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New York

New York City, the most populous city in the United States, serves as a global hub for business and culture. For frequent-flyer hotel travelers, Manhattan remains the primary base due to its high density of major hotel brands and proximity to key business districts and attractions. Staying in Manhattan offers unparalleled access to public transportation and walkable neighborhoods. Travelers seeking alternative experiences may consider Brooklyn or Queens, which offer distinct local flavors and often more competitive rates, though with longer transit times to central Manhattan. The city's vast geography requires strategic hotel selection to minimize commute times.

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Best time to visit

☀️ Best months: May–Jun, Aug

Jan6° / -2°💧123mm
Feb8° / -2°💧70mm
Mar11° / 1°💧107mm
Apr16° / 7°💧148mm
May21° / 11°💧78mm
Jun26° / 16°💧84mm
Jul31° / 21°💧129mm
Aug29° / 20°💧99mm
Sep25° / 16°💧161mm
Oct18° / 10°💧215mm
Nov12° / 4°💧72mm
Dec8° / 0°💧166mm

High/low are monthly means, 💧 is mean monthly precipitation (2022–23, Open-Meteo); green = comfortable & drier.

Where to stay

Midtown Manhattan

Central, busy, sights and transit hubs

Good for First-timers, business, short stays

Lower Manhattan / Financial District

Historic, waterfront, quieter at night

Good for Business, couples, Statue of Liberty trips

Chelsea / Flatiron

Galleries, dining, walkable west side

Good for Dining, nightlife, design lovers

Upper West Side

Residential, leafy, near parks and museums

Good for Families, quiet stays, longer visits

Williamsburg

Brooklyn creative scene, bars and views

Good for Nightlife, repeat visitors, younger travelers

Long Island City

High-rise Queens base, quick subway to Midtown

Good for Value, skyline views, practical stays

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Getting there & around

From the airport

JFK: take AirTrain to Jamaica, then LIRR to Penn Station or Grand Central for Midtown in about 35-50 min, or AirTrain plus subway E/J/Z or A in about 60-75 min; taxi/rideshare is often 45-90+ min. LaGuardia: no subway at terminals; use the free Q70 to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave/74 St-Broadway or Woodside, then subway/LIRR, usually 45-70 min to Midtown; M60 SBS is useful for Upper Manhattan; taxi is often 25-60+ min. Newark: NJ Transit from Newark Airport Rail Station to New York Penn with AirTrain/shuttle connection is usually about 45-60 min; note weekday AirTrain-to-rail-station shuttle substitutions may apply 5 a.m.-3 p.m. Taxi/rideshare to Manhattan is often 35-90+ min depending on tunnel traffic.

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Around the city

Use the MTA subway and local buses for most trips. Tourists should use OMNY: tap the same contactless card, phone, watch, or OMNY card each ride; subway/local bus fare is about $3 and weekly fare capping applies when you use the same payment method. The subway runs 24/7, but late-night and weekend service changes are common, so check live directions before entering. Pay attention to uptown/downtown platforms and express vs local trains. PATH, NJ Transit, LIRR, Metro-North, ferries, and AirTrain are separate systems/fares.

🚆 Pennsylvania Station🚆 Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal🚆 34th Street – Herald Square🚆 Grand Central – 42nd Street🚆 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue🚆 47th–50th Streets – Rockefeller Center🚆 33rd Street🚆 49th Street

As of 2026-06-20 — confirm current schedules/fares with the operator.

Loyalty program coverage

Before choosing where to stay

Where to Base

Midtown and Lower Manhattan are ideal for business travelers due to their proximity to major corporate offices and transit hubs. Upper Manhattan offers a quieter atmosphere suitable for leisure. Areas near the Brooklyn Bridge provide unique city views and easy subway access, balancing convenience with a local vibe.

Getting Around

The extensive subway network covers most major hotel areas, making it a reliable option. Walking is an effective way to explore Manhattan neighborhoods. While taxis and ride-sharing services are readily available, heavy traffic during peak hours can cause significant delays, so travelers should allow extra time for commutes.

Loyalty Program Footprint

New York features a wide footprint of all major international hotel groups, ranging from luxury brands to select-service properties. Frequent flyers can leverage points for stays in core Manhattan areas. Early booking is recommended to secure preferred room types and rates, given the high demand and limited inventory in prime locations.

Best Season

Spring and autumn offer pleasant weather, ideal for outdoor activities and city exploration. Summers are hot and humid but feature numerous festivals and events. Winters are cold, yet the holiday season and New Year's celebrations create a vibrant atmosphere, making it a great time to experience the city's cultural events.

Nearby attractions

Empire State Building

Empire State Building

Landmark501 m

skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA

Times Square

Times Square

Landmark540 m

neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States

Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art

Museum1.2 km

art museum in Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States

Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

Landmark609 m

railway terminal in New York City

Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center

Landmark787 m

mixed-use building complex in New York City, New York, USA

St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Worship941 m

cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum3.5 km

art museum in New York City, United States

Central Park

Central Park

Park3.7 km

public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

Historic2.6 km

neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall

Culture893 m

concert hall and music venue in New York City, United States

American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History

Museum3.2 km

natural history museum in Manhattan, New York

Fifth Avenue

Fifth Avenue

Landmark2.8 km

north-south avenue in Manhattan, New York

Dining

Sushi Sho

Restaurant★★★ Michelin$$$$307 m

In the shadow of the New York Public Library, Chef Keiji Nakazawa exemplifies mastery of the highest order. His omakase is utterly unique. The progression ebbs and flows with a dazzling variety of fish, shellfish, vegetables and more; applying an extensive use of fermentation techniques first developed in Japan. Reverent, while also honoring flexibility and evolution, the chef and team are constantly honing their craft.The setting is its own marvel and features a Hinoki counter flanked by towering ice boxes fronted with carved wood doors, while all around, the kitchen and service teams work in

Gabriel Kreuther

Restaurant★★ Michelin$$$$244 m

At the base of the Grace building on the edge of Bryant Park, this cavernous restaurant is dressed in luxury from top to bottom. A large bar welcomes a boisterous after-work crowd, while the spacious dining room is a work of cream-colored banquettes, fine art and sparkling cutlery. Alsatian-born Chef Gabriel Kreuther cooks with a global sensibility rooted in excellent French technique. Warm kugelhopf with chive fromage blanc as well as the smoked sturgeon and sauerkraut tart are indulgent, gratifying classics, while bass with wax bean ragout and mussels celebrates the seasons. An old-school ch

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Le Bernardin

Restaurant★★★ MichelinWorld's 50 Best #13La Liste 99.5$$$$992 m

Well-heeled patrons continue to hold court in this iconic Midtown restaurant led by the ever-gracious Chef Eric Ripert. Truly, this is the moment to dress up, as diamond necklaces and finely pressed suits fill the kinetic dining room night after night. Seafood has long been the calling card of a kitchen that offers a sizeable à la carte menu and doesn’t force guests into lengthy tasting experiences. Salmon with horseradish emulsion alongside the signature yellowfin tuna pounded thin and laid over toasted baguette smeared with foie gras speaks to a quietly sophisticated, confident style ground

🕐 Mo-Th 12:00-14:30, 17:15-22:30; Fr 12:00-14:30, 17:15-23:00; Sa 17:15-23:00

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Eleven Madison Park

Restaurant★★★ Michelin$$$$Vegan1.3 km

Chef Daniel Humm presides over this temple of modern elegance with a zealous dedication to masterful precision. Nothing is out of place and everything is custom made, from the staff’s suits to the handblown water vases. The menu’s plant-based creations are a bold vision of luxury dining and elevates the concept to unparalleled heights. The freshly baked, delicately crisped vegan roll presented with faux butter is a magical creation. A quenelle of tonburi, mimicking caviar, plated with horseradish cream and accompanied by a radish tostada with a swipe of pumpkin seed butter is simply stunning.

🕐 Mo-We 17:30-22:00; Th-Su 12:00-13:00, 17:30-22:00

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Joo Ok

Restaurant★★ Michelin$$$$615 m

In the beating heart of Koreatown, take a freight elevator up 16 stories to find this elegantly appointed retreat. Echoing a traditional Korean home, guests are welcomed with snacks and drinks before being escorted to the dining room, where a minimalist design is juxtaposed with views of the Manhattan skyline. Chef Chang-ho Shin offers a Korean tasting menu that feels both traditional and contemporary and exudes calm, collected refinement. A deconstructed pheasant mandu with foie gras and morels is a remarkable feat while spotted prawn and geoduck clam is dressed with vivid green perilla oil m

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Atomix

Restaurant★★ MichelinWorld's 50 Best #6$$$$952 m

Chef Junghyun Park and his wife Ellia are global ambassadors for contemporary Korean cooking, but all roads lead back to their Murray Hill brownstone. Sporting dark finishes and soothing earth tones, the room unfolds into a chic bar and subterranean dining counter that is as warm and as inviting as the servers. This is one of the city’s most coveted reservations – and for good reason. Black banana is topped with monkfish liver, puffed buckwheat and perilla leaves, while langoustine from Norway is grilled, then set over truffle gel and honey nut squash foam. The menu is ever evolving, but the t

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Per Se

Restaurant★★★ Michelin$$$$1.7 km

An experience at Thomas Keller’s Per Se is one to be savored, recounted and remembered. In a city where space itself is a luxury, the dining room is impressively scaled, offering both stellar views of Central Park as well as precious privacy from table to table. As for the cooking, the French kitchen closely aligns itself with the seasons, sourcing best-in-class product and preparing them with razor-sharp refinement. Signatures like “Oysters and Pearls” or the grand dessert finale are reliable, thrilling bookends. What happens in between is a mature study in confidence and class. An effortless

🕐 Mo-Su 17:30-22:00; Fr-Su 11:30-13:30

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Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

Restaurant★★ Michelin$$$$1.1 km

This famed address hidden in the back corner of a Hell’s Kitchen grocery store has entered a new era under Chefs Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins. The room is a box of luxury and sparkles as bright as ever under the spotlights, with most guests seated at a glossy walnut counter that wraps around a brigade of cooks who have nowhere to hide. The team works quickly, sending out a volley of delicate tarts and bites that showcase skill and refinement. Highlights have included a nicely crisped duck breast with foie gras and desserts like Fujisan bread accompanied by coconut sorbet. All the while, an e

🕐 Tu-Th 18:00-19:30; Fr, Sa 17:30-22:00

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