Can you help choose an area of New York City to stay in?

Question

I'm gonna use Hotwire.com to book my NYC vacation. I've used this site before so I know how it works, but I've never been to NYC. Which neighborhood should I choose to get my hotel: MIDTOWN EAST, TIMES SQUARE THEATRE DISTRICT, MIDTOWN CENTRAL DISTRICT, OR CENTRAL PARK AREA? I'm travelling with my wife and two young kids, and I want to be close to a lot of different attractions hopefully.

Answer 1

you need to be near subways which eliminates anything on the East Side- 5th Avenue divides east and west addresses there are no north and south addresses. Times Square isn't the "adult friendly "place it used to be so That's OK .Avoid anything with a 10th avenue address. There is a Days Inn on 94th And Broadway while i haven't used it But I know the neighborhood and it's OK . good access to public transportation and the greatest food store in America -Zabars -is 14 blocks south . 20 blocks to a mile uptown 5 blocks to a mile cross town. Have fun

Answer 2

Since you have children, I urge you to stay at a hotel near Central Park where you can have so much fun and take breaks from sightseeing. There are wonderful Playgrounds, some with sprinklers, the Zoo, Carousel. So this would mean a hotel on/near Central Park South/Midtown West, Central Park West/ Westside. Transportation should be good as well.


Here are some ideas of what you can do. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Answer 3

Times Square...
Central Park Area is too vague... since the park stretches from 59th St to 110thst and between 5th ave and 9thave

Answer 4

Times Square. It have a lot of good shows

Answer 5

I suggest times square. It's in the middle of EVERYTHING. It's also close to the subway lines. Expensive, but in the middle of it all. The Marriott is directly in Times Square.

Answer 6

Central Park is best.

Answer 7

get the closest hotel to times square

Answer 8

in case you shut to Penn Station, you've the recent Yorker inn, positioned on thirty fourth street and eighth street. in case you shut to Grand critical, you've the Grand Hyatt, positioned on forty second street, proper next to Grand critical and the ny Helmsley inn, it really is positioned at forty second street between 2d and third street. i desire this ideas is amazingly powerful. reliable success

Answer 9

west egg

Answer 10

centeal park area,,,,,,restaurants