There are a number of cheap hotels on Long Island from which visitors can choose. Many towns located along the Long Island Railroad and the Long Island Expressway offer easy access to New York City and are home to hotels that offer cheap rates to attract families and other travelers looking to visit \"the Big Apple\" on a tight budget.
The Days Inn Hicksville Long Island is 30 miles outside of New York City and is 11 miles from Jones Beach on the south shore, 14 miles from Caumsett State Park on the north shore and five miles to the Farmingdale station on the Long Island Railroad. This hotel offers rooms for $80 per night (pre-tax), as of March 2010. Rooms have free high-speed Internet access, coffeemakers and cable TV. Upgrades to business-class rooms come with a stove top, microwave and refrigerator. The hotel offers a pool, free parking, free breakfast and meeting facilities. In addition to the on-site restaurant, eating establishments within one-half mile include Delaney’s, Blue Fish Restaurant? and Crossroads Restaurant.
Days Inn Hicksville Long Island
828 S. Oyster Bay Road/I-495
I-495 Oyster Bay Road, Exit 43
Hicksville, NY 11801
516-433-1900
daysinn.com
The Red Roof Long Island has rooms for $120 per night (pre-tax) as of March 2010, and is located 25 miles from La Guardia Airport, 27 miles from MacArthur Airport, 17 miles from Long Beach on the south shore and 60 miles from the Hamptons. Rooms have bathrooms with granite counter tops, large workstations, easy chairs and high-speed wireless Internet access. The hotel offers free parking, a coin laundry facility, free stays for children under 17 and allows one pet per room. There are a number of restaurants within one mile of the hotel, including The Cheesecake Factory, Famous Dave's, Legal Sea Foods and Chateau Briand.
Red Roof Long Island
699 Dibblee Drive
Westbury, NY 11590
516-794-2555
redroof.com
This hotel offers rooms for $89 per night (pre-tax), as of March 2010, and is conveniently located for travelers, just nine miles from MacArthur Airport. It is 15 miles from Fire Island National Seashore, 45 miles from New York City, and 26 miles to the Hamptons. Rooms have free wireless high-speed Internet access, coffeemakers and large work desks. Suites with hot tubs can be requested. The hotel offers free continental breakfast and morning newspapers and has a game room and exercise room. There are meeting facilities on-site as well as free parking. Less than one-quarter mile from the hotel, dining options include Tuscana Pizza, Kenz Japanese Restaurant, IHOP and New Yee Wo Kitchen.
Comfort Inn
2695 Route 112
Medford, NY 11763
631-654-3000
comfortinn.com
