Where to stay in New York

The New York skyline is as famous as Central Park or breakfast bagels. Captured in photos many times over, the skyline, changed dramatically since 2001, encapsulates the wealth and strength of a city that knows its own limitations.

Stay in New York

Amongst the crenulated outline, you can make out many of the hotels New York boasts that accommodate the visitors eager to be a part of this exciting city. The hotels New York style can be bold and brassy, flashy or refined. It also depends where you choose to stay in one of the hotels New York has to offer.

In Greenwich village for instance, do not expect any peace if staying in any of the hotels New York has here. Yet if you opt for one of the hotels New York in Manhattan you might even get a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty from your bedroom window.

Just do not expect that level of view in all the hotels New York has. The cheaper hotels New York offers will, at most, provide a comfortable bed that might be a bunk, a shared bathroom and charge extra for breakfast.

Sightseeing in New York

You will need a hearty one full of pancakes and maple syrup topped off with fresh orange juice and a coffee if you are planning on sightseeing all day because there is so much to cover. For poignancy, visit Ground Zero, the site where the World Trade Centre twin towers fell in September 2001 due to a terrorist attack. Gradually the area around it is coming back to life with office space being filled and a memorial dedicated to the thousands who lost their lives.

New York is filled with amazing buildings from the Flatiron building which was the start of the age of skyscrapers in the city to the Empire State, the tallest structure. None of the hotels New York has can rival these for aesthetic lines though they try very hard.

The Rockefeller Centre is like a city within a city and is the world’s biggest privately owned complex. There are no hotels New York style here but there is a skating rink, more than 100 works of art distributed throughout the 19 buildings, a TV studio and Radio City Music Hall which hosts glitzy events for all to enjoy.

A visit to New York would not be complete without a wander round Times Square, which is also the heart of the theatre district. Along with countless bars and restaurants, it is a place heaving with people and traffic in the evening.

Make a reservation

Many of the hotels New York has can be booked in advance or reserved on the day. It is best to track down a tourist information office to see if they can help with booking any one of the hotels New York has on its list.

Before that though, make sure you book your flights through Budgetair South Africa as they can offer great deals to New York. If you also get a great deal on hotels New York is wide open for you to enjoy.