Need Rochester, NY, advice please
Jun 5th, 2015, 06:04 AM
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A couple of other options include Letchwork State Park and the Finger Lakes.
http://www.nysparks.com/parks/79/details.aspx
http://www.fingerlakes.org/
http://www.nysparks.com/parks/79/details.aspx
http://www.fingerlakes.org/
Jul 23rd, 2015, 07:21 PM
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Hi. I'm back. As it turns out, neither the Rochester Plaza nor the Strathallan Hotel have rooms available on the weekend we were planning to go.
Any other suggestions? Location is really the most important thing, I think. We like to walk in nice areas, hope to go to the ballgame, like nice shops and restaurants. Both suggestions above would have been fine, location-wise.
We don't need posh digs. If the location is good, we're fine with a Hilton Garden Inn or Holiday Inn type of hotel. Hoping to keep it well under $200 a night (as the Canadian dollar has tanked). Someplace clean, a little nice and well-located would be fine.
I've made a note of all your other great suggestions. Now we just need a place to stay. It's difficult when you don't know a city at all to pick a hotel
Any other suggestions? Location is really the most important thing, I think. We like to walk in nice areas, hope to go to the ballgame, like nice shops and restaurants. Both suggestions above would have been fine, location-wise.
We don't need posh digs. If the location is good, we're fine with a Hilton Garden Inn or Holiday Inn type of hotel. Hoping to keep it well under $200 a night (as the Canadian dollar has tanked). Someplace clean, a little nice and well-located would be fine.
I've made a note of all your other great suggestions. Now we just need a place to stay. It's difficult when you don't know a city at all to pick a hotel
Jul 23rd, 2015, 08:05 PM
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DISCLAIMER: Haven't been in 14 years, so not sure how current this info is.
An area I enjoyed was around Park Avenue (also mentioned above by Roxy)--then, it was a sort of hippie area. Lots of fun, casual restaurants, shops and great "energy." Delicious reasonably priced Mediterrranean food at Sinbad's. 1940s-50s atmosphere at nearbyHighland Park Diner.
i loved the town. Hope it's on the upswing. They went through economic tough times with the closing of Kodak factory. (Many fantastic mansions you see now were owned by the company's executives. )You can take a lovely walk walk on the Genessee River Trail which goes th rough town
I can't tell if you want to stay at a place specifically in easy walking distance of baseball stadium. If NOT, what about the neighboring Brighton section for a nice area and decently priced hotels like Courtyard?
An area I enjoyed was around Park Avenue (also mentioned above by Roxy)--then, it was a sort of hippie area. Lots of fun, casual restaurants, shops and great "energy." Delicious reasonably priced Mediterrranean food at Sinbad's. 1940s-50s atmosphere at nearbyHighland Park Diner.
i loved the town. Hope it's on the upswing. They went through economic tough times with the closing of Kodak factory. (Many fantastic mansions you see now were owned by the company's executives. )You can take a lovely walk walk on the Genessee River Trail which goes th rough town
I can't tell if you want to stay at a place specifically in easy walking distance of baseball stadium. If NOT, what about the neighboring Brighton section for a nice area and decently priced hotels like Courtyard?
Jul 24th, 2015, 04:54 AM
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Thanks, cali. I'll make a note of your suggestions and take a look at Brighton too.
I think I'll look at a map of those other two hotel locations and see what I can find near them.
I think I'll look at a map of those other two hotel locations and see what I can find near them.
Jul 24th, 2015, 04:59 AM
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I forgot to ask this. What does everyone think of the Hyatt Regency? It still pops up as #1 on tripadvisor although it gets meh reviews. Is it bad? Is it in a good area?
And what about cali's suggestion of the Courtyard in Brighton?
And what about cali's suggestion of the Courtyard in Brighton?
Jul 24th, 2015, 07:59 PM
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Apologies, Goddess, for my 14 year old memory. This will make it even more confusing. The area I meant was Pittsford, not Brighton! It's a pretty town next to Rochester and Brighton. I didnt actually stay at Courtyard, but friends liked it.
Jul 24th, 2015, 08:13 PM
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No worries, Cali. We were talking about it tonight and I think we're going to forego the trip altogether, at least for this year. The hotel prices are too high and the Canadian dollar too low. It's just too costly a weekend just for a ballgame. I think maybe we'll drive to Montreal or Quebec city if we go anywhere at all.
Thanks, everyone, for the info. I,ll keep it all and maybe we,ll try again next summer.
Thanks, everyone, for the info. I,ll keep it all and maybe we,ll try again next summer.
Sep 6th, 2015, 05:11 AM
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Hi again, everyone,
Well, we did cancel our long weekend in Rochester this summer but as it turns out, we're taking a somewhat longer actual vacation by doing the Hudson Valley drive in October.
A one-night stay in Rochester will be our last stop before coming home and if the timing works out, we'll have an afternoon, an overnight and half a day the next day.
I've revived all your suggestions and just made a reservation at the Strathallan. I don't think we'll have time to do much more than go to George Eastman House and explore the neighbourhood but I will keep your restaurant suggestions in mind too for lunch and dinner.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you again for you suggestions and let you know that they actually were going to be used!
gtg
Well, we did cancel our long weekend in Rochester this summer but as it turns out, we're taking a somewhat longer actual vacation by doing the Hudson Valley drive in October.
A one-night stay in Rochester will be our last stop before coming home and if the timing works out, we'll have an afternoon, an overnight and half a day the next day.
I've revived all your suggestions and just made a reservation at the Strathallan. I don't think we'll have time to do much more than go to George Eastman House and explore the neighbourhood but I will keep your restaurant suggestions in mind too for lunch and dinner.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you again for you suggestions and let you know that they actually were going to be used!
gtg
Sep 6th, 2015, 08:24 AM
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When Robin Williams, who I had the privledge to meet left us, I could not help but think of George Eastman's departure. He made a choice. Leave now or suffer miserably.
To my friends
My work is done
Why wait?
GE
I think his last letter is in the museum and is where I first read it many years ago.
To my friends
My work is done
Why wait?
GE
I think his last letter is in the museum and is where I first read it many years ago.
