Holiday rentals and lettings in Manhattan

The world’s most familiar urban landscape welcomes you to its flourishing arts, food, fashion, culture and nightlife scenes. It can be daunting choosing a holiday rental in Manhattan due to its sheer size and the wealth of options, but one thing to consider is the benefit of staying near to one of Manhattan’s expansive parks, such as Central Park or Riverside Park, as these places offer a great place to relax before or after you head into the irresistibly compelling urban jungle of Manhattan’s myriad skyscraper-lined streets.

Lettings in Manhattan are predominately in flats. Look out for lettings on the upper floors of buildings for spectacular views over the urban landscape and Central Park. These rentals tend to be compact and cosy and ideal for a couple. In prestigious locations such as Upper West Side you can find luxury living in majestic tree-lined streets and a quiet home away from home in the world’s greatest city, perfect for a family holiday!

You would need weeks in Manhattan to explore its multitude of dramatically diverse neighbourhoods. Upper East Side brings you the city’s swankiest townhouses and luxury shopping galore. Harlom is a glorious blend of soul food restaurants, cosy jazz clubs and lively streetscapes. Hell’s Kitchen is the neighbourhood for trendy restaurants, the arts scene and for gay nightlife.

Midtown brings you Fifth Avenue, Times Square and the best nightlife in the city. Midtown East is an architect lovers’ favourite – a wonderland of Beaux Arts and Art Deco splendour. East Village offers consistently great hole-in-the-wall eateries and well-priced bars for those on a budget.

Manhattan may well be the number one destination in the world for museum enthusiasts, with 83 major museums in its five broughs. So where to start? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the largest museums in the world, boasting an eclectic collection that includes more than two million pieces from the 5 continents, some of them more than five thousand years old? The Guggenheim Museum, which brings together one of the most important collections of modern and contemporary art in the world with more than 1,500 exhibits? The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum? The American Museum of Natural History? The Ellis Island Immigration Museum? Really! Where to start?!

Manhattan is famously referred to as the city that never sleeps, and with 24/7 public transportation, and bars and clubs open until 6 am, the city truly lives up to the reputation bestowed on it. Bear in mind that the best nightlife in the city is not in the downtown area, but rather further up in midtown in areas such as Chelsea and Greenwich Village.

Fifth Avenue is the most famous street in Manhattan, a symbol of the city and its cosmopolitan way of life. It is a great place to go when you first arrive in the city, as many of Manhattan's classic attractions are located in its surroundings, such as the Rockefeller Centre.

The New York Public Library is one of the most important and beloved buildings in the city. Tour its lavish halls and be photographed with the infamous lions on the front steps. Check out the Rose Room on the third floor. It is the main reading room and the size of a soccer field!

Perhaps nowhere in the world teems with life like Grand Central Terminal, one of the most important attractions in Manhattan and one of the largest train stations in the world with 75 tracks and over 50 platforms. The two magnificent staircases in the Main Concourse are inspired by those of the Paris Opera.

Wall Street is perhaps the world’s most famous street and a participant in countless major movies over the decades. Strolling through its streets on weekdays is to immerse yourself in a whirlwind of suits, heels, ties, coffee and smartphones. So find a nice cafe or simply a bench and marvel at the world’s financial hub running its treadmill.

Located in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park, which boasts over 26,000 trees, 50 fountains, an ice rink, a zoo, monuments, sculptures, 36 bridges, and numerous lakes and ponds, is the world’s biggest urban park and the place to take a breather from the glorious and truly unforgettable madness that is the streets of Manhattan!