New York hotels

Offering great value in the heart of Manhattans’s Upper West Side, within walking distance of Central Park and Broadway, this hotel and hostel combines classic New York architecture with modern furnishings. For your convenience, a 24-hour reception service and complimentary wi-fi are offered on-site. Rooms offer flat-screen TVs with cable channels and free toiletries.

Dating back to the early 1930s, the Harlem YMCA is a New York landmark, close to many of the neighbourhood’s famous restaurants, sights and nightspots, and a short walk from 4 subway lines. Featuring a fitness centre with a steam room, sauna and indoor swimming pool, and a programme of free group exercise classes, including yoga and Pilates, the hostel also offers free Wi-Fi. Private rooms have single or bunk beds, refrigerators and air conditioning, with shared bathrooms on each floor. Guests staying at a YMCA of Greater NY branch will be charged a required Daily Guest Room Membership fee, which provides each registered guest full access to member amenities.

The Watson Hotel is a modern 4-star hotel just 3 blocks from Central Park and Columbus Circle. Its facilities include breakfast and valet parking (for an added fee), a fitness centre, and a rooftop pool. The stylish rooms feature free wifi, flat-screen TVs, and coffee-makers.

Ideally located in Manhattan’s East Side, the classic Vanderbilt YMCA is within walking distance of Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Grand Central Station, the Chrysler Building and St Patrick’s Cathedral. With a stay at this hostel, you’ll have access to the YMCA’s excellent sports facilities, including 2 indoor pools, gym, steam room and sauna and a selection of exercise classes. Vanderbilt YMCA’s rooms offer single or bunk beds, free wi-fi, cable TV, safe deposit boxes and air conditioning. Guests staying at a YMCA of Greater NY branch will be charged a required Daily Guest Room Membership fee, which provides each registered guest full access to member amenities.

The Royal Park Hotel and Hostel sits in a classically styled building on the Upper West Side, within easy walking distance of Riverside and Central Parks and Broadway. Renovated throughout in a contemporary style, useful on-site features include complimentary wi-fi access and a 24-hour reception, tour and ticket service. All rooms at the Royal Park Hotel and Hostel have flat-screen TVs with cable channels, while private rooms also include en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning.

Formerly the Hotel Lincoln - the world’s largest hotel when it opened in 1928 - the Row NYC Hotel is a contemporary place to stay near Times Square. A Conde Naste Traveller Reader’s Choice award-winner, you can tuck into some of the best dishes from New York’s best restaurants at the City Kitchen - named New York’s best food hall by Zagat, and relax in the District M cafe/bar, Glam&Go salon or Cyc Fitness. The Row NYC Hotel’s rooms all have LCD cable TVs, wi-fi access and private bathrooms.

Sitting in Midtown Manhattan, close to Penn Station Metro stop and just a few blocks from Time Square, this 3-star hotel is perfectly located for both business and pleasure. Dine in two restaurants; an informal trattoria, serving pasta and fine wine and an American diner, serving New York classics. Business guests can use a selection of function suites with capacities up to 700 guests. Art Deco-style rooms have a flatscreen TV with cable channels, complimentary wi-fi and air conditioning.