Broadway Hotels
Broadway hotels
NY wants to help you to find the best hotel for your
stay in the zone of Broadway's theatres
.
As you will already know, the major concentration of theatres in New York is
on both sides of Broadway Street, right in the center of Manhattan. As you
can observe in Hotels in Broadway’s street plan, the theatres district
concentrates its activity in the rectangle formed by 6th and 8th Avenues and
W 54th and E 40th Streets
Times
Square, located in the intersection of Broadway St with 7th Ave, is
considered to be the center of New York, and its neon lights one of the
city’s icons.
Broadway’s zone isn’t only attractive for its theatres but also for its
exciting commercial activity, its restaurants and its excellent situation in
the
Midtown, in
the center of
Manhattan.
Broadway Hotels has examined the wide range of hotels in
Broadway and offers a selection of the 20 only hotels that meet the
requirement of being located within the rectangle of Broadway theaters, so
you will be able to go to the theater walking.
The hotels selected are 3 and 4 stars, since they are the most popular and
offer a wide variety of prices and styles, from hotels like the
Michelangelo
Hotel or the W-New York Times Square, almost 5 star hotels, with
prices starting at $ 300 per night, to 3 star hotels from $ 130, like the
Hotel 41 and the Hampton Inn Manhattan.
Besides information on hotels in Broadway, we offer information on
restaurants,
attractions and
theaters that can be
found in the area. Spotted on the map, you’ll find all the theaters, and a
selection of 10 restaurants and 10 main attractions.
We offer more information about that
Broadway Hotels:
Flatotel,
Amsterdam
Court,
Time,
Stay,
Casablanca,
Mela and
Night hotel.
Hope it helps you.
Broadway, New York
The oldest north-south main thoroughfare in Manhattan in New York City
is named Broadway.
History: The origins of Broadway are ensconced in a Native American
trail known as the Wickquasgeck Trail. The trail charted its path
through the brush land of Manhattan. Swamps and rocks lay on the trail
as it wound its way past the length of Manhattan Island. When the Dutch
reached the island, they converted the trail into a main road through
the island with New Amsterdam at its southern tip. It was at the end of
the 18th century that this road was renamed as Broadway.
Broadway hotels are located in the best
place to stay in New York, around Times square, in midtown
Manhattan
The name Broadway comes from the Dutch words Breede weg. It was the
place of the New Amsterdam settlement. A certain stretch of Broadway
forms the acme of the American theater industry.
Great White Way: This is the name given to the stretch of Broadway that
passes through the Midtown sector of Manhattan. This is specifically the
Theatre District that encompasses the area between 42nd street and 53rd
street in central Manhattan in New York. It is named as the Great White
Way as nearly a mile of the road was illuminated by Brush arc lamps in
the year 1880.
It is the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking
world. It is followed by West End theatre in London. Most live
performances in Broadway theatres cater to the objective of money
making, rather than as shows of art. Due to this factor, Musicals form
the commercially viable option.
Broadway Theatre: Its shortened form Broadway is more popular and refers
to the live performances presented in 39 professional theatres located
in the Broadway Theatre District in and around Times Square in New
York.
Art shows that serve as more cutting edge performances have been
relegated to the Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatres that lie in
the lanes off Broadway. These art shows are non-profit ventures.
Broadway theatre is a significant tourist
attraction in New York City People from all over the world
come to watch the live Musicals.
Besides New York, the popularity of Broadway theatre has spread to
Chicago, Los Angeles and other major cities in the US. These cities have
their own Broadway theatres. The Phantom of the Opera has been the
longest running Broadway Musical show in New York. Broadway is now an
institution in its own field. Tony Awards are presented annually to a
Broadway show in New York.
Ticket sales on Broadway exceed one and a half billion dollars annually.
Most Broadway performances are open ended runs. Word of mouth publicity
spreads the word around about the popularity of a show more than
billboards do. Evening performances are the norm on weekdays, with
matinee performances scheduled on Wednesdays and weekends. Monday is an
off day for Broadway theatre.