Greenwich Village advice

This April stayed in The Roosevelt Hotel; it was OK, if a little bit tired. For our visit next April, we are thinking of staying at the “A Greenwich Village Habitué” which has had some rave reviews on this site. My only concern is the area it’s located, at West 14th St, North Greenwich. Can anybody give me some advice on this area and it’s suitability for access to the major tourist locations.

Greenwich Village advice

You have probably figured out that you are very west. The area is an ';up and coming'; area where you have some decent bars, a few good restaurants and some hip cafes. About four to five blocks north of your hotel are some projects which can be shady. There are people around your area at all hours, but I would recommend taking taxis if coming back to the hotel late at night. There are always taxis around. You can walk a block or two to the subway. There you can get the A,C and E trains which will take you up eighth avenue and the west side of Central Park, and you can also catch the L train which goes up 14th Street and connects to almost all trains going towards uptown Manhattan, which will take you to all attractions. In general you are a fifteen minute cab or train ride to midtown attractions (e.g. Times Square or Empire State Building), a ten minute trip to downtown attractions (Wall Street, Century 21 or World Trade Center), or twenty to thirty minute trip to uptown attractions (Museum mile or Central Park). You are five or so minutes from Greenwich Village. I hope this helped a little.

Greenwich Village advice

Erm, I strongly disagree...I think that is a fine area to stay in, especially if you%26#39;ve been to NYC before and are ready for something less traditional. Gansevoort Street is SO trendy! This is the north end of the Meatpacking District - very gentrified, very trendy, but looks spooky, old and industrial because..guess what?..it is. Street still has cobblestones, many buidings still have loading ramps for front doors. Search this site for posts on the Meatpacking District for bars, restaurants, boutiques, etc.

Look what%26#39;s happening in the Far West Village! Better snap up some real estate now!

http://www.gvshp.org/protectingFWV.htm

You%26#39;ll be near a lot of new nice restaurants. Florent (one of the ';pioneers'; - opened in the mid-1990s) is great for brunch. I can%26#39;t even keep up with the new places. Chelsea Market on 9th in the low 20s is fabulous for snackies!

http://www.chelseamarket.com/

Go north to Chelsea from around 20th to 30th, between 9th Ave and West Street for all the new galleries!! This is the ';new Soho'; - since the real Soho became a fashion mall. All the artists moved to west Chelsea when it was grungy and cheap. Geniuses! (Galleries are closed on Sundays.)

http://www.westchelseaarts.com/

You%26#39;ll be close to the HighLine - an abandoned elevated railroad that - don%26#39;t hold your breath - might even become a walking and bicycle promenade one day in my lifetime. Great for artsy photos!! (Here are some good photos of the area)

http://www.thehighline.org/

Also, you%26#39;ll be very close to the Hudson River promenade. Cross West St. and have a lovely stroll on the water. Search this forum for ';Hudson River Park';.

Like I said, it%26#39;s an old industrial part of town, and looks grim. It ain%26#39;t shiny and flashy like Times Square, but it has NYC character - this is where movies about ';old New York'; used to be filmed. It is so overpriced now, you can%26#39;t rent a closet there. I just came back from Toronto, and it%26#39;s a lot like the Distillerry area. I%26#39;m sure there are equivalent nabes in London, etc.

If you shy away from any area that is ';a few blocks away from projects';, you%26#39;ll only be able to stay in a fifteen-square-block area in midtown Manhattan. (Say...now that I think about it...)

OK, I apologize about ';strongly disagreeing'; with baldy 345 - I misread post. Sounded unduly wary to me, and I thought it didn%26#39;t do justice to the options in the area. I would have agreed with that sentiment 5 years ago. Also, I don%26#39;t think it is ';up and coming'; - with those prices, it already went!

I strongly AGREE with baldy%26#39;s transit suggestions.

Once again, sorry baldy345!

I think it would help us to know how old you are and what your expectations are. What are you looking for?

If you thought the Roosevelt was tired, not sure how happy you%26#39;ll be staying in such a small b and b type place. Perhaps you%26#39;d just prefer a newer, smaller hotel? Have a look at the Park South Hotel (parksouthhotel.com) It%26#39;s closer to midtown than the village, but in a nice, slightly residential area.

If you want something more inn like but more central, I%26#39;d look at 1871 House (1871house.com) which is near Bloomingdales.

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