Want an NYC stay close to the city’s top-spots, but think Manhattan’s too pricey? Think again: we’ve picked ten great-value budget hotels that are all close to famous New York landmarks.
See below for our ten favourite cheap hotels in New York, each with their nearest sights listed…
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LES local Laurie DePrete gives us the guide to Manhattan’s hipster ‘hood…
So often tourists overlook the Lower East Side on their trip to Manhattan. While it’s admittedly a bit farther away from popular attractions and hotels found in Midtown, distance shouldn’t be a deterrent to visiting one of Manhattan’s historically important neighbourhoods…
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Tribeca: an elegant slice of Manhattan’s lower west side characterised by warehouse buildings turned loft-style apartments, and one of New York’s most affluent neighbourhoods. With a name that spells out its geographic location (Triangle below Canal Street), this is the home of good things money can buy: namely celeb-magnet restaurants and, from 20th April, a cool-as-a-cucumber-Martini film festival.
See below for the lowdown on the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as where to eat and other things to do in the neighbourhood…
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Springtime has well and truly sprung: today marks the spring equinox, when day and night are both approximately 12 hours long. To celebrate, here are our ten favourite parks and gardens in or near major cities, so even the most hardened urbanites can catch spring in bloom…
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If you’re stuck for ideas for New Year’s Eve this year, never fear – we’ve scoured NYE party cities London, New York and Sydney for the coolest events to take you in to 2011. And because everyone’s had at least one New Year’s Eve they’d rather forget, we’ve got a few tips on where not to be when the clock strikes midnight… Just think of us as your NYE fairy godmother. » Continue reading “Partying Dos and Don’ts: New Year’s Eve in London, New York and Sydney”
