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A typ­i­cal Hemp­stead hotel can offer you with var­i­ous ameni­ties and facil­i­ties to make your stay enjoy­able, relax­ing and mem­o­rable. With the many cheap hotels in Hemp­stead you can choose from, find one that can put you close to the air­ports and to the state parks of Hemp­stead, New York.

New York’s Nas­sau County com­prises of three towns, namely; Oys­ter Bay, North Hemp­stead and Hemp­stead which occu­pies the south­west por­tion. This town is con­sid­ered as the 47th largest sin­gle employer of Long Island. Aside from tourists com­ing here for work, most vis­i­tors come here to check out the many his­toric sites, attrac­tions and area activ­i­ties like fish­ing and hik­ing through var­i­ous nature trails. Aside from the great out­doors of Hemp­stead, these are incom­pa­ra­ble to the mod­ern con­ve­niences and relax­ing accom­mo­da­tions you can get from book­ing into a Hemp­stead hotel.

Cheap Hotels in Hemp­stead

Qual­ity Hotel Hemp­stead — This cheap Hemp­stead hotel is located in close prox­im­ity to the John F. Kennedy and the La Guardia Inter­na­tional Air­port. For only $69 a night, guests are guar­an­teed with com­fort­able accom­mo­da­tions like AC units, tele­phones, TVs, a gym, pool and a health club. This hotel has 8 floors with Wi-Fi access and a front desk area. Check in time is at 3pm while check out time is at 12nn.

The address of this hotel is 80 Clin­ton Street Hemp­stead, New York. Their phone num­ber is 516 – 486-4100.

Long Island Mar­riot Hotel and Con­fer­ence Cen­ter — This cheap Hemp­stead hotel is val­ued by most guests for its excel­lent ser­vices and mod­ern ameni­ties. In fact, it is highly rec­om­mended as a week­end get­away, leisure travel, fam­ily vaca­tion and busi­ness deal des­ti­na­tion. Its loca­tion puts you in close prox­im­ity to the cen­tral busi­ness dis­trict of Long Island, the West­bury New York LIRR Train Sta­tion and the Nas­sau Col­i­seum.

For a nightly rate rang­ing from $159 to $179, guests are priv­i­leged with an exec­u­tive con­fer­ence cen­ter and a full ser­vice ameni­ties pack­age. This includes access to one of their 25 spa­cious and newly ren­o­vated meet­ing rooms, their nine thou­sand seven hun­dred twenty square feet ball­room as well as their 608 spa­cious hotel rooms. These rooms are guar­an­teed with Mar­riott Revive beds, fluffy pil­lows, down com­forters, high speed Inter­net con­nec­tiv­ity, tele­phones and TVs with Cable. Guests will also enjoy the hotel’s pool, salon and health club.

The address of this 100% non-smoking Hemp­stead hotel is 101 James Doolit­tle Blvd. Union­dale, New York. For inquiries, call them at 1 – 516-794‑3800 or 1 – 800-832‑6255.

State Parks near Hemp­stead Hotels

A vaca­tion in Hemp­stead isn’t com­plete with­out vis­it­ing any or all three state parks of this town. This includes Hemp­stead Lake State Park, Val­ley Stream State Park and Jones Beach State Park.

Hemp­stead Lake State Park — This state park is sit­u­ated in West Hemp­stead, New York. It has 3 ponds for fish­ing activ­i­ties and shaded wooded pic­nic areas. There are also pic­nic tables, ten­nis courts, play­ing fields, a play­ground and recre­ation areas for hik­ing, bik­ing, ice skat­ing and other sea­sonal activ­i­ties.

Val­ley Stream State Park — This state park is sit­u­ated in Val­ley Stream. It is orig­i­nally a feeder reser­voir for Ridge­wood Reser­voir. It is a “day use” facil­ity with easy access to South­ern State Park­way. It offers play­ing fields, a play­ground, pic­nic tables and recre­ation areas for sea­sonal activ­i­ties like hik­ing and cross coun­try ski­ing.

Jones Beach State Park — This state park is pop­u­lar for its beaches that face the open Atlantic. In fact, it is one of the most heav­ily vis­ited beaches by the East Coast.

“The Bed and Break­fast Expe­ri­ence” describes the dif­fer­ences offered by bed and break­fasts com­pared to hotels. Essen­tially you enjoy the ameni­ties of a hotel with added per­sonal touches. Some­one once described a bed and break­fast as the next best thing to stay­ing with friends. You are even greeted by name! There are no “cookie-cutter” aspects to a stay in a bed and break­fast — each home is as indi­vid­ual as its own­ers.

There’s some­where for every­one to stay: you can choose from a down­town her­itage home, water­front guest house, coun­try manor house, ele­gant inn, coun­try cot­tage, con­tem­po­rary home, farm or a wood­land retreat.





The B&B is typ­i­cally a pri­vate res­i­dence whose own­ers choose to have this busi­ness lifestyle because they enjoy meet­ing peo­ple. A high level of ser­vice with an atten­tion to detailed is almost guar­an­teed; after all, their liveli­hood depends on it. Some wel­come fam­i­lies, oth­ers pets, whilst oth­ers are adult ori­ented. Your hosts gladly pro­vide insights into the areas tourist attrac­tions and activ­i­ties, restau­rant rec­om­men­da­tions as well as tips and local secrets. The inclu­sive break­fast has local pro­duce, fresh jams, deli­cious baked goods and mouth-watering spe­cial­ties.

Many bed and break­fasts are in attrac­tive older homes ooz­ing charm fur­nished by antiques, while oth­ers offer mod­ern crisp ele­gance and con­tem­po­rary art. Lux­u­ri­ate in fine linens on a com­fort­able bed, soak in a two-person bub­bling whirlpool bath­tub and snug­gle up in arm­chairs to enjoy the ambi­ence of a fire­place — just the place for a roman­tic or quiet break. Beau­ti­ful gar­dens are often a fea­ture too for quiet relax­ation. Smaller bou­tique hotels are now incor­po­rat­ing some of the suc­cess­ful qual­i­ties of bed and break­fasts into their ren­o­va­tions.

If this is to be your first bed and break­fast expe­ri­ence it very likely will not be your last.

Though Canada is known for its large share of deep win­ter freeze, it is also among the most pop­u­lar places with spec­tac­u­lar nat­ural vis­tas. It is also one of the most sought after hon­ey­moon des­ti­na­tions, because of the sen­sual delight asso­ci­ated with cities such as Que­bec City, Van­cou­ver, and Nia­gara Falls.

Those who assume that Canada is just another ver­sion of the USA, are greatly mis­taken. The country’s wild north­ern fron­tier has suc­cess­fully etched itself into the national psy­che. Its dis­tinct patch­work com­pris­ing dif­fer­ent peo­ple has shaped a coun­try that is decid­edly dis­tin­guish­ing from its neigh­bor.

Canada’s three-dimensional char­ac­ter edg­ing between the nation’s indige­nous tra­di­tion, and that of a mix of British and French tra­di­tions, make it both remark­able and com­plex. This, together with a plethora of tra­di­tions brought by the migrants and by the con­tin­u­ous infu­sion of US cul­ture, make up for the nation’s mul­ti­cul­tural soci­ety.

Roman­tic Vaca­tion in Que­bec City

Que­bec City offers a blend of aris­toc­racy and the charm of Mon­treal, and is eas­ily acces­si­ble from Mon­treal. Vis­i­tors can travel to Que­bec City either by road (takes two hours and a half) or take a plane or train, all of which are com­fort­able. This city with its back­drop a dis­tinct Euro­pean charm, makes the per­fect set­ting for a roman­tic inter­lude in the win­ter, light­ing or rekin­dling the flames of love in hearts.





Roman­tic Vaca­tion in Van­cou­ver

Van­cou­ver with its fresh ocean air, green moun­tains, vari­ety of eater­ies and accom­mo­da­tion facil­i­ties, and abun­dant recre­ation is sim­ply great for roman­tic vaca­tions. The most unique aspect of Van­cou­ver is its loca­tion, sur­rounded by spec­tac­u­lar nat­ural beauty. Besides breath­tak­ing scener­ies, the city offers great sports such as golf­ing, hik­ing, ski­ing, and sail­ing to its vis­i­tors. One can drive down to Whistler eas­ily, within an hour and a half, and a ferry to Vic­to­ria takes only a 30 km trip south­wards. There is plenty to enjoy in beau­ti­ful and roman­tic Van­cou­ver.

Roman­tic Get­away to Nia­gara Falls

Nia­gara Falls is renowned as the hon­ey­moon cap­i­tal of the world with its dra­matic views and scenic tun­nels. The first thing to do on a roman­tic Nia­gara Falls get­away is to focus on the falls them­selves. This is where the romance and magic lives. It is not pos­si­ble to describe the feel­ing of won­der that comes over you when stand­ing on the “Maid of the Mist” boat and see­ing all that water cas­cad­ing over the falls, and no there is bet­ter way of see­ing it than with the per­son you love. It truly is an unfor­get­table expe­ri­ence and roman­tic way to start your get­away.

Apart from the great nat­ural won­der of the falls, the Nia­gara area also has tons of restau­rants and hotels. There are shows and casi­nos to keep you busy not to men­tion lots of scenic trails and even day trips where you can visit some of Ontario’s major wine regions. Close by is the beau­ti­ful quaint town of Nia­gara on the Lake. If you still need more to do, there is always the IMAX the­atre where you will be hang­ing onto your seat, and a host of addi­tional muse­ums and Nia­gara Falls exhibits to mean­der through.

AN ENORMOUS COUNTRY, NO ROOM FOR BOREDOM

Canada’s var­ied cli­mate is suit­able for extreme pur­suits of all types, with every­thing from cold win­ter snow to warm sum­mer sun­shine. The daunt­ing Cana­dian Rock­ies lay along the bor­der between British Colum­bia and Alberta, and con­tain dozens of top-notch ski resorts whose snowy peaks attract adven­tur­ers dur­ing the chilly win­ter months. The Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Colum­bia pro­vides numer­ous adven­ture options when things start to warm up dur­ing the spring and sum­mer, while Que­bec and Ontario offer vast park­lands, bril­liant lakes and some moun­tain­ous ter­rain. The envi­ron­ment in the ter­ri­to­ries of North­ern Canada is less for­giv­ing and is com­prised mostly of tun­dra, which is defined as being near-treeless moun­tain ter­rain. Up there, extreme cold-weather ven­tures, such as snow­mo­bil­ing and dog-sledding, are preva­lent.

EXTREME DESTINATIONS

British Colum­bia

Kayak­ing a Rapid on the Colum­bia River2 

British Colum­bia is acclaimed inter­na­tion­ally for its beau­ti­ful land­scape, mild weather and high-flying thrills. The Pacific Ocean pro­vides west­ern Cana­di­ans with access to the great wide open. Here, surfers take to the tide to test their nerves and skills against the churn­ing brine. Tofino offers some of the most pop­u­lar surf­ing at Long Beach. Sea kayak­ing is also a pop­u­lar sport. Novices and vet­er­ans alike pit them­selves against the deep dur­ing the sum­mer months. How­ever, fresh­wa­ter kayak­ing in British Colum­bia is far from unheard of. The Colum­bia River, for exam­ple, offers plenty of rapids. A plethora of rivers, water­ways and rapids speckle the entire province and allow adren­a­line junkies to shoot pow­er­ful rapids in canoes or kayaks or as part of a white­wa­ter raft­ing group.

Rock climb­ing is also pop­u­lar in British Colum­bia and the province is gen­er­ally known as the extreme climb­ing cap­i­tal of the coun­try. Climbers often opt to test their abil­i­ties in the Rock­ies, but the inland city of Squamish pro­vides its own unique chal­lenge at the famous Stawa­mus Chief, a mas­sive cliff-faced gran­ite giant, pro­vides more than 1000 dif­fer­ent climb­ing routes and hosts extreme national climb­ing com­pe­ti­tions each sum­mer. The area is also a hotbed for moun­tain bik­ing and cor­re­spond­ing com­pe­ti­tions and events.

The Rocky Moun­tains

 Catch­ing Air in the Cana­dian Rockies3

The Rock­ies of British Colum­bia and neigh­bour­ing Alberta pro­vide an entirely dif­fer­ent range of endorphin-juicing options. BC has over 30 ski hills, includ­ing crit­i­cally acclaimed inter­na­tional des­ti­na­tions like Whistler, Big White, Panorama, Fer­nie, Sil­ver Star, Kick­ing Horse Moun­tain and plenty more. Alberta boasts a wide range of slopes in and around Banff National Park and Jasper National Park. Resorts such as Lake Louise, Sun­shine, Norquay, Mar­mot Basin, Fortress Moun­tain, Nakiska in Kananaskis Coun­try and Canada Olympic Park in the city of Cal­gary bring in skiers and snow­board­ers from all over the world. For an even more extreme down­hill expe­ri­ence, heli-skiing here has gained an excel­lent rep­u­ta­tion among die-hard adren­a­line junkies.

Dur­ing the sum­mer months when the snow has thawed, the moun­tains teem with bik­ers, canoeists, kayak­ers, white­wa­ter rafters and other out­door and extreme sport enthu­si­asts. These parks and peaks make up the sin­gle most pop­u­lar tourist des­ti­na­tion in the entire coun­try.

Alberta

Dirt­bik­ing in Alberta4 

Alberta offers its own range of excit­ing activ­i­ties. Like the lakes in British Colum­bia, prairie lakes see their share of wake­board­ing and water­ski­ing, jet boat­ing and all man­ner of other water­sports. Kite­board­ing and wind­surf­ing are extremely pop­u­lar on Syl­van Lake, Ghost Lake and on other fresh-watered bod­ies scat­tered across the great Cana­dian plains. Snow­mo­bil­ing, ATV­ing and auto rac­ing are also tremen­dously pop­u­lar exploits all over West­ern Canada and both pas­times are rooted deep in Cana­dian cul­ture dat­ing back to the time when gas tur­bine engines and the vehi­cles that used them became abun­dant. And like every­where else that receives annual snow­fall, tobog­gan­ing down the var­i­ous foothills, val­leys and ravines and pretty much any other down­hill grade occurs every win­ter.

East­ern Canada

Wind­surf­ing the Great Lakes5

The east­ern provinces pro­vide just as many oppor­tu­ni­ties to be extreme as those in the west. Ontario is home to more lakes and water­ways than any other province in the coun­try, and accord­ingly, a ton of water­sports await vis­i­tors in this vast province. Water­ski­ing and wake­board­ing, sail­ing and other water­bound thrills can all be suc­cess­fully sought here. Boule­vard Lake is very pop­u­lar with wake­board­ing enthu­si­asts.. Sky­div­ing, hang-gliding and paraglid­ing in Ontario and across Canada pro­vides what adren­a­line junkies refer to as “the ulti­mate hit.” Bungee jump­ing can pro­vide a sim­i­lar rush. Ontario is also home to numer­ous paint­balling estab­lish­ments. Of course, rock climb­ing and sim­i­lar adven­tures can be expe­ri­enced in this vast province as well.

Paraglid­ing in Quebec6 

Quebec’s land­scape is fairly sim­i­lar to that of Ontario, how­ever, the province offers a unique down­hill ski expe­ri­ence not found in its neigh­bour to the west. The province has more than 30 dif­fer­ent slopes to choose from, the most well-known being Mont Trem­blant, Mont Ste Marie and Le Mas­sif, which has more ver­ti­cal drop than any other resort in East­ern Canada and ample snow­fall. Que­bec sum­mers are mild and accom­mo­date loads of crazy out­door pur­suits with high-flying moun­tain bik­ing being a pop­u­lar favourite. The province has a sig­nif­i­cant num­ber of ATV and snow­mo­bile enthu­si­asts and indulges these folks with many trails and park­ways.

North­ern Canada

 A Yukon Dog-Sled Exploratory7

North­ern Canada’s snow-laden ter­ri­to­ries encom­pass an enor­mous area. The North­west Ter­ri­to­ries, the Yukon and Nunavut all make up this bar­ren land­scape home to a sparse pop­u­la­tion but a ton of extreme out­door adven­tures. The Yukon is home to the Yukon Quest, a 1609 km (1000 mi) race said to be the most chal­leng­ing inter­na­tional race in the world. Dog sled teams from all over the globe rush to start the race in Fair­banks, Alaska and cross the fin­ish line in White­horse, Yukon. North­ern adven­tures and win­ter exploratory expe­di­tions pro­vide thrills unheard of when con­ven­tion­ally camp­ing in a tem­per­a­ture cli­mate. Tun­dra adven­ture tours are plen­ti­ful in the Great North.

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In the heart of Man­hat­tan sits a unique hotel that wraps all accom­mo­da­tions around the ever-popular iPod. Hotel rooms are small, styl­ish, and fea­ture iPod dock­ing sta­tions, LCD tele­vi­sions, and com­pli­men­tary wire­less inter­net. Pri­vate bath­rooms con­tain rain-head shower fix­tures and stain­less steel sinks. If you’ve ever vis­ited New York City, you know how hard it is to find safe, com­fort­able accom­mo­da­tions for under $150 per night. Most hotels charge over $200 per night, but Pod Hotels are dif­fer­ent!

Pod Hotels are cur­rently offer­ing a win­ter spe­cial pro­vid­ing guests with com­fort­able accom­mo­da­tions for the low rate of $99 per night plus taxes. This is an amaz­ing price within the city, espe­cially for a new hotel that offers clean, com­fort­able rooms. Guests can choose from a bunk-bed room for two, dou­ble room (one dou­ble bed), or a queen room (one queen bed). For even less, you can reserve a sin­gle room (one twin bed) for one for the lower price of $89 per night.

Pod Hotels have on-site restau­rants, a rooftop bar, and is within easy walk­ing dis­tance of Radio City Music Hall, the U.N. build­ing, Times Square, and Broad­way. Sub­ways in New York City are safe, inex­pen­sive and reach other areas of Man­hat­tan within min­utes.

London’s Pod Hotels

Cur­rently, Man­hat­tan holds the only offi­cial Pod Hotel, but there are other hotel chains mim­ic­k­ing what Pod Hotels set out to do. In Lon­don, Easy­Ho­tels, oper­ated by easy­Jet, pro­vide inex­pen­sive accom­mo­da­tions that pro­vide guests with lit­tle more than a bed, toi­let, and shower. These rooms offer just the bare min­i­mum, but the room rate of less than $50 a night makes them pop­u­lar with bud­get trav­el­ers.

Obic Hotels in Ams­ter­dam

Amsterdam’s Qbic Hotel offers rates of $80 to $200 a night for rooms that are always 8 by 10 feet and fea­ture com­fort­able bed­ding, radios, in-room safes, wire­less inter­net, and tele­vi­sions. The inter­est­ing fea­ture with Qbic Hotels is that guests han­dle their own check-ins through a com­puter kiosks. Qbic Hotels offers the low­est rates to those who book far­thest in advance.

Japan Pod Hotels

Finally, Japan is home to the orig­i­nal idea for a pod hotel. These hotel spaces are lit­er­ally sleep­ing pod cap­sules that are just big enough for a per­son to slide into and sleep. Japan’s idea of a pod hotel resem­bles a morgue with slide out body trays. The pods cost approx­i­mately $50 per night and are 3 feet high, 3 feet wide, and 6 feet long. A minia­ture tele­vi­sion is located on the wall and the pods are equipped with light­ing, radio, and alarm clocks.

With pod hotels, what they lack in size, they cer­tainly make up for in lux­ury and style. The com­pact size allows for easy instal­la­tion in many loca­tions such as car parks, air­planes, and other build­ings. They are great places to stay at overnight but prob­a­bly no longer than a week due to the lack of space. Some com­pa­nies are mak­ing rad­i­cal changes like installing flat screens, rotat­ing beds and sur­round sound stereo sys­tems to make the stay as com­fort­able as pos­si­ble. What­ever hap­pens in the future, pod hotels cer­tainly look like a trendy new idea for trav­ellers because of its afford­abil­ity and convenience.