

There are many water fountains, and you sweat so much you need to be chugging the stuff. A deep moisturizer! Most important: An empty water bottle, airport-style. Preferred toiletries, although they also have soaps in the shower stalls in the locker rooms, plus hair dryers. Swimsuit (or you can opt for a SoJo-provided cotton spa-outfit thong bottoms and other “overly exposing swimwear” are forbidden, as is sportswear.) A book.

Hey, still cheaper than Broadway tickets and dinner, and you can stay ALL DAY LONG. However, I’d argue you shouldn’t go without having a scrub for $115 plus tip, and you’re probably going to smash on $20–30 worth of food and drink since outside food isn’t allowed. The cost: $60 on a weekday, $80 on the weekend. However, weekends are wild and the shuttle can fill up by Tuesday - book ahead! There’s also a ferry between Edgewater and Midtown West that would require hopping on a quick bus, or walking 17 minutes. Or if you’re coming from Manhattan, there’s a free shuttle van from Midtown usually every hour in both directions.
