The cost of NYC is why I will never take my family back. It is not a place for a family of five to stay even for a short time unless you are willing to pitch out major money for things like food, and also good sized hotel rooms for everyone to have a place to sleep. It is a culture shock for sure, if you go in the winter, wear layers, if you go in the summer definitely don't, the weather is intense at times, don't underestimate it. Uber works fabulous for the city, super cheap and if you use it right you can get a great deal of free rides. Some places I would recommend... Chelsea Market if you like something more off the beat, The Grand Slam in Times Square if you are looking for some insanely cheap tourist items, and the garment district if you enjoy driving past some beautiful windows filled with handmade dresses, and bulk supplies of fabric, beads, etc. Bryant Park from late October on is filled with beautiful glass houses that are all lit at night and you can find some awesome vendors unique in every different craft. Some good food places here are Pickle Me Pete's and Oops.

I love NY, I have been coming once a year since graduation from college. There is always something new to do and every time I go I stay longer and spend less. Learn from the locals and get a Metro cards, if I did nothing else I wore good walking shoes and I loaded up my Metro Card. Enjoy your time here, the city that never sleeps and neither will you since you want to do everything and most things are open LATE. You have to try the Dessert Bar-Spot. They have many locations. I never ate out of a planters pot before, but I liked it! I love the Village, Harlem and Broadway. I love to walk and see the sites and you have to go to the museum. There is so much rich architecture and history here, there is never a dull day in NYC. A great activity for a solo travel was participating in the hostel tours for $10 and good walking shoes I saw the city with a local tour guide and on another day a world renowned tour guide. I would have paid $50-100 easy for each tours and been okay with it for what I got for $10 each! NYC Hostel is the best place to stay, get a nice breakfast, clean bunk, fresh sheets and towels. You are NEVER in your room, so go with the basics and you are SO close to the Metro and the Post Office. Be practical and travel like you would live at home! Best money spent this trip! I was also well withing my budget. Which never happens when I come to NY.

It was very hot and humid during our visit in August although there are plenty of opportunities to cool down in the many air-conditioned bars, restaurants and shops. We did all the regular tourist attractions - Empire State, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Saks, Tiffany's, Macy's & Bloomingdales, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, Minus 5 Ice Bar on the ground floor of the Hilton Hotel, the Metropolitan Museum (check out the roof terrace), Freedom Tower and the 9/11 Memorial (incredibly emotive experience). Enjoyed a very good meal of beautifully cooked fillet minion in Maloney & Porcelli, just around the corner from the hotel. Also enjoyed Ellen's Stardust Diner on Broadway near Times Square. Singing waitresses and waiters make for a great experience. Food portion sizes everywhere are immense, so we mostly had starters for our mains. Central Park is vast and you can walk for hours and hours with lots to see and do. Supper and drinks at Bar 65 on the same floor in the Rockefeller Plaza as the renowned Rainbow Room. Really stunning views of the NY skyline including the Empire State. A hidden gem is to walk the High Line, a disused railway track that has been transformed into an Urban Garden walk. Delightful.

Nyc is a phenominal city and the Hudson Hotel is a horrible unestablished ian schrager hotel...go figure because dealing with him you do not get what you pay for. Instead you pay for whatever you get which in any case may be nothing or a different room entirely.

We arrived just as the Gay Pride Parade was stepping off on Fifth Avenue near the hotel. What a bonus! Such a positive vibe and the feathers! The Bryant Park Hotel is in a perfect mid-town location and right across from the lovely Bryant Park which is behind the 42nd Street Library....the one with the lions on Fifth. This allowed us to take several meals in the park- breakfast and lunches- and people watch, too. The variety of food and drink was excellent. We had tickets to see two musicals which were only blocks away. One day we took the bus up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth and 82nd. Easy to get to and the ride back to the hotel on Fifth Ave. was a visual delight. On our last day I went on a hunt for some special items in the Garment District which is only a few blocks away, too. Really, everything is easy to get to from the hotel! The hotel offers a free cocktail hour in the cellar bar each day, which was lovely. All around, we feel that The Bryant Park Hotel was worth every penny. One might find a less expensive place to stay, but not one with a more welcoming atmosphere or in a better location for a NYC atmosphere.

The scenery outside our room was amazing of the Empire State Building. When we walked out of our hotel room we headed towards the Statue of Liberty and our journey we came to the 911 ground zero and we seen the new freedom building. I always wanted to see New York and I was given that chance and I hope to visit again soon. and I hope to stay at Hotel Pennsylvania again. It was close to all the food stores and locations we wanted to see. And the location was very close to my Appointment I had to attend.