ozziegt

We are going to be honeymooning in NYC for 4 nights in July and I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best area for a honeymooning couple to stay? We are booking through priceline so I am basically wondering which zone is the best. The zones are lower, manhattan, midtown south, midtown west, midtown east, upper midtown (central park south), upper east side and upper west side.

Here is a map of the zones:
http://tinyurl.com/249hu

Thanks a bunch.

Ryan

It really depends on your preference in terms of more intimate neighborhood feel versus impersonal business district.

In general, NY is fairly easily to get around in and unlike many other locations, sites of interest to tourists aren't not in one central area. Great restaurants can be found in many neighborhoods and the subway system has good coverage. Getting from say the downtown financial district to the Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side can take about 20 minutes, or less.

That said, if you can get a hotel overlooking Central Park or a great view of say the Empire State Building, then take that over a non-descript block.

As I said, the preference really depends what specific hotels might be and your idea of the neighborhood feel.

ozziegt

Well since I am going through priceline we can't really choose the particular hotel or room, so a view isn't gauranteed. Which is why I am wondering which is the more romantic area. We are looking for some place quiet, romantic and realaxing. Being near central park is appealing because we can just go out to the park to walk around at any time we want...but I wasn't sure if this area has romantic hotels, or which area to stay because there are 3 zones around the park!

To answer your question, I guess I would like some place that is quiet and romantic, and I think a neighborhood feel would be preferred over the business district...

ozziegt

Here is a listing of various hotels in each zone if it helps (it's kind of long!):

LOWER MANHATTAN
4 Star
-Embassy Suites
-60 Thompson
-Tribeca Grand
-Soho Grand
-Millennium Hilton

MIDTOWN SOUTH

4 Star
-Morgans Hotel
3 Star
-Shelburne Murray Hill
-Dumont Plaza
-Avalon Hotel
-Clarion Hotel
-Sheraton Russell
-Park South Hotel
-Jolly Hotel Madison Towers
-Eastgate Tower Suite Hotel
-Hotel Metro

MIDTOWN WEST
4 Star
-Hilton and Towers
-Marriott New York Marquis
-Renaissance New York
-Millennium Broadway
-City Club Hotel
-Hilton Times Square
-Westin Times Square
-Sofitel New York
-The Muse

3 Star
-Paramount Hotel
-Doubletree Guest Suites
-Novotel
-Sheraton Manhattan
-Sheraton Hotel and Towers
-The Algonquin
-The Mansfield
-The Belvedere
-Warwick Hotel
-The Shoreham
-Club Quarters Midtown

MIDTOWN EAST

5 Star
-The Waldorf Towers

4 Star
-W New York
-Waldorf Astoria (managed by Hilton)
-Intercontinental The Barclay New York
-Millennium UN New York Plaza (formerly a Regal Hotel)
-Grand Hyatt New York
-Omni Berkshire Place

3 Star
-Radisson East Side
-Roosevelt Hotel
-Crowne Plaza at the United Nations
-Marriott East Side
-Roger Smith Hotel (may have been downgraded as it does not merit a 3* rating; no full service restaurant)
-Beekman Tower

UPPER MIDTOWN - CENTRAL PARK SOUTH

4 Star
-Westin Essex House
-Intercontinental Central Park South
-LeParkerMeridien
-Drake Swissotel
-The Regency, a Loews Hotel

3 Star
-Hudson
-Park Central

UPPER EAST SIDE

4 Star
-The Stanhope, A Park Hyatt

nytraveler

I would go for either the upper east side - a residential neighborhood with many of the major museums - and the Stanhope faces the Park. Or Central Park South - which is a mix of business, retaurants, arts, shopping etc. - a good neighborhood but I can't comment on all of the hotels.

Robinsen

ozziegt,

I would say that the most romantic area would be Central Park South. If you could get a room facing the park that would be awesome. I also like midtown east, which is a little quieter than midtown west, but still is close to the action. Last on the list I would consider is Lower Manhattan. The downtown area bascially shuts down after 6 PM on weekedays and the weekends are very quiet. It's promarily a business district, so it will be tough to find restaurants open during evenings and weekends. I do like SoHo, and it is walking distance to Little Italy and Chinatown as well.