Spooky NYC Landmarks: Exploring the City’s Most Famous Haunted Locations
Happy Halloween! Beneath the vibrant surface of New York City lies a darker narrative—one filled with tales of ghosts, hauntings, and urban legends. From historic buildings to eerie parks, the Big Apple is home to many spooky landmarks that beckon brave souls to explore their haunted pasts. If you’re looking for a chilling adventure, here…
Book NYC Hotels with Great Rates & Big Perks with our Founder!
After working in travel for over 15 years, our Founder, Lauren, has decided to put her knowledge to use as a travel advisor with Fora Travel. Able to book hotels with perks worldwide, but specializing in NYC. Perks include: room upgrades early check-in late check-out breakfast hotel credits for food and beverage, spa, etc. HOW…
Where to stay in Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a must visit on any trip to New York City, even for first time visitors. And, in the past few years, Brooklyn’s hotel scene has really stepped it up to accommodate those interested to make Brooklyn home base during their trip. All of the hotels we recommend are an easy 5-10 minute subway ride to Manhattan! WILLIAMSBURG The William Vale is a beautiful, 183-room playground. Excellent design, a focus on service and all the amenities you could ever want. Plus, it’s truly a locals hangout AND they frequently have room deals. www.thewilliamvale.com The 70-room Wythe Hotel is inside a former factory built in 1901. Very chic and well designed. Several rooms and lofts have floor-to-ceiling windows with outstanding views of the Manhattan skyline. The on-site restaurant is fantastic and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, and…
Where to stay in NYC
With over 50 neighborhoods in Manhattan, how does one decide where to stay?! Many visitors to New York City choose Times Square, with an abundance of large, reasonably priced hotels. But after being asked by several first time visitors where we would stay, we put together our top ten hotels based on neighborhood, budget, amenities, service and style. Our recommendations involve boutique hotels or small hotel companies and we chose neighborhoods favorited by locals. STAY TUNED — NEXT WEEK WE COVER BROOKLYN. FLATIRON: The NoMad (which stands for North of Madison Square Park) is a Parisian-inspired luxury hotel housed in a beautiful converted Beaux-art style building. It’s modern meets historical chic. The lobby bar is arguably serving up the best craft cocktails in all of NYC. And, their highly acclaimed restaurant is a must — it’s a very special (and…