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The best hotels near Theater District

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 51 York hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in York, out of the 51 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.4.

All five are inside 1.1 km of Theater District, so you can walk it.

Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

Highest rated of the five

Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

★★★★★4.7 from 9,392 reviews

Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 9,392 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $504 a night on the dates we checked.

51 hotels in York qualified for this list and five made it. New York Marriott Marquis is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square1

    Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

    ★★★★★4.7 from 9,392 reviews

    under 200 m from Theater District, about a 1 minute walk

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    • New York Marriott Marquis2

      New York Marriott Marquis

      ★★★★★4.4 from 16,264 reviews

      under 200 m from Theater District, about a 1 minute walk

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      • Hard Rock Hotel New York3

        Hard Rock Hotel New York

        ★★★★★4.5 from 1,816 reviews

        under 200 m from Theater District, about a 1 minute walk

        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Bar
        • Parking
        • Pet friendly

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      • The Chatwal - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt4

        The Chatwal - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

        ★★★★★4.5 from 474 reviews

        300 m from Theater District, about a 4 minute walk

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        • Mandarin Oriental, New York5

          Mandarin Oriental, New York

          ★★★★★4.6 from 1,857 reviews

          1.1 km from Theater District, about a 14 minute walk

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          How this list was put together

          51 York hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Theater District second, then took the top five.

          Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

          The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

          What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

          Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

          Daniel Kovac

          Daniel Kovac Central Europe

          Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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