New York Hotels - Choosing Your Hotel Location

Whether it's your first time to New York or yourVillage and the Lower East Side are more residential
fiftieth, you'll never tire of what this city has to offer!but also popular for their bars, clubs and restaurants.
There's always a new show to see or a new sight toNo matter where you stay in Manhattan, you won't
explore. In fact, there is so much to see and do inbe far from a subway station, so you'll have no
this city, that it is literally impossible to seehassle getting around. However staying in this central
everything. You might just have to come back againlocation comes at a price. Manhattan hotels tend to
- at least you will want to, as NYC is a city that willhave the most expensive hotel rooms you're likely to
capture and mesmerise you from the moment youcome across. Hotel rooms are really small (especially
land until the moment you depart.around Times Square!) compared to other cities, buy
Now onto the important stuff - booking your hotel. Ifhey, you are in NYC, how much time will you really
you're not lucky enough to have family or friends inspend in your hotel room!?
NYC you can bunk in with, you'll have to findNew York hotels outside Manhattan
accommodation. New York hotels are the mostIf you do want to stretch your Dollar a bit further,
popular accommodation in the city. As one of thethen there are other options. Consider staying in a
most visited cities in the world, New York hotels areNew York hotel outside of Manhattan. Four other
always in high demand and can be very expensive,boroughs namely; Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and
especially if you choose to stay in the city centre.Staten Island together with Manhattan make up New
New York hotels in ManhattanYork City and have excellent transport connections
Manhattan is the heart of NYC. It is actually an islandto Manhattan.
on the Hudson River and this is where you'll find allBrooklyn is one of the most popular boroughs to
the city's top sights, shopping, theatres, nightlife -stay in. It's very well connected to NYC by subway
pretty much everything that New York has to offerand has tonnes of hotels, which may be more
can be found in Manhattan.affordable. Brooklyn could actually be a city in its own
Manhattan is huge and has several districts and theright and is one of the most populous boroughs in
elongated island is divided into three main ones -NYC.
Uptown, Downtown and Midtown.The Queens borough is in fact the geographical heart
As the name suggests Midtown occupies the middleof NYC and home to two major airports - JFK
stretch of the island and is divided up further into: theInternational Airport and La Guardia Airport. It is the
Theatre District (home of Broadway, Times Square,most ethnic and diverse part of the city and has a
Hell's Kitchen, Madison Square Gardens), Midtown Eastgenuine laid back and relaxed appeal about it.
(location of Empire State Building and Grand CentralThe Bronx is located north of Manhattan and is the
Station), and the Chelsea Garment District andonly NY borough located on mainland America! Like
Gramercy.the other boroughs, it is very well connected to the
Uptown Manhattan is considered anything north ofcity centre via the subway and the Metro North
59th Street. (To go "Uptown" in NY, is to go "north").trains. The Bronx has a character and charm all of its
Upper Manhattan is made up of the Upper East Side,own and has pockets of Dominican, Mexican, Puerto
the Upper West Side, Harlem, Roosevelt Island andRican and Irish neighbourhoods. Yankee Stadium, the
Central Park.Bronx Zoo, Woodlawn Cemetery and the New York
Downtown Manhattan is considered to be anythingBotanical Gardens are located here.
located south of 14th Street. (If you are goingStaten Island is the most suburban of all the
"Downtown" in NY, remember you are going south).boroughs and is a pleasant passenger ferry ride from
Downtown Manhattan is probably one of the mostManhattan. Staten Island may be a good choice for
popular hotel locations along with Midtown Manhattan.you if you're arriving or departing from nearby
It is made up of the districts: Lower Manhattan - theNewark Airport.
very southern tip of Manhattan. This district is homeThe best advice on booking hotels in New York is to
to Wall Street, Ground Zero, South Street Seaportbook early. By doing so, you may get a nice
and Battery Park where you can catch a ferry toManhattan hotel at a good price. Also try to avoid
the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.busy times in the city, like the NYC Marathon, 4th
Just north of Lower Manhattan you'll find the trendyJuly, Thanksgiving and New Years Eve when hotel
Tribeca District and the bustling Chinatown district.rooms tend to skyrocket.
Soho can be found north of Canal Street and is aHope you find the perfect New York hotel for your
fantastic shopping destination. Greenwich Village, Eaststay.