Continental Airlines Flights from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN) to Newark (EWR)
As part of booking roundtrip flights which depart from US airports,
Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on Continental Airlines, which operates a daily non-stop flight from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN) to Newark (EWR) regularly scheduled to depart at 9:05am and arrive at 12:10pm. Usually a Boeing 737-800 is flown for this route. Generally, a movie is offered on this route. The average travel time from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Newark, NJ is 4 hours and 5 minutes.
During your Newark vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Chrysler Building
Built as Chrysler Corporation headquarters in 1930 (they moved out decades ago), this is perhaps the 20th century's most romantic architectural achievement, especially at night, when the lights in its triangular openings play off its steely crown. As you admire its facade, be sure to note the gargoyles reaching out from the upper floors, looking for all the world like streamline-Gothic hood ornaments.There's a fascinating tale behind this building. While it was under construction, its architect, William Van Alen, hid his final plans for the spire that now tops it. Working at a furious pace in the last days of construction, the workers assembled in secrecy the elegant pointy top -- and then they raised it right through what people had assumed was going to be the roof, and for a brief moment it was the world's tallest building (a distinction stolen by the Empire State Building only a few months later). Its exterior chrome sculptures are magnificent and spooky. The observation deck closed long ago, but you can visit its lavish ground-floor interior, which is Art Deco to the max. The ceiling mural depicting airplanes and other early marvels of the first decades of the 20th century evince the bright promise of technology. The elevators are works of art, masterfully covered in exotic woods (especially note the lotus-shaped marquetry on the doors).
Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
Dedicated to both the shared and unique cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, Scandinavia House features two floors of galleries and an outdoor sculpture terrace display rotating art and design exhibits that can range from Scandia: Important Early Maps of the Northern Regions to Strictly Swedish: An Exhibition of Contemporary Design. The rest of the space, including the 168-seat Victor Borge Hall, is dedicated to a chock-full calendar of lectures, film screenings, music and drama performances, and scholarly presentations, all of a Nordic ilk. The exquisite modern building -- sleekly designed to showcase Scandinavian materials and aesthetics -- is worth a look in itself, especially if you're a modern architecture buff. Guided tours are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm, and last a half-hour; they're free, but reservations are recommended.The shop is a riot of fine Scandinavian design, and the excellent AQ Cafe -- an offshoot of the terrific Midtown restaurant Aquavit -- serves up Swedish meatballs and other Scandinavian delicacies.
Bateaux New York
The most elegant and romantic of New York's evening dinner cruises. Cruises are aboard the Celestial, designed to accommodate 300 guests with two suites, one dance floor, two outdoor strolling decks, a state-of-the-art sound system, and windows galore. Dinner is a three-course sit-down affair, with jackets and ties suggested for men, evening dresses for women. The food isn't what you'd get at Jean-Georges, but Bateaux (sister to egalitarian Spirit Cruises, below) offers a very nice supper club-style night on the town, and the views are fabulous. A live quartet entertains with jazz standards and pop vocal tunes.
Le Marquis
This Murray Hill boutique property is a marvel. There is a comfortable yet distinctively contemporary look throughout the hotel, in both the public and private spaces. The gorgeous lobby, with its warm cherry woods and sexy blue-glass light fixtures, is breathtaking. In the back is a wonderful living room-style lounge that you're meant to really enjoy -- it boasts a 40-inch flat-screen TV, books, board games, and sofas you can sink into.The guest rooms are not the biggest in town, but the available space is beautifully filled with custom furnishings that include armoires and efficiently sized work desks. The predominant color is a deep, warm Americana blue, with geometric patterns -- squares on the carpet, stripes in the window treatments -- adding a welcome dash of boldness. A smart and dedicated GM who pays attention to every detail has incorporated such luxurious appointments as platform beds dressed in goose-down and Frette linens; DVD/CD/MP3 players; plush terry robes; and Aveda toiletries. The sparkling white-tiled bathrooms with their beveled blue-tile accents are magnificent. While having bathrooms with showers only is often seen as a liability in a hotel, double-wide stalls and luxurious rain-shower heads make these rooms more desirable than those with standard tub/shower combos (which are available, if you prefer). At press time, a restaurant was in the works.
Hotel Plaza Athénée
This hideaway in New York's toniest neighborhood (the stretch of Madison Ave. in the 60s), is a mirror image of that elevated social strata; it's elegant, luxurious, and oozing with sophistication. With antique furniture, hand-painted murals, and the Italian marble floor that adorns the exquisite lobby, the Plaza Athénée has a distinctly European feel. And in that tradition, service here is as good as it gets, with personalized check-in and attentive staff at every turn.The rooms, which come in a variety of shapes and sizes, are all high-ceilinged and spacious; entrance foyers give them a real residential feel. The rooms are designed in rich fabrics and warm colors that help set a tone that makes you want to lounge in your room longer than you should. The suites have so much closet space it made this New Yorker, used to miniscule apartment closets, very envious. All of the suites have chaises, which you don't see too often in New York hotels, and a few have terraces large enough to dine out on. The Portuguese marble bathrooms are outfitted with thick robes made exclusively for the hotel; put one on and you might never want to take it off. The lush lounge is appropriately called Bar Seine and is a welcome spot for a pre-dinner cocktail. The restaurant, Arabelle, receives high praise for its weekend brunch. Though not the most technologically advanced hotel -- the televisions are old and there are no VCRs or DVD players -- you don't come to the Plaza Athénée for high tech, you come to escape it.
Murray Hill Inn
Housed in a renovated five-story walk-up in a pleasant and quiet residential neighborhood, the Murray Hill Inn is shoestring basic -- but there's no arguing with its cleanliness, which is key when judging accommodations in this price range. Rooms are tiny and outfitted with not much more than either one or two beds with motel-standard bedspread and furnishings, a wall rack, a phone, and a small TV; most rooms with shared bathroom also have private sinks (request one when booking). These Euro-style rooms share the in-hall bathrooms that are new and spotless. Some of the doubles have an alcove that can accommodate a third traveler on a cot if you're on an extra-tight budget. Rooms with private bathrooms are definitely the nicest; they're spacious, with new bathrooms and dataports on the telephones. Most also have pullout sofas that can accommodate an extra traveler or two. Don't expect much in terms of facilities beyond a pleasant (if tiny) lobby, plus a plain downstairs sitting area with a vending machine, an ATM, and a luggage-storage area. Services are kept to a bare minimum to keep costs down, but the staff is personable.
