Bruges, Hotel Egmond

Some people might pfeerr staying directly in NYC but the hotels in the city are more expensive plus they will also charge guests for daily parking. Traffic is awful, much worst than most major cities and street parking is very limited plus confusing as there is no parking meters rather some kind of box on the corner, that most likely you will end up taking a combination of the subway and Yellow taxis (independently owned I might add) to get around. I have an older sister (who now lives in Calif) but she lived and worked in NYC after graduating from college and her husband whose parents now live in Fort Lee NJ do the same thing as we and many other tourists DO when visiting NYC, they stay in a good hotel chain in New Jersey and then catch the commuter trains carrying all the workers traveling daily into the Big Apple. This is exactly strategy that tourists do when visiting Washington DC, they stay in hotels in Arlington VA along the Metrorail and then commute into and out of the Nation's Capitol.If possible, shop for a brand name hotel chain that offers free continental breakfast and then you all can eat your hearts out in New York City. Our kids also enjoyed the Statute of Liberty, Empire State Building and believe it or not the Toys R Us in Times Square has a huge indoor ferris wheel! Also SONY has a nice setup for tourists, esp the kids!Enjoy Your Vacation!

Hotel Egmond is beautifully located, has great view and we have enjoyed our stay there for three years in a row. But this year the prices went up rather drastically and the room just isn't worth 140 euro's. Also for the first time the owners were nowhere to be seen which was a pity as they had been replaced by two well meaning but frequently absent and quite inexperienced employees.