Rental Property Investor · Richland, WA · Member since 2017 · 50 posts · 11 votes
BP Community! Looking for an Air BnB or vacation rental in Times Square, New York for June. Taking a vacation with the family and would love some help or referrals. Thank you!
Jersey City (Anywhere off the "PATH" Train, note the Waterfront, Downtown, and Newport are nicer than Journal Square)
Manhattan (anywhere really but the nicest areas are anywhere south of about 70th street)
Queens (Long island city, or Astoria near a subway stop)
Brooklyn (Downtown, Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park slope, Williamsburg, there are others but that's just the short list)
Since your question is a bit limited I am unsure if this is business or vacation and if it is with children or without. I can help more with more specifics. Midtown is a dump, but I can't imagine I could persuade your friends/family to not visit Time Square.
Not to come off sounding rude but I would think anyone renting a place in Manhattan on Biggerpockets would have listed it online on a booking site. In my opinion, you or whoever you are booking for should look at neighborhoods outside of Time Square for availability and price reasons. The subway can get you to Time Square from basically anywhere in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens.
@Mike Zipf awesome. I’m from the West Coast so I have no idea what to expect in regards to pricing or best locations. Was reaching out for a family member and thought of the BP Community as an extra resource. Appreciate the help.
Jersey City (Anywhere off the "PATH" Train, note the Waterfront, Downtown, and Newport are nicer than Journal Square)
Manhattan (anywhere really but the nicest areas are anywhere south of about 70th street)
Queens (Long island city, or Astoria near a subway stop)
Brooklyn (Downtown, Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park slope, Williamsburg, there are others but that's just the short list)
Since your question is a bit limited I am unsure if this is business or vacation and if it is with children or without. I can help more with more specifics. Midtown is a dump, but I can't imagine I could persuade your friends/family to not visit Time Square.
@Dayne Winters short term rental is banned in nyc , I live in Brooklyn the neighborhood is called Williamsburg , it’s very trendy hipster neighborhood, check it out and there are some Airbnb available online
@Mike Zipf I am taking a trip with 5 family members total. Just adults. Everyone wants to be close to Time Square and we are staying for a week in June.
Ok, so I would say any of the places I said are fine except for maybe Jersey City as the PATH train from there on the weekend is a bit of a PITA. You can judge what is "close enough" based off of google maps transit directions (look at Subway for NYC or PATH for Hoboken only because buses are a headache). North of Hells Kitchen on the West Side and north of Kips Bay on the East Side are "quiet" so if you are looking for something more "poppin'" then look elsewhere. Astoria is also a "quiet" neighborhood. LES and East Village are cool but you wont find a place for 5 there. South of Tribeca is "quiet"-ish.