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There are several Hilton properties that are south of Central park and between Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza, which is roughly the area I recommend. Hilton just sent me an email advertising the Midtown at $250 a night. The Waldorf-Astoria is in the most perfect location for tourists but it’s been closed for a year or so while it goes through a three year renovation. It needed it. I do like Hilton Honors because their points program is pretty generous and just having the credit card gives you gold status which gets you free breakfast. That’s a pretty valuable perk in an expensive place like NYC.

All of New York is quite safe now so feel free to stay anywhere. I walked my son through Hell’s Kitchen and Times Square, trying to explain to him that the expensive boutiques and restaurants used to be strip clubs and head shops.