Hyatt Centric Times Square New York
When you book Hyatt Centric Times Square New York in New York City, USA, through our Hyatt Privé partnership, your stay includes daily full breakfast for up to two guests and a property credit. You also receive a priority room upgrade when available. No premium credit card or membership needed: request a quote and our advisor books it at the same rate as booking direct.
Exclusive Booking Perks
These perks are included with your stay at the same rate as booking direct with the hotel.
- Welcome amenity provided to guests upon arrival.
- Daily complimentary full breakfast at a hotel restaurant for up to two guests.
- Property credit (value varies by property).
- Priority for room upgrade (response within 24 hours of booking, subject to forecasted occupancy).
- Early check-in/late check-out/connecting rooms (response within 24 hours of request, subject to forecasted occupancy).
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Location
This is Manhattan at its most kinetic: Broadway marquees towering overhead, the neon blaze of billboards reflected in glass towers, the perpetual hum of taxis and crowds flowing from theatre lobbies into late-night restaurants. Times Square, for all its reputation as tourist ground zero, remains the beating heart of Midtown's theatre district, where curtain times dictate the rhythm of entire blocks and the sidewalks never truly empty. The energy here is unrelenting, a 24-hour spectacle of light and motion that still manages to surprise even the most jaded New Yorker.
Within a few blocks, the neighbourhood shifts between identities: west toward the Hudson River piers, east into the quieter enclaves of Bryant Park and the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts reading rooms, north toward the green expanse of Central Park. The 47th Street Diamond District glitters half a kilometre south, its narrow shop windows crammed with gold and gemstones, while Fifth Avenue's flagship stores draw window shoppers year-round. This is the Manhattan of collective imagination, dense with history and possibility in equal measure.
LaGuardia Airport lies 10 kilometres northeast, a quick taxi ride through Queens, while Newark Liberty International serves the western approaches 17 kilometres across the Hudson. Most visitors arrive to find themselves already in the thick of it, steps from where the city's ambitions have always burned brightest.
The Michelin constellation here is unmatched. Le Bernardin, half a kilometre south, has held three stars for decades, Chef Eric Ripert's seafood temple where the dining room's elegant hum matches the precision on the plate. Book a table at Sushi Sho, just over half a kilometre away in the shadow of the New York Public Library, where Chef Keiji Nakazawa's omakase unfolds with quiet mastery. For those willing to venture 1.2 kilometres to Columbus Circle, Per Se offers Thomas Keller's French-inflected tasting menus with Central Park views that justify the pilgrimage. The theatre district's curtain times mean pre-show dining is a local art form: arrive early, eat efficiently, and join the crush toward the doors as house lights dim.
Beyond the stages, Bryant Park's seasonal programming shifts with the calendar: summer film screenings on the lawn, winter ice skating beneath plane trees strung with lights. The New York Public Library's main branch, a short walk east, opens its vaulted reading rooms to anyone willing to climb the steps past the stone lions. For a break from Midtown's intensity, Central Park's southern edge lies 10 blocks north, where the Hallett Nature Sanctuary offers wooded trails that feel impossibly remote given the skyline just beyond the trees.
Winter settles in sharp and bright, temperatures hovering just above freezing by day and dipping well below at night. The city's pace quickens in December as holiday markets and window displays draw crowds to Fifth Avenue, while January and February bring occasional snowfall that turns slushy underfoot within hours. The light is crystalline, low and angled, making the avenues feel wider than they are.
Spring arrives tentatively in April, when temperatures climb into the mid-teens and the park's cherry blossoms draw photographers uptown. May is the city's sweet spot: warm enough for rooftop drinks, cool enough for long walks, with theatrical energy at its peak as Tony season approaches. Summer brings thick heat and afternoon thunderstorms that send crowds ducking under awnings, the pavement steaming as quickly as it dries.
Autumn is New York's finest season. September and October offer temperate days, crisp evenings, and that particular slant of golden light that makes every street look cinematic. The cultural calendar accelerates: gallery openings, restaurant debuts, the return of opera and ballet to Lincoln Center. November cools quickly, but the streets stay lively through Thanksgiving as the city gears up for its final, glittering act of the year.
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