Manhattan · United States
Hotels in Harlem, Manhattan
Harlem is one of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan (Wikidata: "neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States"); population 363,633, area 10 km². Its centre is 9.8 km from the city centre. 3 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 3of 311 in Manhattan's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 9.8 km
- Nearest station
- 125th Street0.3 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum3.0 km
- Population
- 363,633Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 76OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 3.7 km²OpenStreetMap; Wikidata gives 10 km²
Where to stay
Places to stay in Harlem
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Sienna | 0.2 km |
| 2 | Aloft Harlem | 0.3 km |
| 3 | Braddock Hotel | 0.3 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Harlem
OpenStreetMap maps 57 restaurants, 15 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Harlem, and 33 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Manhattan |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 57 | 25 of 48 |
| Cafes | 15 | 38 of 48 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 4 | 41 of 48 |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 29 of 48 |
| Named parks | 18 | 5 of 48 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 13 | 11 of 48 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Harlem
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Harlem is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Harlem: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Garvey Memorial Park | Park | 0.6 km |
| The Studio Museum In Harlem | Museum | 0.1 km |
| Abyssinian Baptist Church | Place of worship | 1.0 km |
| All Saints Roman Catholic Church | Place of worship | 0.8 km |
| Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
| Saint Philip's Episcopal Church | Place of worship | 0.7 km |
| Saint Joseph of the Holy Family Catholic Church | Place of worship | 0.6 km |
| National Jazz Museum in Harlem | Museum | 0.5 km |
| Immaculate Conception Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Place of worship | 2.7 km |
| Metropolitan Baptist Church | Place of worship | 0.3 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Harlem
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Harlem, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 125th Street IRT Lenox Avenue Line | metro | 0.3 km |
| 125th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line | metro | 0.4 km |
| 116th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line | metro | 0.8 km |
| Harlem-125th Street | rail | 0.9 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Harlem is from Manhattan's main sights
| Sight | From Harlem |
|---|---|
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | 3.0 km |
| Central Park | 3.3 km |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 3.5 km |
| American Museum of Natural History | 3.8 km |
| Museum of Modern Art | 5.8 km |
| Times Square | 6.5 km |
| Madison Square and Madison Square Park | 8.1 km |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | 12 km |
| Trinity Church | 12 km |
| The Battery | 13 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Harlem
Sights in Harlem
- Studio Museum in Harlem · art museum · 0.1 km
- All Saints Church · church · 0.9 km
- BronxArtSpace · museum · 2.0 km
- Harlem Alhambra · theatre · 0.1 km
- Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · 1.0 km
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church · church · 0.7 km
- St. Thomas the Apostle Church · church · 0.6 km
Nearby
Areas next to Harlem
Morningside Heights
East Harlem
Upper Manhattan
Manhattan Valley
Hamilton Heights
Carnegie Hill
Questions
Harlem: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Harlem, Manhattan?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Harlem: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan. The nearest to the area centre is La Sienna, 0.2 km away.
How far is Harlem from the centre of Manhattan?
9.8 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Manhattan.
How far is Harlem from Metropolitan Museum of Art?
3.5 km in a straight line from the centre of Harlem. The nearest of Manhattan's main sights is Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 3.0 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Harlem?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: 125th Street (metro, 0.3 km), 125th Street (metro, 0.4 km), 116th Street (metro, 0.8 km) and Harlem-125th Street (rail, 0.9 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Harlem?
OpenStreetMap maps 57 restaurants, 15 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Harlem (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
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.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Harlem on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.