If you're reading this, you probably know why I'm going to be there...
Any thoughts on somewhere cheap but clean, preferably with kitchen privileges?
Posted by daphnesmom1 (Member # 39433) on :
I know who you are going there.
Residence Inn in Fishkill about 10 miles south has kitchens.
Hampton Inn, about 5 miles south in Poughkeepsie.
Marriott Courtyard, about 3 miles south in Poughkeepsie.
Hampton Inn has suites with microwaves but no stoves.
Don"t know about Marriott Courtyard.
Good Luck.
Posted by lax mom (Member # 38743) on :
Holiday Inn Express Poughkeepsie is cheap, close.
If you stay there, don't stay on 1st floor. My room's carpet flooded from the pool during a storm.
I noticed if you book your hotel and car through a site like Orbitz, you practically get the rental car free.
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
Thanks, guys!
LAX -- tell me you aren't flying from LA to NY for medical care???
I wish I was in CA! I'm in the South. (in my case, the lax is for lacrosse)
I haven't stayed there.
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
I have had a lot of success with booking my rooms on priceline. I have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express which was fine and pretty close.
Best of luck!
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
I wish you were in LA too! I was picturing you there, in the nice weather...
Now I'll think, "Lacrosse", which is pretty cool too Posted by MamaBear11 (Member # 25116) on :
Read the reviews on tripadvisor first. Usually you can get a pretty good feel for the place by reading about recent guests' experiences. My husband is in the hotel industry & knows that tripadvisor is where you'll find honest, recent info about a place. (And photos!)
No suggestions on a place to stay, but just wanted to wish you good luck with your appointment (I know where you're going). :-)
Posted by Hoops123 (Member # 18333) on :
We stayed at the Hampton Inn - Poughkeepsie. Very nice, offered free breakfast and was suite style. Also have a nice indoor pool and Jacuzzi for the aches/pains. About a 15 minute drive to the "man"
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
I stay at the Holiday Inn Express. Very clean and well kept - good price as well
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
Thanks for all the lovely support / good wishes, as well as suggestions
BUT BUT BUT, the reviews are _mixed_; some say nice and clean; one says, "Dirty carpets and stained ceiling tiles". The owner says I can have a fridge and microwave at no additional charge...
Any modifications to your suggestions, taking account that I'd like something to "do" in the country while I'm there?
What the h* is hotwire.com "Secret hotel" -- they won't tell you the name of it until _after_ you book??? Anyone done this? Sounds scary to me...
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
BTW, make sure you always have cash for the bridge tolls. My husband and I took one wrong turn and ended up on a bridge. We had to stop at an ATM to get $ to cross back over.
The area is BEAUTIFUL!
My goal is to one day be well enough to walk across this:
What about staying in Fishkill? Found a great deal via. Orbitz --- thanks for the suggestions, LAX Mom!
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
LAX: Well, I SAW the walkway -- now I know why you said you hope to well enough one day to do it -- it is LONG! Even though I'm much improved from where I was, I couldn't do it now, either...unless I were to pitch a tent once I got to the other side, and had two picnics in each direction... Posted by lax mom (Member # 38743) on :
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