CJBROWN

I appreciate all the different opinions! I've travelled enuf to know that usually the pre-arranged 'tour dinner" is not all it's cracked up to be. I know we can't go wrong w/spending our money for theatre tkts, & now you've given us lots of other places to check out. (it will be interesting to see just how many people in our tour decide to do the dinner or not. It will probably be fun w/the hosts, & yes, I'm sure all that do go will have a great time, but, we get to see THE ODD COUPLE, yahoo!), thanks, thanks, for all suggestions. We've been to NYC many times, (most recently 2002, can't wait for the April trip!)

HowardR

Your last posting prompts a couple questions:
*Was The Odd Couple part of the package, and if so, how much did the tickets cost?
*If you've "been to NYC many times," why would you choose to sign up for a tour, which if the Chez Josephine cost is any indication, seems more costly than if you had done it yourself?

Neopolitan

Howard, I've been wondering the same thing about a reason for the tour, unless it was to provide really cheap hotel and airline tickets as the package, and then they make it up on the options. But I didn't see anything that would suggest the Odd Couple tickets had anything to do with the tour or the ridiculous "rip-off" dinner.

CJBROWN

we're going w/some other friends on the tour, thought it sounded like fun & the hotel & air fare seemed like a good deal. It's a good mix of people & we want to do some of the things on the tour. No, Odd Couple tkts not included, we just decided a few of us wanted to see a play. We'd rather spend our money on that than the optional dinner. But, some others say Chez Josephine, is a fun experience, & were bragging it up. I thought I must be missing out on something good, but, wasn't comfortable w/the price just for dinner. (I don't need expensive food, anything is good for me). I was just curious if it was the "in thing",since we'd never gone to that restaurant, never heard of it, before. Usually just go on our own & do what we want. Thanks for all the info.

HowardR

While I love Chez Josephine and certian is a "fun experience," I wouldn't refer to it as the "in thing." And, you certainly can do better pricewise. Was it the tour company that set the $100 figure?

CJBROWN

HowardR, not sure who set the $100.00 dinner price,that's an interesting question. There was a set price for hotel / air fare. Dinner was added on as an option by the tour hosts, but, now, I'd like to know, too.
thanks for your help

HowardR

Glad to be of help.
Hey, I can understand and agree with the tour company getting paid
something for their efforts.....but $100 for a meal that would probably cost half that amount is greedy!
Are you sure there's nothing more for the $100 charge--just the meal, tax and tip?