This price is based on 2 people travelling from London Gatwick on 6th February returning 10th February and staying in the well reviewed The Hotel 91 based on Manhattan island!
You will be flying into New York JFK airport which has excellent links to the city so you don't have to worry about getting lost on the way to the hotel!
New York is a city on everyone's bucket list and is definitely worth visiting. With so many things to see and do don't forget you can amend your trip to go for longer, Norwegian offer so many dates throughout early 2016 so dates can be pretty flexible!
New York is rather chilly in February so don't forget to take lots of warm clothes as you'll be site seeing and the days will be long.
The hotel is situated on Manhattan Island so you are within distance of many of the main attractions. There are many other cheaper hotels to stay in if you would like to keep the cost down, there are tons of hostels to choose from or hotels with shared bathrooms if you don't mind staying with limited facilities. Another way to keep the cost down is not to stay on Manhattan island itself however it's always nice to be close to everything! The hotel has good reviews on tripadvisor with an average score of 4/5.
If you want to fly from another UK airport it will cost quite a bit extra as Norwegian only fly direct to New York from Gatwick!
Norwegian offer 10kg hand luggage and a handbag which personally for me is a decent amount however many people who go to New York go to shop if this is the case it will be worth adding a bag which will bump the cost up of around £50 return so I suggest always try to take hand luggage only!
Price breakdown
Norwegian flights - £542 - £271pp booked through Norwegian.com
Hotel - £225.38 - £112.69pp booked through hotels.com don't forget to add the voucher code USA5 to receive 5% off the booking and get it at this price.
Price for 2 people - £767.38
Price each - £383.69
Top comments
BlueSkies
25 Oct 1510#7
Grab a boots meal deal and a tub of Pringles, sorted!
zippypratt to commenter14
25 Oct 156#5
The OP has clearly stated all this in the description, which bit are you finding misleading ?
commenter14
25 Oct 155#3
This is pretty misleading... If you include checked luggage, seat reservations and a meal then the price rockets up - flights alone for this cheap period aren't much less than £400 per person, which is about £50 more than you can find on Sky Scanner. Cold.
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commenter14
25 Oct 155#3
This is pretty misleading... If you include checked luggage, seat reservations and a meal then the price rockets up - flights alone for this cheap period aren't much less than £400 per person, which is about £50 more than you can find on Sky Scanner. Cold.
zippypratt to commenter14
25 Oct 156#5
The OP has clearly stated all this in the description, which bit are you finding misleading ?
Nottaneil84 to commenter14
27 Oct 15#56
How is the deal misleading? They state it's extra for luggage and having a meal and reserving a seat is a personal choice and one that I never take up. So why should the deal include all your criteria and not someone's the same as mine?
Nit-picking.
Good deal, if someone wants extras then that's down to them and their wallet.
Heat.
Tanweeralqarni
27 Oct 15#55
Thanks mate. I'll look into that.
coolcat21
26 Oct 15#54
Heat op, gonna check dates :smiley:
A13
26 Oct 15#53
*you're
BlueSkies
26 Oct 15#52
Haha love this!!
simon77
26 Oct 15#51
Woah, are you Ronnie Pickering?
montblanc
26 Oct 15#50
4 nights isn't enough, I felt stressed when I went as I felt I wasn't getting enough stuff done and there's a ridiculous amount to see and do. You want to at very least book a tour to see all the tourist stuff in one day if you feel you can't go back without having seen the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building although I can tell you that if you want to go up the Empire State Building just for the view then don't bother. Then for the other days plan what you're going to see and do way in advance. If you want to go and see the Ghostbusters HQ bear in mind that it's really out of the way and it's still a working firehouse so be considerate and mindful.
Top of the Rock has a better view and way less waiting time than the Empire State Building; we got stuck in the ESB for 3 hours even with a prepurchased ticket that let us skip half the queue. Don't know if they still do this but they also make you have your photo taken in front of a greenscreen as part of the queue then heavily try to sell you the photos which consist of you looking cheesed off after being in a queue for an hour in front of a poorly photoshopped background of the ESB in the distance.
I have many other New York stories/tips but probably not the place to put them as I don't want to put anyone off going :innocent:
Marvo434
25 Oct 15#10
anyone flown with Norwegian?
BlueSkies to Marvo434
25 Oct 15#11
I have, I flew la to Lgw last year and was actually surprised how nice the aircraft are!
bfreesun to Marvo434
25 Oct 15#23
Back and forth to Nice all the time. Very good airline with free wifi on board
Darthchaffinch to Marvo434
26 Oct 15#49
Many times, one of the (if not THE) best budget airlines. Wifi is available on the anglo-scandic routes, not sure about elsewhere.
gilesrdavies
25 Oct 151#28
Don't just choose Norwegian...
There are many excellent deals available with the main carriers at this time of year, which offer you the meals/drink, in-flight entertainment and luggage. When you add these on to a Norwegian ticket, they are not such a bargain.
Delta are offering tickets for £323 from November right through to March for this price if you book with Netflights, and you have multiple flights per day available to choose from. Norwegian flight doesn't leave London till evening and will not arrive into NYC till late. With Delta there are 4-5 flights available in each direction, with the first flight leaving London at 10.35am and getting into NYC at their lunch time.
While many people rave about the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner), which Norwegian fly, the 767's Delta operate on the route are all recently refurbished and feel like brand new. They have new seats, with large on-demand seat back TV's, pretty decent leg room and I have also found them to be quite liberal with the drinks service. With plenty of wine and spirits flowing! :smile:
aljack to gilesrdavies
26 Oct 15#48
I agree with you that the main carriers can be nearly as cheap. BA tend to have a sale around November time. I wouldn't fly Delta 767s... They can improve the cabin but they are old aircraft and notoriously have technical issues.
aljack
26 Oct 15#47
I think on this route Norwegian use modern aircraft I.e 787 dreamlininer. I don't know what the leg room is like??
aljack
26 Oct 15#46
Not necessarily, most people would want a hot meal during a 6-7 hr flight! It is worth pointing the flight model of Norwegian for people who don't know the airline.
BlueSkies
25 Oct 15#1
krownlogic to BlueSkies
26 Oct 15#45
Might want to use imgur instead of photobucket as it tells you your full name.
Le_Maske
26 Oct 15#44
Why would you stay on the lower East side? It's like coming to London and staying in Haringey. East village aside, which is worth a visit for a young hipster and nothing more.
A SH*&HOLE. Some cab drivers won't even drop you off here at night.
Have a look at an income map. This is the poorest place south of the park.
Tanweeralqarni
26 Oct 15#37
A noob question. Don't you need visa? What are the requirements and procedures?
Oh yeah I forgot. I'll just ask professor Google.
bojangles to Tanweeralqarni
26 Oct 151#39
As long as you have a clean record - you can sign up for the ETSA programme.
Helps beat the long immigration queues as well... last 2 times Ive flown under ETSA we got fast tracked (we can use electronic machines) past a plane that landed from Mexico & another from China.
BlueSkies to Tanweeralqarni
26 Oct 15#43
You need an esta otherwise you can't travel, leave it no longer than 72 hours before you're flight though because sometimes it can take a while to be approved!
Neanderthal
25 Oct 15#30
Fantastic, I'm almost tempted to surprise the wife at Xmas with one of these deals.
BlueSkies to Neanderthal
26 Oct 15#42
It's so annoying when people write things against your deal that are untrue though, some people just like to be negative I think!!
BlueSkies
26 Oct 15#41
Go on Norwegians website it's not bundled together you book it separate, maybe other airlines it's bundled together but Norwegians not so get your facts right before you go and poke you big old wrong nose in... and I've probably travelled more this year than you have in your life!
Sid Harper
26 Oct 15#40
Just got back! Isn't this great! We love New York! Hurrah! Yay!
NT14
26 Oct 15#38
Need an Esta
HangTime
26 Oct 15#36
I went in early March which obviously will have been a bit warmer but in general the cold didn't spoil our holiday at all.
Hot tip: To warm up on a chilly morning, take a visit to Central Park Zoo. They have a tropical section which as you'd expect has a much higher ambient temperature.
To be honest I think the hotel sounds a better bargain than the flights, assuming it is decent (I would typically budget around £100/night for Manhattan but I guess at this time of year there are deals to be had).
If I didn't have a young child I'd probably take up this offer (or variant of).
deeky
26 Oct 15#35
A steal.
commenter14
26 Oct 15#34
Have you ever travelled before? Food, checked luggage and reserved seats are bundled together into one ticket with Norwegian. I'd consider the latter two to be pretty essential if I'm going on holiday, so then I also get food for no extra cost.
rickmarine
26 Oct 15#33
Cheap because it's normally freezing in NY in February.
auntieseaside
26 Oct 15#32
I flew Norwegian in September and they were really good, I would defiantly fly with them again
daalphamale
26 Oct 15#31
it would be nice to read a thread on this site without some kinda cyber war going on!
foes4you
25 Oct 15#29
Norwegian line is excellent, free wifi as long as you remember to have your earpads with your phone.
A baguette and hot/cold drink £8. my flights were both early.
plebbygiraffe
25 Oct 15#27
The Wi-Fi is only on the European flights, not on long haul.
R0B
25 Oct 15#18
It'll be feezing
ukaskew to R0B
25 Oct 15#26
We've been to NYC 8 times in the past 10 years, 6 of those have been in February half-term and it's been brilliant every time. 30 days in total and 27 of those have been beautifully clear, crisp skies. It's lovely and quiet with virtually no queues at the major tourist sites (i.e. Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building) and overall much less 'touristy'.
I wouldn't go at any other time of year.
poisondwarf
25 Oct 15#25
What sort of WiFi speed do you get onboard?
Is the connection flaky or generally ok?
tomwilliams86
25 Oct 15#24
That's my Christmas present out the question then lol
tomwilliams86
25 Oct 15#20
I was after a long weekend in January. Any ideas?
plebbygiraffe to tomwilliams86
25 Oct 151#21
Unfortunately all weekends in January are to last 48 hours.
BlueSkies to tomwilliams86
25 Oct 15#22
I couldn't really see any flights as cheap, these are the best for Jan but the hotel prices go up quite a bit on a weekend! [img][/img]
simoncheung
25 Oct 15#17
What is the voucher code?
BlueSkies to simoncheung
25 Oct 15#19
Marmalade has a better one usa8!
marmalade22
25 Oct 15#16
Use USA8 when booking the hotel to get it for £218.60
BlueSkies
25 Oct 15#15
If you go on the Norwegian website that's how you book the flights and then if you go onto Expedia and type in the hotels name you can book that on there, don't forget the voucher code!
simoncheung
25 Oct 15#14
Is there a link to book?
richohone
25 Oct 15#12
This is a fairly standard price, I'd say. 298 for a Norweigan flight from LON to NYC is actually more than the usual 'deal' prices (more like 250), so I'd imagine there's better deals to be had..
BlueSkies to richohone
25 Oct 15#13
The flights only £271 not £298 and the only other flight cheaper on there at the moment is £269 return, this flights direct, I can assure you there's no cheaper direct flights out of London at this moment in time!
a2tmfk
25 Oct 151#4
Wrap up warm... then wrap up warmer.. then head back to the hotel lol
BlueSkies to a2tmfk
25 Oct 15#9
Haha guessing your not a fan of the cold!
gluke21
25 Oct 15#2
Seems a good deal. 3 or 4
days is just about right for NY.
Hot and thanks for the post.
BlueSkies to gluke21
25 Oct 151#8
Thanks!
BlueSkies
25 Oct 1510#7
Grab a boots meal deal and a tub of Pringles, sorted!
BlueSkies
25 Oct 15#6
Clearly someone who doesn't travel much if they are wanting to pay for a meal onboard
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You will be flying into New York JFK airport which has excellent links to the city so you don't have to worry about getting lost on the way to the hotel!
New York is a city on everyone's bucket list and is definitely worth visiting. With so many things to see and do don't forget you can amend your trip to go for longer, Norwegian offer so many dates throughout early 2016 so dates can be pretty flexible!
New York is rather chilly in February so don't forget to take lots of warm clothes as you'll be site seeing and the days will be long.
The hotel is situated on Manhattan Island so you are within distance of many of the main attractions. There are many other cheaper hotels to stay in if you would like to keep the cost down, there are tons of hostels to choose from or hotels with shared bathrooms if you don't mind staying with limited facilities. Another way to keep the cost down is not to stay on Manhattan island itself however it's always nice to be close to everything! The hotel has good reviews on tripadvisor with an average score of 4/5.
If you want to fly from another UK airport it will cost quite a bit extra as Norwegian only fly direct to New York from Gatwick!
Norwegian offer 10kg hand luggage and a handbag which personally for me is a decent amount however many people who go to New York go to shop if this is the case it will be worth adding a bag which will bump the cost up of around £50 return so I suggest always try to take hand luggage only!
Price breakdown
Norwegian flights - £542 - £271pp booked through Norwegian.com
Hotel - £225.38 - £112.69pp booked through hotels.com don't forget to add the voucher code USA5 to receive 5% off the booking and get it at this price.
Price for 2 people - £767.38
Price each - £383.69
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Latest comments (56)
Nit-picking.
Good deal, if someone wants extras then that's down to them and their wallet.
Heat.
Top of the Rock has a better view and way less waiting time than the Empire State Building; we got stuck in the ESB for 3 hours even with a prepurchased ticket that let us skip half the queue. Don't know if they still do this but they also make you have your photo taken in front of a greenscreen as part of the queue then heavily try to sell you the photos which consist of you looking cheesed off after being in a queue for an hour in front of a poorly photoshopped background of the ESB in the distance.
I have many other New York stories/tips but probably not the place to put them as I don't want to put anyone off going :innocent:
There are many excellent deals available with the main carriers at this time of year, which offer you the meals/drink, in-flight entertainment and luggage. When you add these on to a Norwegian ticket, they are not such a bargain.
Delta are offering tickets for £323 from November right through to March for this price if you book with Netflights, and you have multiple flights per day available to choose from. Norwegian flight doesn't leave London till evening and will not arrive into NYC till late. With Delta there are 4-5 flights available in each direction, with the first flight leaving London at 10.35am and getting into NYC at their lunch time.
While many people rave about the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner), which Norwegian fly, the 767's Delta operate on the route are all recently refurbished and feel like brand new. They have new seats, with large on-demand seat back TV's, pretty decent leg room and I have also found them to be quite liberal with the drinks service. With plenty of wine and spirits flowing! :smile:
A SH*&HOLE. Some cab drivers won't even drop you off here at night.
Have a look at an income map. This is the poorest place south of the park.
Oh yeah I forgot. I'll just ask professor Google.
Helps beat the long immigration queues as well... last 2 times Ive flown under ETSA we got fast tracked (we can use electronic machines) past a plane that landed from Mexico & another from China.
Hot tip: To warm up on a chilly morning, take a visit to Central Park Zoo. They have a tropical section which as you'd expect has a much higher ambient temperature.
To be honest I think the hotel sounds a better bargain than the flights, assuming it is decent (I would typically budget around £100/night for Manhattan but I guess at this time of year there are deals to be had).
If I didn't have a young child I'd probably take up this offer (or variant of).
A baguette and hot/cold drink £8. my flights were both early.
I wouldn't go at any other time of year.
Is the connection flaky or generally ok?
days is just about right for NY.
Hot and thanks for the post.