Must-see hotels in Upper West Side & Central Park

  • Arthouse Hotel NYC

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This art-focused boutique hotel mixes vintage furnishings with contemporary industrial design. The dapper lounge and bar areas on the ground floor are…

  • Empire Hotel

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    The bones are all that remain of the original Empire, just across the street from Lincoln Center. Wholesale renovations have dressed this hotel in earthy…

  • Hotel Beacon

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Adjacent to the Beacon Theatre, this family favorite offers a winning mix of attentive service, comfortable rooms and convenient location. The Beacon has…

  • Hostelling International New York

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This red-brick mansion from the 1880s houses HI’s 734 well-scrubbed and maintained bunks. It’s rather 19th-century industrial, but benefits include good…

  • Hotel Belleclaire

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This landmark beaux-arts building, designed by architect Emory Roth in 1903, houses a 249-room hotel that's good value for the location. Contemporary…

  • Lucerne

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Housed in an ornately carved 1904 building, this stately 202-room hotel is ideally located for families with children (Central Park and the American…

  • International Student Center

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Set in a rambling converted brownstone just steps from Central Park, ISC has 40 beds in simple dorm rooms (some female-only) and a cozy, if well-worn,…

  • Hotel Newton

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    The nine-story Newton isn’t going to win any interior-design awards, but it’s clean and well managed, making it a solid budget option. The 108 guest rooms…

  • Jazz on the Park Hostel

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This flophouse-turned-hostel right off Central Park is generally a decent bet, with clean dorms sporting four to 12 bunks in co-ed and single-sex…

  • YMCA

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Just steps from Central Park, this grand art deco building has several floors – 8th to the 13th – of basic but clean rooms, most with shared facilities…