Best Location in NYC?
Jul 24th, 2002, 11:19 PM
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Best Location in NYC?
I'm trying to plan a trip to NYC this Sept. Been to NY once in Feb for quick weekend trip. Stayed at the Hotel Avalon. Walked thru some of Central Park, Little Italy, Chinatown and Financial district but mostly stayed on the East side. Should I look at hotels on the Upper East & West sides? Any other locations?
Jul 25th, 2002, 03:35 AM
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You can check for what is going on in Central Park at
http://www.centralparknyc.org
http://www.centralparknyc.org
Jul 25th, 2002, 03:35 AM
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Jul 25th, 2002, 10:19 AM
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What do you want to do while you are here? I would stay on the Upper East Side only if I wanted to be close to museums and some particular fancy restaurants--though in truth I think most famous new places are downtown. Or if some some reason I wanted to experience that neighborhood.
Upper West Side--if I wanted to go to Lincoln Center at night and walk home to the hotel. Or walk in Riverside Park.
Otherwise I think a visitor is better off in midtown--to me the main thing is to be able to get home easily at the end of the evening, and if that's at the theatre, a hotel in the east or west 30s (west 30s actually not nice), 40s, or 50s means you can walk home.
Upper West Side--if I wanted to go to Lincoln Center at night and walk home to the hotel. Or walk in Riverside Park.
Otherwise I think a visitor is better off in midtown--to me the main thing is to be able to get home easily at the end of the evening, and if that's at the theatre, a hotel in the east or west 30s (west 30s actually not nice), 40s, or 50s means you can walk home.
Jul 26th, 2002, 08:57 AM
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You might consider the Hotel Lucerne, at West 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. It is within walking distance of Central Park and the American Museum of Natural History. Broadway in that vicinity has a very pleasant neighborhood feel-- you are not far from Lincoln Center, either. If you were to take in a show, you'd be a short ride uptown from Times Square on the 1 or the 9 train (to 79th Street). Alternatively, you could take a quick cab ride.
