Anonymous wrote:As I said on another NYC thread, we recently stayed in the Hilton Times Square and loved it. One minute we were in the frenzy and excitement of Times Square, and then the next moment, ah, we were in an oasis of calm. Best of both worlds.

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We recently stayed at the hilton Times Square and loved it . You are staying in the hustle bustle of Times Square but the hotel is incredibly serene and quiet. Liked it much better than marriott marquis

FYI: Marriott Marquis is HUGH - several 1000s of rooms. Always busy and loud but you may like that level of activity.

Central Park.

Our family loves the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel!
It's a few blocks east of Times Square and near Bryant Park.
It's right near the subway.

Marriott Marquis is quite nice and fun for that age and the Crowne Plaza, sort of in between Times Square and Central Park. Kids that age tend to still thrive on Times Square.

We don't stay in Times Square. We go there for a few hours to visit and catch a show, then we like to go back to more quieter parts of the city to decompress from the bustle.

As I said on another NYC thread, we recently stayed in the Hilton Times Square and loved it. One minute we were in the frenzy and excitement of Times Square, and then the next moment, ah, we were in an oasis of calm. Best of both worlds.

We love the Lucerne, near Central Park on the UWS. You can go for a run in the park or walk a few blocks to the Museum of Natural History. There are tons of good, moderately priced neighborhood restaurants. It's easy to hop on a bus or subway, or, if you like to walk, it's not a bad walk at all to Times Square or Lincoln Center.

Central Park. Times Square is some place to visit, not stay!

Take the subway, take a cab or walk.

Central Park

I find Times Square overwhelming with the crowds. I can handle it in small doses, but I like to "get away from it" after a couple hours and a short walk/cab ride/subway ride back to the hotel would help me unwind a bit.

But really, I don't think the distance is a huge deal either way. Public transportation is so easy and manageable in NYC--and we've even found it easy to walk longer distances and make little stops along the way to see things. Our last trip to NYC we stayed in the Battery Park area and visited the Cloisters (the exact opposite end of the island) and didn't really feel like it was too tough to get to (about a 45 minute subway ride)

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The place was literally only 2-3 blocks from the center of Times Square. We felt like real New Yorkers and also saved some money by making breakfast in our tiny ny kitchen (my husband and older son loved walking to get groceries at the corner market where they had to use one of those grabber things to reach up to grab a single roll of toilet paper stacked up above the freezers!

So I highly recommend looking to see if any apts are available as it would make it all the more memorable for your boys. Some of the places even come with a parking space which would save you some serious money!!

Definitely Times Square for that age. They will love it.

We actually went up there a couple of months ago with our two boys who are a little younger (2.5 and 3mos) and we actually rented an apt on home away. Since we wanted a hotel with a suite, it ended up being about the same price. The

Times Square for sure.

Times Square for those ages.

Which area would you stay in?
It's DH and I and and two boys 12 and 14.