Suggestions for a neighborhood for out of state friends to stay in?

[Anonymous]

They are from the Midwest and have been to NYC but not in awhile. They’ve been to Central Park and other common highlights.

Any ideas? I need to keep a running list of this sort of thing for visitors.

[Anonymous]

Hoboken

[Anonymous]

Honestly Midtown East is boring but easy, lots of big chain hotels, close to most of the stuff visitors are interested in, easy transit access... New York is plenty exciting wherever you stay, and you really don't need to shell out for a $900/night postage stamp in the East Village with an unenclosed bathroom unless you have a specific reason to want that.

[Anonymous]

UES, UWS, Tribeca, or the Village if they want a less touristy, more neighborhood-y experience with easy access to the subway, museums, restaurants, parks. Otherwise, midtown somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly Midtown East is boring but easy, lots of big chain hotels, close to most of the stuff visitors are interested in, easy transit access... New York is plenty exciting wherever you stay, and you really don't need to shell out for a $900/night postage stamp in the East Village with an unenclosed bathroom unless you have a specific reason to want that.

Op. I think they’ve stayed there before and want more of a NYC neighborhood. They’ve seen Central Park and museums

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UES, UWS, Tribeca, or the Village if they want a less touristy, more neighborhood-y experience with easy access to the subway, museums, restaurants, parks. Otherwise, midtown somewhere.

I think tribeca or the village could be cute. Midtown is so boring. Fine for a first time visit but I wouldn’t want to send them there

[Anonymous]

I like the Financial District because it's affordable but there is stuff to do there like Fraunces Tavern, old New York, boats to Ellis/Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, WTC Memorial, some festivals.

I liked the Hotel Indigo Trinity Place. It had a rolling barn door for the bathroom but I don't think it was glass.

I've thought about staying in Brooklyn to begin to explore there but haven't convinced family to agree yet.

[Anonymous]

Budget? What activities would they be doing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like the Financial District because it's affordable but there is stuff to do there like Fraunces Tavern, old New York, boats to Ellis/Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, WTC Memorial, some festivals.

I liked the Hotel Indigo Trinity Place. It had a rolling barn door for the bathroom but I don't think it was glass.

I've thought about staying in Brooklyn to begin to explore there but haven't convinced family to agree yet.

Fidi would be cute. Stone street is fun too. Dumbo is great.

I live in NYC and would never send someone to midtown unless it was for a business adjacent visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the Financial District because it's affordable but there is stuff to do there like Fraunces Tavern, old New York, boats to Ellis/Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, WTC Memorial, some festivals.

I liked the Hotel Indigo Trinity Place. It had a rolling barn door for the bathroom but I don't think it was glass.

I've thought about staying in Brooklyn to begin to explore there but haven't convinced family to agree yet.

Fidi would be cute. Stone street is fun too. Dumbo is great.

I live in NYC and would never send someone to midtown unless it was for a business adjacent visit.

Stone Street is the B&T happy hour crowd. Definitely better than midtown but not much. It is passable in nice weather as it is good to sit outside. Wouldn't go there otherwise (I worked in the area for a number of years). But that area as a place to stay in general is fine as it is less chaotic than midtown but has easy access to all subway lines. But it depends on what they want to do.

[Anonymous]

Staying in chelsea by the high line could be fun for an out-of-towner: lots of restaurants and interesting architecture, great shopping, galleries, and museums. I live on the UWS and think it’s the it’s mecca pretty much, though maybe not the best place to come if you’re just visiting. FIDI is boring, though. I wouldn’t want to stay there. Maybe on the southwestern part of the ues, where the museums, galleries, and the zoo are. But midtown is obviously the easiest, most convenient place to stay, especially by GCT.

[Anonymous]

What are the differences in the "vibe"/culture in the UES neighborhoods e.g. yorkville, carneige hill, etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the differences in the "vibe"/culture in the UES neighborhoods e.g. yorkville, carneige hill, etc?

For a hotel stay? You're better off near the park and the museums, or maybe in the Lenox Hill area. Yorkville and Carnegie Hill are residential (with the latter being more affluent).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the differences in the "vibe"/culture in the UES neighborhoods e.g. yorkville, carneige hill, etc?

For a hotel stay? You're better off near the park and the museums, or maybe in the Lenox Hill area. Yorkville and Carnegie Hill are residential (with the latter being more affluent).

There aren't even a lot of hotels in those neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the Financial District because it's affordable but there is stuff to do there like Fraunces Tavern, old New York, boats to Ellis/Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, WTC Memorial, some festivals.

I liked the Hotel Indigo Trinity Place. It had a rolling barn door for the bathroom but I don't think it was glass.

I've thought about staying in Brooklyn to begin to explore there but haven't convinced family to agree yet.

Fidi would be cute. Stone street is fun too. Dumbo is great.

I live in NYC and would never send someone to midtown unless it was for a business adjacent visit.

Stone Street is the B&T happy hour crowd. Definitely better than midtown but not much. It is passable in nice weather as it is good to sit outside. Wouldn't go there otherwise (I worked in the area for a number of years). But that area as a place to stay in general is fine as it is less chaotic than midtown but has easy access to all subway lines. But it depends on what they want to do.

Stone street is not the ‘B and T happy hour’ place. What in the world 30 year old tropes are you pulling out? You probably haven’t lived in NYC proper for years if you think that or use terminology like that. You just dated yourself.

Downtown is typically more fun. Brooklyn is much more fun but can be more overwhelming to navigate as a tourist. And midtown is a total snooze.
Unless you’re a first time tourist who just wants to see the park and go to a museum or two, there is no reason to stay there. It’s not a real neighborhood