Manhattan · United States
Where to stay in Manhattan: 48 neighbourhoods compared
311 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan. The most are in Diamond District (46), Columbus Circle (34), Theater District (27). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is NoHo, 0.1 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Neighbourhoods compared
- 48
- Places to stay counted
- 311in the 48 neighbourhoods
- Most places to stay
- Diamond District46 places
- Nearest the centre
- NoHo0.1 km
Compare
The neighbourhoods of Manhattan, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond District | 46 | 3.4 km | Museum of Modern Art 0.5 km |
| Columbus Circle | 34 | 4.5 km | Museum of Modern Art 0.8 km |
| Theater District | 27 | 3.2 km | Times Square 0.1 km |
| Koreatown | 25 | 2.2 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.5 km |
| Midtown Manhattan | 17 | 3.1 km | Times Square 0.3 km |
| Garment District | 14 | 2.8 km | Times Square 0.5 km |
| SoHo | 13 | 0.8 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 1.7 km |
| NoMad | 12 | 1.8 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.2 km |
| Little Brazil | 11 | 3.4 km | Times Square 0.5 km |
| Bowery | 8 | 0.9 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 1.9 km |
| Upper East Side | 8 | 5.1 km | Metropolitan Museum of Art 1.2 km |
| Financial District | 7 | 2.6 km | Trinity Church 0.3 km |
| Battery Park City | 7 | 2.7 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 0.3 km |
| Tribeca | 6 | 1.6 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 0.9 km |
| Rose Hill | 6 | 1.8 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.4 km |
| Sutton Place | 6 | 4.3 km | Museum of Modern Art 1.5 km |
| Union Square | 5 | 0.9 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.8 km |
| Meatpacking District | 5 | 1.7 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.6 km |
| Hudson Yards | 5 | 3.1 km | Times Square 1.3 km |
| Nolita | 4 | 0.6 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 2.0 km |
| Gramercy Park | 4 | 1.3 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.5 km |
| Flatiron District | 4 | 1.5 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.2 km |
| Two Bridges | 4 | 2.0 km | Trinity Church 1.3 km |
| Civic Center | 4 | 2.0 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 0.7 km |
| NoHo | 3 | 0.1 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.7 km |
| Chelsea | 3 | 2.1 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.2 km |
| Upper West Side | 3 | 6.7 km | American Museum of Natural History 0.7 km |
| Harlem | 3 | 9.8 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 3.0 km |
| Greenwich Village | 2 | 0.9 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.6 km |
| Chinatown | 2 | 1.5 km | National September 11 Memorial & Museum 1.4 km |
| Little Fuzhou | 2 | 1.6 km | Trinity Church 2.2 km |
| Hell's Kitchen | 2 | 4.0 km | Times Square 0.9 km |
| Lenox Hill | 2 | 5.3 km | Metropolitan Museum of Art 1.2 km |
| West Side | 2 | 6.8 km | American Museum of Natural History 0.9 km |
| Alphabet City | 1 | 1.3 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 2.0 km |
| Kips Bay | 1 | 2.0 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 0.8 km |
| Carnegie Hill | 1 | 7.0 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 0.3 km |
| Upper Manhattan | 1 | 8.5 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1.8 km |
| Washington Heights | 1 | 13 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 6.8 km |
| East Village | 0 | 0.7 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.6 km |
| West Village | 0 | 1.1 km | Madison Square and Madison Square Park 1.5 km |
| Yorkville | 0 | 6.5 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1.1 km |
| Manhattan Valley | 0 | 8.3 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1.8 km |
| East Harlem | 0 | 9.0 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2.3 km |
| Morningside Heights | 0 | 9.5 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 3.0 km |
| Hamilton Heights | 0 | 11 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 4.7 km |
| Inwood | 0 | 17 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 9.9 km |
| Marble Hill | 0 | 18 km | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 11 km |
Areas: the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan that Wikidata records as a neighborhood of Manhattan located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 311 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Manhattan's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | Carnegie Hill | 6.2 km |
| Central Park | Carnegie Hill | 6.5 km |
| Times Square | Theater District | 3.3 km |
| Museum of Modern Art | Diamond District | 3.9 km |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | Carnegie Hill | 6.8 km |
| American Museum of Natural History | Upper West Side | 6.1 km |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | Battery Park City | 2.5 km |
| The Battery | Financial District | 3.3 km |
| Madison Square and Madison Square Park | Flatiron District | 1.6 km |
| Trinity Church | Financial District | 2.7 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Manhattan
Diamond District
Columbus Circle
Theater District
Koreatown
Midtown Manhattan
Garment District
SoHo
NoMad
Little Brazil
Bowery
Upper East Side
Financial District
Battery Park City
Tribeca
Rose Hill
Sutton Place
Union Square
Meatpacking District
Hudson Yards
Nolita
Gramercy Park
Flatiron District
Two Bridges
Civic Center
NoHo
Chelsea
Upper West Side
Harlem
Questions
Where to stay in Manhattan: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Manhattan?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Diamond District (46), Columbus Circle (34), Theater District (27); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is NoHo (0.1 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Theater District (51); the area centre closest to a station is Columbus Circle (59th Street-Columbus Circle, 0.0 km).
Which area of Manhattan has the most hotels?
Diamond District, with 46 places to stay in this guide, of 311 counted across 48 neighbourhoods.
Which area of Manhattan has the most restaurants?
East Village: 206 restaurants mapped in OpenStreetMap counted there by the nearest-centre rule (each restaurant goes to the area whose centre is nearest), the most of the 48 neighbourhoods; then Greenwich Village (168), Bowery (137).
Which area of Manhattan is Metropolitan Museum of Art in?
Metropolitan Museum of Art is counted in Carnegie Hill: its nearest area centre, 0.8 km away. Carnegie Hill has 1 place to stay in this guide.
Which area of Manhattan is Central Park in?
Central Park is counted in Carnegie Hill: its nearest area centre, 0.9 km away. Carnegie Hill has 1 place to stay in this guide.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Manhattan travel guide · How this guide is made.