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Vacations to Manhattan New York can be tons of fun, but they sure aren’t cheap. By the time you shell out for the hotel, hotel surcharges, cabs, subways, parking, car rentals, taxes, meals, attractions, entertainment, souvenirs, and all those inevitable miscellaneous expenses, you might feel like your wallet’s just been run through a blender.

Home exchange is a practical vacation alternative where you agree to swap homes for a holiday. Most travelers to Manhattan New York think of booking a hotel whenever they travel. There may be many reasons for this, but the biggest among them has to be that most people do not think they have any options. A Manhattan home exchange provides travelers with a no cost accommodation option.

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Manhattan Home Exchange  

We wanted a vacation and wanted to save money through exchanging homes.  So in late April we started responding to home exchange listings in New York City.  

After we e-mailed 40 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Long Island home exchange listings in New York City  we soon discovered that April was rather late to start looking for summer home exchange partners.    Most New York home exchangers  wrote back stating that they had already found an exchange and several shared they received 100's of exchange offers each year from around the world.  Manhattan home swappers literally had a pick of any destination they wanted.

That's when we started looking at alternatives.  We wanted a home exchange to New York City, but because of our late start we didn't think our opportunities of finding a swap to Manhattan was overly great.

That is when we started looking at nearby areas, within easy commuting range of New York City.  We wouldn't have all the conveniences of being in Manhattan but would be near enough to enjoy New York City.  After going through the Connecticut and New Jersey home exchange listings on Global and it's partner club Exchange Homes we spotted several possibilities.  At 3 pm on a Sunday afternoon we sent off our first inquiry to a community just 12 miles from Manhattan, Montclair New Jersey.  We had several other inquiries that we would send out later that evening.  

Within 19 minutes of sending the inquiry,  Judy and Ken responded that they were interested in a home exchange.  The next day, after exchanging several emails, photos, discussing travel dates and what to do with pets an exchange was arranged.  Their home was  2 blocks from a commuter train to Manhattans Penn Station.  We would have easy access to New York City and the effort to finding this exchange was rather minimal.

Over the next two months we exchanged emails, letters, brochures and pictures. We agreed to buy our plane tickets together on the same day, and with both Judy, our exchange partner and I looking, we found a terrific airfare on a non stop flight using Cathay Pacific Airlines.   We also agreed to swap cars.  They offered a Volvo and Honda CRV - we had a Honda Accord.  We had planned to take a train and subways to see Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island and the Bronx areas of New York City,  We would use the car to visit the Hudson Valley in New York State, the New Jersey Shore and Amish Country in Pennsylvania. 

In early August  we flew from Vancouver BC  to JFK airport in New York City.  Ken, our exchange partner met us at the airport and transported us to their home in Montclair.  On the way we drove through Manhattan and viewed the many sights in their colorful night lights.  The next day Judy, Ken and their two University kids flew off to our home.

The exchange home had three stories, several bedrooms and was located in a quiet tree lined neighbourhood. 

With being near to Manhattan but not in it, we had the freedom to choose to take a nearby train to visit the city or take the car and drive to areas outside the city.  This was really great for us.  The home exchange saved us 100's of dollars a day just on free accommodation.  We ate most of our meals out, but enjoyed stretching out in the large home,  with free access to TV, internet, phone calls, printer and computer.  

It seems like every home exchange we go on we forget something. In our past home swaps we left behind maps, sunglasses and luggage keys.   Not to be out done, on this exchange I left my hearing aids at home, and on our way back we discovered that we left behind luggage at Judy and Kens home.  The luggage contained our camera, money and car keys.  

What a great way to vacation.  We enjoyed free accommodations, a free vehicle to drive,  and our total vacation costs were minimal.

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