you take the good, you take the bad
Over Halloween, we saw friends of friends and we discussed our mutual original friend. And how neither of us had visited him in far away New York. I started thinking we should visit New York. Or I should, at least, add it to my travel blogging. We have at least two options – a friend who lives in the city and a friend in the exurbs. Well, near West Point. I started checking the airport nearer them and I saw Peekskill on Google Maps. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have…
Would you have guessed that flying from Milwaukee to Stewart Airport in Newburgh NY would be rather expensive?
The best I could do:
| Departs | Arrives | Stops | Travel Time | Flights & Cabin (Class) | |
| Milwaukee, WI (MKE) to Newburgh, NY (SWF) on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | |||||
| 10:15am MKE |
3:37pm SWF |
1-stop
Detroit-Wayne County (1 hr 21 min layover)
|
4 hr 22 min |
Delta 7165
Delta 2615
|
|
| Newburgh, NY (SWF) to Milwaukee, WI (MKE) on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 | |||||
| 4:05pm MKE |
7:57pm SWF |
1-stop
(1 hr 27 min layover)
|
4 hr 52 min |
Delta 7999
Delta 4146
|
|
| Price per passenger: | $210.00 |
| Taxes/Fees: | $36.40 |
| Subtotal per Passenger: | $246.40 |
| Total for all passengers | $1,232.00 |
Not a cheap weekend so far.
A hotel to stay at:
Howard Johnson Inn – Newburgh
95 Route 17K
Newburgh, NY 12550-5009 USCheck-in: Fri. June 11
Check-out: Mon. June 14
Guests per room:
2 Adults, 3 Children (0-12) 1 Room2 Double Beds Room
Non-Smoking Room, Wifi Access/Coffeemaker Hairdryer/Hbo/Iron & Board
Fri. 06/11/10 USD 76.46
Sat. 06/12/10 USD 76.46
Sun. 06/13/10 USD 76.463 nights (1 Room): USD 229.37
Taxes: USD 30.12
* Total: USD 259.49
And a car to get around:
Hertz
Toyota Sienna 7 Psgr
Mini Passenger Van Automatic AirUnlimited Free Miles Included
Rate Details: 3 weekend days at 61.26 USD
Rate Code MCLE
Additional Items Included In Total Approximate Charge:
Taxes 38.67 USD
airport concession fee recovery 18.38 USD
Discounts:
CDP Name WAREHOUSE CLUB
CDP Rate Your rate has been discounted by 05 %
Total Approximate Charge 240.85 USD
For a grand total of
air: $1232
hotel: $259.49
car: $240.85
= $1732.34
I miss you Ross, but that is outrageous for a weekend. I wonder how I would price a car trip version of this idea? There is no price on the sanity and joy lost to my life by trapping my children in the car for days.
Hmmm. Google Maps says that it would take 915 miles ad 14 hours to get to Cornwall-on-Hudson. Realistically, we’d have to stop at least 1 night along the way.
It is 7 hours (457 miles) to Cleveland. Who knew? A chance to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Embassy Suites Cleveland – Downtown
1701 East 12th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
1-216-523-8000
Wed 09 Jun 2010 to Fri 11 Jun 2010
1 Room, 2 Adults , 3 ChildrenRoom Type Preferences:
2 ROOM SUITE-2 DOUBLE BEDS-NONSMOKING
BEST AVAILABLE RATE
Rate per Night (USD) $149.00
Total For Stay Rate (USD) $298.00
Taxes $45.45
Total $343.45Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, $22 / adult. Kids are free.
Then to Newburgh again.
And then the drive home.
Maybe we’d stop in Youngstown, OH. I will confess here I thought the Baseball Hall of Fame was here. When that is in Cooperstown NY. And the Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, nearby.
Hampton Inn Youngstown-West I-80
880 N. Canfield-Niles Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44515
Guests per Room: Mon 14 Jun 2010 to Tue 15 Jun 2010
1 Room, 2 Adults , 3 ChildrenRoom Type Preferences:
Non-Smoking
1 KING W/ REFRIG/ MICROWAVE/SOFABED NONSMOKINGBEST AVAILABLE RATE
Rate per Night (USD) $129.00
Taxes $16.45
Total $145.45
And the price of gas for the minivan (neglecting to account for wear and tear). 915 miles x 2 = 1830 miles. The van gets ~20 mpg. So a bare minimum of 91 gallons of gas. If I round up to 100 gallons, that gives us an extra 180 miles. If we assume gas will cost around $2.65/gal = $265 in gas.
My amended cost:
gas: $265
hotel on the way: $343.50
Rock and Roll Museum: $44
hotel there: $259.49
hotel going home: $145.45
Grand total: $1057.44
We could shave that down by skipping the day in Cleveland. And staying at less nice hotels.
I guess this is why we haven’t visited. Sigh.
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