Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG

About Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG

This hotel suits travelers who want a Midtown base with the essentials handled. Business guests are within a short walk of Penn Station and the West Side office blocks, while couples and small groups reach Times Square on foot in a few minutes. Families can ask for the family rooms the supplier lists. Late arrivals find a 24 hour front desk. It is a practical choice for short city breaks, first visits and work trips, when the room is a place to sleep between days out.

This is a three-star, limited-service hotel in Hell's Kitchen, and as part of a large chain its standards and layout follow a familiar pattern. Breakfast is part of the stay and a fitness center is among the listed facilities. The supplier's guest score is 3.5 out of 5 from 1969 reviews, a solid mid-range result rather than an exceptional one. Read it as a general signal about consistency and location, then weigh recent comments against the priorities for your own trip.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities the supplier lists cover the basics well. Couples get air conditioning, free WiFi and a fitness center and gymnasium for a morning workout. Families can request cots and family rooms, and confirm the bedding with the property before booking. Business travelers have a business center, internet access and a concierge desk, useful for printing a boarding pass or asking about transport. The 24 hour front desk helps late arrivals. Laundry service, lifts, a safe, parking and valet parking are also listed. Confirm parking terms, cot availability and any facility fees directly with the property.

The setting

The address is 343 W 39th Street, on a side street in Hell's Kitchen, the Midtown neighborhood west of the Theater District. Times Square is about 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away in a straight line, Penn Station about 0.4 miles (0.6 km) and Grand Central Terminal about 0.9 miles (1.4 km), so much of the Midtown core is walkable. The streets around the hotel mix residential blocks, offices and small businesses, and stay busy into the evening.

Location and neighborhood

Ninth Avenue cuts through the middle of Hell's Kitchen, the west-side neighborhood that runs from 34th Street up to 59th Street and from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River. The grid keeps a short work trip simple: numbered cross streets, avenues that carry you north and south, and Broadway slicing diagonally through. Offices fill the blocks near the avenues, and the riverfront gives the area a quieter edge at the end of the day. For a meeting-heavy visit, Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG sits inside a district that works on foot, with Midtown addresses a short walk east and the Theater District directly alongside.

The district shifts through the day. Mornings bring commuters heading east toward the office towers and a steadier pace along the waterfront paths in Hudson River Park. Lunch turns the sidewalks over to the takeout and sit-down trade, and the late afternoon empties out before the evening theater crowd arrives. West of Ninth Avenue the blocks grow quieter, with low-rise buildings, small storefronts and a few pocket parks. A short work trip fits this rhythm well: quiet nights, quick mornings, and a Midtown address without the density of the blocks closer to Times Square.

Getting there and around

Three airports serve the city, and LaGuardia in Queens is the closest by road. JFK and Newark Liberty sit around 14 miles (22.2 km) away, each linked by AirTrain to rail and subway. Penn Station, at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, is around 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG. Grand Central Terminal, on 42nd Street at Park Avenue, covers the east-side lines. Offices around Rockefeller Center and Grand Central lie around 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away. The subway runs 24 hours a day; tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstiles. Congestion pricing applies to vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street, so check the current toll terms with the operator before driving in.

Nearby sights and food

The Intrepid Museum occupies a Hudson pier at West 46th Street, a flat walk west from most of the district. Broadway theaters cluster around Times Square, a few blocks east, with about 40 houses in the Theater District. The Museum of Modern Art sits on West 53rd Street near Fifth Avenue, and Hudson Yards, with the Vessel, is a short walk south along the river. Observation decks spread across Midtown: One Vanderbilt, the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock and the Edge at Hudson Yards. Grand Central Terminal is east on 42nd Street, and its main concourse is worth a look on a work day.

Eating well near the district takes little planning. Ninth Avenue is the long food spine, with Thai, Mexican, Greek, Japanese, Indian and Cuban kitchens sharing the blocks with pizza counters, taquerias and counter-service noodle shops. West 46th Street, known as Restaurant Row, holds a dense run of sit-down places that fill before curtain time, so a table without a reservation is easier earlier in the evening. Delis and grocery stores along the avenues cover quick breakfasts and lunches. South American bakeries and seafood spots sit on the side streets. The blocks toward Tenth Avenue are quieter after dark.

A day from Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG

A day from Holiday Inn Express New York City Times Square by IHG can start early on the Hudson River Park paths, where the waterfront is calm before the offices open. Walk east for a morning meeting in the Midtown core, then take lunch from the Ninth Avenue blocks or a sit-down table on Restaurant Row. The afternoon suits the Museum of Modern Art on West 53rd Street, or the Intrepid Museum on the pier if the weather holds; both need a couple of hours. Return to the district for an early dinner, then walk to a Broadway theater, where evening curtains are typically 7 or 8 pm; check the curtain time with the theater. Finish with a nightcap near Ninth Avenue, or a last look at the river.

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Facilities listed by the supplier

As listed by the booking supplier; a facility not listed here may still exist. Confirm anything important with the property.

• 24 Hour Front Desk
• ATM
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Bath
• Bathroom
• Breakfast
• Business Center
• Carpeted
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• Dry cleaning service
• Express check in
• Family rooms
• First aid
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garage
• Gym
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Lounge
• Non smoking rooms
• Parking
• Pay per view
• Radio
• Safe
• Shower
• Smoke detector
• TV
• Telephone
• Toiletries
• Towels