New York City

The 10 Best Where to Stay Guides (2026): Neighborhoods & Hotel Picks, City by City

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Crowds crossing the Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo at dusk

Planning a 2026 trip? These are the 10 best where-to-stay guides — Tokyo, NYC, Kyoto, the Algarve, Berlin, Sydney, Amsterdam, Vienna, Lisbon, and London — with the best neighborhoods and honest hotel picks in each.

Where to Stay in New York City: Best Neighborhoods and Hotel Picks (2026 Guide)

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Aerial view looking down at the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan and Battery Park at dusk, with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

New York City is one of those rare cities where your hotel choice shapes the whole trip. Stay near Times Square and you’re 20 minutes from Broadway, Central Park, and three airports’ worth of transit connections — but you’ll pay a premium and hear sirens at 3 a.m. Stay in a quiet West Village townhouse … Read more