Luxury holidays in Midtown Manhattan

When to go

Anytime. Midtown is very rarely quiet – it's especially magical at Christmas time, when the Rockefeller Center opens its ice-skating rink and the skyscrapers are covered in lights.

Getting there

• Planes

  The nearest airport to the hotel is La Guardia, which has flights from most major US cities on airlines including United (www.unitedairlines.com) and British Airways (www.britishairways.com).

• Trains

  Penn Station, the hub for Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) and the Long Island Rail Road (www.lirr.org) is within easy reach of most Midtown hotspots. Grand Central Station, where you can hop on the Metro North (www.mta.info) to Connecticut and beyond, is a short cab ride away.

• Automobiles

  Midtown is a nightmare for drivers; we advise hopping in a taxi cab or riding the Metro to get around.