A good mid-point place to stay overnight while driving to New York City from Toronto?

I am planning to drive to New York City from Toronto(Whitby) in late October/early Nov.. Don't plan to drive more than 5-6 hours a day. What would be a good place to stay along the way for an evening of shopping and take in a good meal?A good mid-point place to stay overnight while driving to New York City from Toronto?
dont listen to the first guy albany is out of your way



if you want to go shopping i suggest some tiype of city or suburb of a city



about half way from toronto and nyc is binghamton im sure there is plently of shopping in binghamton because its a college town though you may want to stay in a suburb of binghamton to get cheaper rates of motels.



according to google maps it is 5 hours 17 minutes or 5 hours 29 minutes ( depending on the route you take) from toronto to binghamton



there is a mall outside of binghamton in johnson city ny http://www.oakdalemall.com/index.aspx

here is a website of the town

http://www.johnsoncityny.org/
Some nice hotel/motels in Colonie (northern Albany), along Wolf Rd. There are a number of restaurants or various price ranges and styles. You are also near the Colonie Center on Wolf Road and Central Ave, and Crossgates Shopping Mall.A good mid-point place to stay overnight while driving to New York City from Toronto?
Even if you're not baseball fan Cooperstown NY is a neat place to spend a night and since you'll be there in the off season you should be able get some really good rates on meals and lodging

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g47529鈥?/a>
I would suck it up and drive far. Woodbury Common is by Exit 16 on the thruway and is a large outlet mall that people come from all over to go to. It is probably past your six hour limit. though.
Stay on the Thruway, in the Hudson Valley there are allot of nice places to sat.
Stay on the Thruway and at Exit 33 Verona go stay at the Turning Stone Casino. Much nicer then anything on Wolf Road
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