The Big Apple offers the posh accommodation for all those visiting the city. The visitors can choose the hotel as per their need from economical and luxurious to condos and romantic apartments. The contemporary comfort essentials offered here like the majestic bed, a royal bath accompanied with exclusive romantic frills like champagne and strawberries makes your vacation worth remembering.

The Westin New York at Times Square located in 270 West 43rd Street offers different packages; the most availed being the Westin Romance Package. The spa provided here is extremely modern and sophisticated. Snuggled fashionably in the East Side of Manhattan, Hotel Plaza Athenee has a stylish, European look. The hotel is renowned for its custom-made service and cherished dining. In 2002, it was voted one of the top three hotels in New York City. The hotel's newly renovated restaurant has a worldwide cuisine in a stylish and modern setting. The Lowell is situated in the hub of New York's most elite and trendy Upper East Side. They provide complimentary beverages upon the arrival of visitors, Fiji water at turndown and other amenities Most of the suites have equipped kitchens. The condominiums here are ultra modern and daily maid service and other hotel conveniences are also available. The Americana Inn is just the perfect place for the budget minded travelers seeking comfortable accommodation and admirable location with good value.

Among 3-4 stars rated hotels W New York, W New York • The Court, W New York • Union Square, Dream Hotel, 414 Inn, Beacon Hotel, Bentley Hotel are renowned. The corporate hotels here are equipped with business centers, conference and meeting rooms and cater to the needs of the business tourist. The Waldorf=Astoria is a corporate hotel located on Park Avenue. Drake Swissotel is European styled and offers excellent service to the business as well as the vacation travelers. For all those who seek hotel substitutes whether furnished rental units or unfurnished rental units, the apartments are available in plenty.

Top 5 hotels in New York

• Belvedere - Central Loop : Get more details on this by visiting Belvedere official site.
• Clarion La Guardia Airport : Get more details on this by visiting Clarion official site.
• Days Inn NYC : Get more details on this by visiting Days Inn NYC official site.
• Edison : Get more details on this by visiting Edison Hotel official site.
• Helmsley Park Lane : Get more details on this by visiting Helmsley official site.

The city often referred to as the Big Apple has an ample of time for dining. The city offers infinite variety of palatable stuff to choose from. From hot dogs and donuts to sushi and dim, the city has all. The city is an abode of some of the world's greatest chefs. Among all the hotels, Plaza Hotel has been the leading hotel of the city with all the luxuries of a French chateau.

For all those romantic people “Tavern on the Green” offers splendid and glamorous dining with all the typical Manhattan eateries. Three-course prix-fixe lunch includes either a herb and mustard-crusted salmon or glazed roast duck with sugar snap peas. For breakfast Balthazar is an ideal downtown restaurant. Here Littleneck clams, crabs, oysters, shrimp and lobster are presented in such a way that it leaves one astounded. In general the menu here is more or less like other downtown bistros. For the family-oriented Serendipity 3 is a top destination. It is partly a restaurant and partly a sugar shop, making it always full of activity for uptown families, particularly on weekends. The carte du jour includes all from dim sum to shrimp stuffed avocado to eclectic sandwiches. If looking for an economical restaurant, Gray's Papaya is one of the city's best eatery, which is 24-hour, take-out-only, hot-dog hotspot. Juicy grilled all-beef franks with unusual fruit drinks turns a simple snack into a proper meal.

The pizza eaters can rush to John's Pizzeria located in 278 Bleecker St. It has thin pizzas (oven-baked) in addition to other Italian offerings. Queens and Long Island are great diner areas offering omelets, hamburgers, and even liver. The restaurants that serve excellent steaks dining are; The Strip House, Peter Luger Steakhouse, Sparks Steakhouse and Keens Steakhouse. The city also boasts of exclusive Italian, Mexican, and Chinese eateries.

City University of New York (CUNY) is the largest urban institution of higher education in the US. It is the nation's leading publicly-run university serving more than 4000,000 students at 19 campuses throughout the five boroughs. At every level, the University offers learning opportunities varying from certificate courses to the Ph.D. in a single incorporated system.

The Queens College is affiliated to CUNY and missions to prepare students to become leaders of universal society by offering a thorough education in the noninterventionist arts and sciences under the direction of a dedicated faculty. There are roughly 213,000 students registered in some 1,200 degree courses and almost 240,000 are enrolled in continuing education classes. The city also has several other institutions that offer advanced learning. Some of them are recognized internationally. Columbia University and New York University are among the recognized universities. The New York University is one of the largest private universities in the US. 14 schools and colleges are affiliated with this university and is having its campus in six centers in Manhattan. The varied institutes and centers at NYU have the most technologically advanced lecture halls and screening facilities. Manhattan is the home of Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer center. It also has the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and NYU Medical Center. The New School University is located in 66 West 12 th St.

The University aims to rule the fields of advanced education in political and social science and provides an open learning environment for the creative minds. Fordham University is the Jesuit University of the New York City. Recently the university raised $50,000 for Tsunami Relief fund. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in Bronx is a renowned educational center. The Bronx High School of Science is dedicated to the study of science. Other first-class Universities are Columbia University, Devry University, New School University, Polytechnic University of New York, and Rockefeller University.

New York Universities

• New York university
• State University of New York at Buffalo

The Nightlife in the city is glamorous and wild. Since the people here are free spirited and happy-go-lucky, they enjoy their night life to their fullest. The hippest city of America has a multicultural environment, which makes the life here all the more vibrant. The city has several night life hangouts from Bars and Pubs and Late Night Dining to Pool Halls and Bowling Alleys.

The entry to New York's most happening nightspots is available with VIP access but once you are there, it gives you an experience of lifetime. They are cool and trendy and are unique, cool, sexy and just a little bit mischievous. Lot 61 is one of the most happening nightspot located in Chelsea. It has been designed by some of the world's most prominent artists to bring together models, celebrities & socialites altogether under one roof. The elite society of the city loves to visit Suite 16. It is a stylish lounge with disc banquettes, fully stocked mini-bars with an intimate atmosphere and soft lighting. The leading nightlife hot-spot is Show, which brings nightlife to the stage. Show is considered to be the classiest and an exclusive where good looking crowd gather. b'lo - b'lo is an amazing place to enjoy the night life in a galaxy like ambience.

DJ's here spin to the mood of the crowd and play the music that touches the senses of the people. Deep nightclub has a dance floor with the great effect of psychedelic light and unmatched sound system. Broome Street Bar is a good place for couples to have a burger and a few beers. Crobar gives an unprecedented nightlife experience and is renowned for award-winning design, incomparable service and outstanding sound and lighting.

The Bronx city has some of the ruling professional sports teams in the world and hosts a number of globally renowned events attracting athletes and admirers from around the world. The most famous team here is the perennial World Series champions, New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Their cross-town rivals are the New York Mets. The city is also a hometown of New York Knicks of National Basketball Association and New York Liberty of Women's NBA; New York Giants and New York Jets of National Football League; New York Rangers and New York Islanders of National Hockey League; Metro Stars of Major League Soccer, and US Open Tennis Tournament. New York is a great sports city, and a trip to the city would be incomplete without cheering up for at least one team. The city has a sport for all the seasons. Not only this, city also hosts a variety of musical performances,drama, comedy and hottest live theatre performances. Winners of the 2000 Stanley Cup, the New Jersey Devil's play hockey at the Continental Airlines Arena located in New Jersey and the Yankees play their home games in Yankee Stadium.

In 1986 to promote the development of part-time and professional sports throughout New York City, New York City Sports Commission's website was created. The site is a creative approach to attract athletic events into the city with the aim of enhancing the City's economy. Whether you're an indigenous of this city or just a tourist, training for the ING New York City Marathon, the NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix - a series of 13.1-mile races throughout the five boroughs can help you reach your goals. The non affiliated members are liable to pay $5 to get registered.

New York Sports :

• New York Knicks Official Site : NBA
• New York Jets Official Site : NFL
• New York Yankees Official Site : MLB
• New York Mets Official Site : MLB