KendraM

Hi there. I am going to NY over Christmas with my husband and 10 year old daughter. Everyone was so helpful with itineraries, I was wondering if you could take a look at mine? Any help would be appreciated!

December 20, Wednesday
1:30 pm Arrive @ LGA
3:30 pm Arrive/Check-in @ St. Regis
4:30-5:30 pm Top of the Rock
5:30-7:00 pm Rockefeller Center Christmas Holiday Tour
8:00 pm Dinner @ Ellen's Stardust Diner 212-956-5151
After Dinner Bryant Park Holiday Mart

December 21, Thursday - Lower Manhattan
8:00 am- 1:00 pm
Staten Island Ferry, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Lunch
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Wall Street, Federal Reserve, Ground Zero,
Century 21 Shopping
8:00 pm - Phantom of the Opera

December 22, Friday - Midtown
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UN, Grand Central Station Tour and Light Show
Lunch @ GCS
12:00 - 5:00 pm Explore Greenwich Village, Soho
7:00 - 10:00 pm Dinner and Ice Skating at Rock

December 23, Saturday
9:00 - 10:00 am St. Patrick's Cathedral
10:00 am - 3:00 pm ??NEED IDEAS??
5:00 pm - How the Grinch Stole Christmas

December 24, Sunday
8:30 - 10:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am - 4:30 pm Natural History Museum, Lunch and Hayden Planetarium
6:00 -7:00 pm Spa @ Hotel

December 25, Monday Christmas
Room Service Breakfast/Open Presents
Central Park Walk
Brooklyn Bridge Walk
Movie: The Nativity
Dinner @ Shun Lee?

December 26, Tuesday
12:00 pm Pickup@ Hotel
Depart at 2:10 pm

I'm also looking for dining ideas. Tks!

GoTravel

My three faves for dinner are:

Daniel
Gramercy Tavern
Babbo

Less expensive

Sala
I Coppi
Gnocci Cafe

Your itinerary looks fantastic. Can I tag along? The St.Regis is one of my most favorite hotels in the world.

GoTravel

PS The St. Regis is where Guiliani shacked up with Judith Nathan when he was having his affair with her.

ellenem

I would stay downtown for dinner on Friday, your Village/Soho day. So many good options on those days.

Then you could go uptown for ice skating afterward or save the ice skating for early Saturday when you plan to be right there at St Patricks already).

Or skip Rock Center skating altogether and go skating a Wollman Rink in Central Park on Saturday morning--it's just inside the south end of the park not far from 5th Ave. There'll be plenty of Central Park left for your walk on Christmas.

ellenem

Yikes--I meant

I would stay downtown for dinner on Friday, your Village/Soho day. So many good options in those areas.

KendraM

lol Ellen. I knew what you ment. Thanks for the skating recommendation. I moved it to Saturday. We are going to go to Babbo's on Friday (thanks gotravel)! I'm trying to find a good place for dinner on Christmas. So far Shun Lee and B Smith are open and look good. Any other recommendations?