New York City Holidays

Broadway lights, Central Park mornings, yellow cabs and a skyline you already know by heart even if you've never visited before: this is the big one. It's the city-centre heart of our New York holidays, with hotels right in the thick of it.

Highlights of staying in Central New York City

• Wake up in the middle of it - Stay central and Times Square, Broadway and Fifth Avenue are a stroll from your lobby, not a commute

• Central Park on your doorstep - Morning runs, rowing boats and pretzel carts in 340 hectares of green, bigger than the whole of Monaco

• Broadway nights - Catch a blockbuster musical then walk home through the neon with the post-show crowd

• Skyline icons - The Empire State Building, Top of the Rock and the One World Observatory are all a subway hop apart

• Shopping and bagels - Fifth Avenue flagships, SoHo boutiques, dollar-slice pizza and the best bagels on the planet between them

Good to Know

• ☀️ Weather - Four proper seasons: warm 25-30°C summers, crisp golden autumns, snow-dusted festive winters and mild springs, so pack for the season you pick

• 💰 Money - A dollar-slice of pizza is £3-£4 / €3.50-€4.50, a casual sit-down meal runs £20-£35 / €23-€41, and a pint is £7-£9 / €8-€10. Tip 18-20% in restaurants, and most central hotels add a nightly destination fee at check-in

• 🏛 Fun Fact - Central Park is bigger than the entire country of Monaco, and its residents include raccoons, red-tailed hawks and a lot of very confident squirrels

🏨 Hotels

New York City hotels range from fairytale icons to smart money-savvy bases, and nearly all of our picks sit in the middle of Manhattan. Package your hotel with flights and the whole trip is sorted in one booking. See all hotels in New York City or browse our top picks below...

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What are the best family hotels in New York City?

• Hotel Belleclaire is a landmark 1903 beaux-arts beauty on the Upper West Side, two blocks from Central Park and practically next door to the Natural History Museum. Mark Twain once lived here, which settles any bedtime-story arguments.

• Riu Plaza New York Times Square is the modern, easy option: big bright rooms, a huge breakfast spread and Times Square two minutes away.

• Belvedere Hotel has been hosting Theatre District stays since 1928, and many rooms come with kitchenettes, a quiet superpower for families who'd rather not buy four breakfasts every morning.

💑 What are the best hotels in New York City for couples?

• The Plaza Hotel needs no introduction: the Home Alone 2 icon at the corner of Central Park, all gilded ceilings, white-glove service and afternoon tea at The Palm Court. Once-in-a-lifetime stuff.

• Hard Rock Hotel New York City Times Square is the glossy newer arrival, with music memorabilia in the lobby and a rooftop bar made for skyline cocktails.

• Hotel Edison is a 1931 art deco time capsule just off Times Square, with a lobby straight out of a jazz-age film and Broadway theatres on every side.

💰 What are the best value hotels in New York City?

• New Yorker, A Lotte Hotel sits under the most famous neon sign in the city, steps from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. Nikola Tesla lived here for a decade, so the place has stories.

• Ameritania Hotel parks you beside the Ed Sullivan Theater with boutique styling at a keep-the-change price for this postcode.

• Belvedere Hotel earns a second look for value hunters too: those in-room kitchenettes and a Theatre District address add up to serious savings over a week.

👉 All hotels in New York City

More Destinations

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• Boston - The revolutionary city: Freedom Trail history, Fenway Park and world-beating lobster rolls in one walkable harbourside package

• Las Vegas - Mega-resorts, world-famous shows, poolside days and the Grand Canyon on a day trip; nowhere does spectacle like Vegas

• Orlando - The theme park capital of the world, where Disney, Universal and year-round sunshine make it the ultimate family blowout

• Miami - Art deco glamour, Cuban flavour and golden sand right against the city, with Latin nightlife that goes till sunrise