Hotels near Times Square and the Broadway Theater District

Times Square is the blazing crossroads where Broadway meets Seventh Avenue, wrapped in giant LED billboards that turn night into day. Love it or find it overwhelming, standing in the pedestrian plazas with the lights towering overhead is a quintessential New York moment, and it is the gateway to the Broadway theatre district.

More than forty Broadway theatres cluster in the surrounding streets, staging the long-running musicals and new plays that define American theatre. The square is also the heart of the action on New Year's Eve, when the famous ball drops to a crowd of hundreds of thousands of revellers.

Pro Tip: Visit after dark for the full sensory blast, and keep moving past the costumed characters who expect tips for photos. For same-day Broadway tickets at a discount, the TKTS booth under the red steps sells seats for that evening's shows.