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Upper East Side with Kids: A Family Day Out from Wales Hotel
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum: 3 Minutes from Wales Hotel
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Shopping on Madison Avenue: A Local Guide to the Upper East Side
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Best Coffee Shops on the Upper East Side: Where Locals Actually Go
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Neue Galerie and Cafe Sabarsky: Art, Klimt, and the Best Cake on Fifth Avenue
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Museum Mile: Every Museum on Fifth Avenue in One Guide
Planning a Stay in New York? Compare places to stay in New York on Booking.com and check prices for your dates. See Places to Stay We may earn a small commission if you book through this link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. Staying at Wales Hotel? Discover rooms, facilities and local guides. Back to … Read more
Getting from JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark to the Upper East Side
TLDR: From JFK, a taxi is a flat rate of $70 plus tip and tolls (about $85-95 total, 45-75 minutes). From LaGuardia, a regular taxi runs $35-50 plus tip and takes 25-40 minutes. From Newark, take NJ Transit to Penn Station then the subway (about 90 minutes, $15). The closest subway station to the Wa
Central Park from the Upper East Side: A Local’s Walking Guide
TLDR: The Upper East Side has some of the best access points to Central Park. From the Wales Hotel, Engineer’s Gate at 90th Street and Fifth Avenue is about a 10-minute walk. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir track, Conservatory Garden, and Belvedere Castle are all easily reached from this si
The Guggenheim Museum: A Complete Visitor’s Guide from the Upper East Side
TLDR: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a 5-minute walk from the Wales Hotel. Frank Lloyd Wright’s spiral building is as much the attraction as the art inside. Adults pay $30, but Saturday evenings from 5-8pm are pay-what-you-wish. Take the elevator to the top floor and walk down the ramp. Budget