Manhattan · United States
Hotels in Upper West Side, Manhattan
Upper West Side is one of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan (Wikidata: "neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States"); population 214,744. Its centre is 6.7 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
- 6.7 km
- Nearest station
- 86th Street0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- American Museum of Natural History0.7 km
- Population
- 214,744Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 209OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 5.2 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Upper West 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 | Endicott Hotel | 0.4 km |
| 2 | Hotel Lucerne | 0.5 km |
| 3 | Hotel Beacon | 0.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Upper West Side
OpenStreetMap maps 137 restaurants, 46 cafes and 26 bars and pubs counted in Upper West Side, and 29 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 | 137 | 3 of 48 |
| Cafes | 46 | 7 of 48 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 26 | 10 of 48 |
| Museums and galleries | 9 | 8 of 48 |
| Named parks | 8 | 20 of 48 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 12 | 13 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 Upper West Side
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Upper West Side is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Upper West Side: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Museum of Natural History | Museum | 0.7 km |
| Belvedere Castle | Castle or palace | 1.0 km |
| New-York Historical Society | Museum | 0.9 km |
| Hayden Planetarium | Museum | 0.6 km |
| Rose Center for Earth and Space | Museum | 0.6 km |
| Verdi Square | Park | 1.0 km |
| Giuseppe Verdi Monument | Memorial | 1.0 km |
| West Park Presbyterian Church | Place of worship | 0.1 km |
| Children's Museum of Manhattan | Museum | 0.2 km |
| Universalist Church of New York | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Upper West Side
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Upper West 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 86th Street IRT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line | metro | 0.2 km |
| 79th Street | metro | 0.5 km |
| 86th Street IND Eighth Avenue Line | metro | 0.5 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 West Side is from Manhattan's main sights
| Sight | From Upper West Side |
|---|---|
| American Museum of Natural History | 0.7 km |
| Central Park | 0.9 km |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1.3 km |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | 1.5 km |
| Museum of Modern Art | 2.8 km |
| Times Square | 3.4 km |
| Madison Square and Madison Square Park | 5.1 km |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | 9.0 km |
| Trinity Church | 9.3 km |
| The Battery | 9.9 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Upper West Side
Sights in Upper West Side
- American Museum of Natural History · natural history museum · 0.7 km
- New York Historical · museum · 0.9 km
- Beacon Theatre · theatre · 0.9 km
- Giuseppe Verdi Monument · monument · 1.0 km
- Verdi Square · park · 1.0 km
- Children's Museum of Manhattan · museum · 0.2 km
- West-Park Presbyterian Church · church · 0.1 km
- American LGBTQ+ Museum · museum · 0.9 km
- Jewish Center · synagogue · 0.2 km
- Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre · theatre · 0.9 km
- Nobel Monument · monument · 0.6 km
Nearby
Areas next to Upper West Side
Questions
Upper West Side: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Upper West Side, Manhattan?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Upper West Side: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 48 neighbourhoods of Manhattan. The nearest to the area centre is Endicott Hotel, 0.4 km away.
How far is Upper West Side from the centre of Manhattan?
6.7 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Manhattan.
How far is Upper West Side from Metropolitan Museum of Art?
1.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Upper West Side. The nearest of Manhattan's main sights is American Museum of Natural History, 0.7 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Upper West Side?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: 86th Street (metro, 0.2 km), 79th Street (metro, 0.5 km) and 86th Street (metro, 0.5 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Upper West Side?
OpenStreetMap maps 137 restaurants, 46 cafes and 26 bars and pubs counted in Upper West Side (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); Upper West Side on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.