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Excellent advice above. I've tried most of the places in and around KP, GN, LGA and other LI locations.
I've stayed at The Andrew a few times. Mostly OK, but pricey, no business center, fitness center or other amenities. They also charged me for minibar items I did not eat or drink, AFTER I had checked out. I just happened to be reviewing my corporate card the next day. Took me several phone calls to straighten it out. And, that fancy mineral water on the desk - it's $$$.
I'm at KP 5-6 times a year on business. Since I come up from Maryland and leave early AM to head home, I usually stay in Garden City/Westbury on LI, right off the Meadowbrook Parkway, Exit 1, Old Country Road. Depending on time of day during the work week, it's about 30 minutes north on Meadowbrook to Northern to LIE westbound and off at Lakeview exit to GN and KP.
There are plenty of business properties in that area: Hampton Inn on 1 North Ave. (only 2 years old, with a pool, free business center, free hi speed internet, Hilton property, my current fave), Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn, Wingate Inn off Meadowbrook Exit 3 (Wyndham chain), Uniondale Marriott (free full-size health club and large pool on ground floor) and others. This area also has the large Roosevelt Field Mall (Nordstrom's, Bloomies), a discount outlet area, 2 movie theater complexes (one 2 blocks from the Hampton), Cheesecake Factory, PF Chang's, California Pizza Kitchen and other major chains, as well as some fine NY delis, local Italian places, bagel places, some 24-hour diners, donuts, you name it. I think I've just given away everything I like to do when traveling on business...