The thrilling sights of New York City don’t have to come to an end when visitors retire to their hotel room. By booking a room with a view or in a hotel with a rooftop lounge or restaurant, guests can be privy to spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the dazzling light show that is New York City, or a bird’s eye-view of the most famous skyline in the world. Here are some tips to finding a hotel with the right view for you:
Downtown and the Harbor
With the growth of development downtown, a number of hotels have sprouted up that afford guests magnificent vistas of New York Harbor and the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan. The New York Marriott Downtown near Wall Street features rooms with views of the Statue of Liberty, the harbor or Wall Street. The W New York-Downtown’s Spectacular Rooms have views of the Financial District, 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) and the World Trade Memorial Site; a Cool Corner Room offers panoramic views from different angles. With striking views over New York Harbor, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park offers guests luxury and a prime location near Battery Park (as well as telescopes in some rooms and suites).
Cityscapes
Dozens of hotels in the city disprove the notion that you can’t see the forest from the trees. Trump SoHo New York and the new Nolitan Hotel offer the perspective of looking uptown from their downtown guest rooms with full-length windows. Most hotels in or near Times Square provide an in-room show for guests with the bright lights of Broadway, while the Marriott Marquis’ famous rooftop revolving restaurant and bar gives guests and diners a 360-degree view of the city from 48 stories up. The city’s tallest hotel, the Four Seasons, offers five-star luxury and spectacular scenery.
Central Park
For many visitors to New York--and New Yorkers on a romantic getaway weekend--a room with a view of the park is the ultimate in luxury. Among hotels with the best views of Central Park (which come at a hefty price) are such classics as The Pierre, a Taj Hotel; the Jumeirah Essex House; and The Plaza, as well as newer luxury properties such as the Mandarin Oriental and Trump International.
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