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More than 47 million visitors arrived in New York City in 2008. Among these, nearly 25% were international visitors who always seem to rave about their stays in Big Apple. In 2009, there were more than 250 hotels in New York City, representing 70,000 rooms and employing 32,000 workers. Nearly half of these hotels are in Mid-town Manhattan. Furthermore, 14 hotels in New York City are members of National Register of Historic Places. Among these nine hotels in the city have more than 1,000 rooms, which is another indication of a developing tourism economy.

Luxury New York Hotels

Perhaps, one of the ways to enjoy this awe inspiring city is to stay at one of the luxury hotels in New York. Although every hotel in New York has its distinctive style but most luxury hotels, in downtown, occupy historical buildings. Due to their preferred locations, majority of these luxury hotels are located near Madison Square Garden or Grand Central Station. Most of the lodgings are well known haunts of famous celebrities. Therefore, there is always a chance that you may meet one. Also, the setting doesn't have to be historic. Due to space constraints, there have been many popular modern hotels that recently opened their doors to public. The modernistic features of these New York hotels are mostly designed by prominent architects who integrate local themes in creating supreme hotel wonders.

Interesting Facts

There are large number of visitors from United Kingdom and Canada therefore most hotels in New York include services tailored to meet specific needs of travellers from these countries. Nevertheless, arrivals from other countries have also remained high even in the global economic crisis. Nowadays, most hotels are offering value added services which not only compensates high paying guests but also make their trips more memorable. Also, most hotels in New York have not raised their prices. This stagnancy can be explained by hotel's trying to fill their vacant rooms. Anyway, such incentives have been a win-win situation for curious guests, who continue to arrive in large numbers. If you are planning to stay at one of these masterpieces, just remember that there is no single occupancy rate in New York and the city charges 14.54% hotel tax.

If you are looking for some of the best hotels to visit in New York, make sure you look at Soho House New York, Hotel on Rivington & 60 Thompson

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