Manhattan · United States
Hotels in Upper East Side, Manhattan
Upper East Side is one of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan (Wikidata: "neighborhood in Manhattan"); population 207,543, area 4.6 km². Its centre is 5.1 km from the city centre. 8 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 8of 311 in Manhattan's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 5.1 km
- Nearest station
- 68th Street-Hunter College0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Metropolitan Museum of Art1.2 km
- Population
- 207,543Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 56OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Upper East Side
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 | Plaza Athénée, New York | 0.4 km |
| 2 | Lowell Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 3 | Loews Regency New York Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 4 | The Pierre | 0.7 km |
| 5 | The Mark | 0.7 km |
| 6 | Hotel New Netherland | 0.8 km |
| 7 | The Sherry Netherland | 0.8 km |
| 8 | Savoy-Plaza Hotel | 0.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Upper East Side
OpenStreetMap maps 38 restaurants, 18 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Upper East Side, and 25 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 | 38 | 39 of 48 |
| Cafes | 18 | 34 of 48 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 5 | 14 of 48 |
| Named parks | 0 | |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 20 | 3 of 48 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Upper East Side
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Upper East Side is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Upper East Side in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frick Collection | Museum | 0.3 km |
| Central Park Zoo | Zoo | 0.6 km |
| Asia Society | Museum | 0.1 km |
| Temple Emanu-El | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Bethesda Fountain | Attraction | 0.7 km |
| Women's Rights Pioneers Monument | Memorial | 0.6 km |
| Balto | Memorial | 0.5 km |
| Central Presbyterian Church | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Bow Bridge | Attraction | 0.9 km |
| Richard Morris Hunt | Memorial | 0.3 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Upper East Side
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Upper East Side, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 68th Street-Hunter College | metro | 0.2 km |
| Lexington Avenue-63rd Street | metro | 0.5 km |
| 72nd Street | metro | 0.6 km |
| Grand Central Terminal | rail | 2.1 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 Upper East Side is from Manhattan's main sights
| Sight | From Upper East Side |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1.2 km |
| Museum of Modern Art | 1.3 km |
| Central Park | 1.5 km |
| American Museum of Natural History | 1.5 km |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | 1.6 km |
| Times Square | 2.1 km |
| Madison Square and Madison Square Park | 3.5 km |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | 7.6 km |
| Trinity Church | 7.9 km |
| The Battery | 8.4 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Upper East Side
Sights in Upper East Side: 12 of 15
- The Frick Collection · art museum · 0.3 km
- Central Park Zoo · zoo · 0.5 km
- Temple Emanu-El · synagogue · 0.4 km
- A La Vieille Russie · art gallery · 0.8 km
- 945 Madison Avenue · art museum · 0.5 km
- Richard Morris Hunt Memorial · park · 0.3 km
- Central Presbyterian Church · church · 0.4 km
- Society of Illustrators · art museum · 0.5 km
- Magic Towne House · amusement park · 0.7 km
- Stable Gallery · art gallery · 0.4 km
- St. James' Episcopal Church · church · 0.2 km
- Church of St. Vincent Ferrer · church · 0.3 km
The 12 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions.
Nearby
Areas next to Upper East Side
Questions
Upper East Side: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Upper East Side, Manhattan?
8 places to stay in this guide are counted in Upper East Side: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan. The nearest to the area centre is Plaza Athénée, New York, 0.4 km away.
How far is Upper East Side from the centre of Manhattan?
5.1 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Manhattan.
How far is Upper East Side from Metropolitan Museum of Art?
1.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Upper East Side.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Upper East Side?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: 68th Street-Hunter College (metro, 0.2 km), Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (metro, 0.5 km), 72nd Street (metro, 0.6 km) and Grand Central Terminal (rail, 2.1 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Upper East Side?
OpenStreetMap maps 38 restaurants, 18 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Upper East Side (each place in the area whose centre is nearest). A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
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); Upper East Side on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.