way some taxis drive you feel like you're in Mario Cart.

Times Square is convenient but it is noisy too. I stayed at a boutique hotel on a higher floor and they still gave you earplugs, and with the earplugs I still found it to be too loud. As I sit here I currently hear busses and firetrucks but the noise was non-stop and I did not sleep at all both nights. I always suggest staying outside Times Square in a quieter part of NYC or since you are in NJ staying just outside the city. PABT is at the outskirt of Time Square and Penn station just a few blocks away. In NYC all subways lead to Times Square as well and it will save you money to stay in a quieter area of the city both with hotel and parking. Believe it or not there are "timeshares" in NYC hotels too. My friend was able to get us a free night at a hotel once when we were in college using her parents unused timeshare points that they had that year. There are some hotels in NJ just outside NYC. I believe there is one in Hoboken, Weehawken, and they just built one in Edgewater. These are all a 15-20 min trip into Times Square. Seacaucus has a ton of hotels. Its less scenic in that area and the restaurants there are all chain places, but a good option if you are comfortable with the bus from PABT as they won't gouge you on parking like in NYC.

 

[.landry]

I live in NYC and I wouldn't drive in. Especially into midtown. Its crazy. I have a car and I literally move it from one side to the other (for alternate side parking) and never drive unless Im going out of the city.
Transportation is so plentiful and inexpensive that it makes no sense. you will just spend time dealing with the car (even if you are parking in a garage) that you could be spending sightseeing.
Im going to second not staying right in Times sq. Its so noisy, too bright and too crowded. Worst of all, there are no decent restaurants there.
There are many hotels downtown of Times Sq that are still in bustling areas that aren't right in the middle of the tackiest part of NYC

 

[iheartbelle87]

We loved the Hilton Garden Inn in Time Square (790 8th Ave)! We always take the train from Boston so we don't need to worry about parking but their website says that have self parking for $47day.

 

[MickeyMouseCD524]

I wouldn't really say decent price but I know the Marriott Marquis is in the middle of Time Square with parking.