{"id":18,"date":"2018-11-07T16:41:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/?p=146599"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:41:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:41:26","slug":"the-best-neighborhoods-in-nyc-where-to-stay-on-your-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourfunjourney.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/07\/the-best-neighborhoods-in-nyc-where-to-stay-on-your-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Neighborhoods in NYC: Where to Stay on Your Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPosted:<\/strong> 11\/7\/2018 | November 7th, 2018<\/p>\n

Trying to find accommodation in New York City<\/a> can be a painstaking long process given the large number of hotels and neighborhoods to stay in. This is a city of 10 million people. It\u2019s massive and there\u2019s a lot of choice.<\/p>\n

What neighborhoods are good to stay in?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s central?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s safe?<\/p>\n

Why does everything seem to cost a freaking fortune? <\/a><\/p>\n

Where is the best place to stay?<\/p>\n

As someone who has been working and living in New York City<\/a> on and off for over five years, I\u2019ve stayed in a wide variety of places here. I\u2019ve Couchsurfed, stayed in cheap hostels, cheap hotels, expensive hotels (on points), B&Bs, pod hotels, friend\u2019s couches, Airbnbs, and everything in between. There are a lot of things to consider when figuring out where to stay in NYC that looking at Google simply can\u2019t tell you.<\/p>\n

So, today, as fall and holiday season \u2013 the best season in the city \u2013 gets into full swing, I want to break down the best neighborhoods in New York City and the best accommodations in each of those neighborhoods so you can pick the right place to stay on your visit:<\/p>\n

Best Neighborhood in Brooklyn: Williamsburg<\/h3>\n

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\nWilliamsburg in Brooklyn is hipster(ish) central. It\u2019s home to offbeat restaurants, bars, clothing stores, and coffeeshops, and an \u201cI\u2019m cool because I\u2019m different\u201d attitude. You\u2019ll find lots of flannel and beards here! It\u2019s not as hipster as it used to be thanks to all the Manhattanites who came for cheaper rents (though the impending closure of the L train is forcing people back into Manhattan) but I really enjoy this area because it\u2019s close to Manhattan, cheap, and filled with fun bars (check out Freehole), top rated restaurants, incredible bars, art, wonderful markets (Smorgasburg is the best), and music shows. I spend a lot of weekends here.<\/p>\n

Best places to stay in Williamsburg<\/strong><\/p>\n