Game Weekend

New York

Hotels near Madison Square Garden

6 places to stay, with the neighborhood and game-night journey explained.

Full weekend guide

Penn Station, Herald Square and Koreatown

The New Yorker by LOTTE Hotels

An Art Deco hotel that opened in 1930 on 8th Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets, steps from Penn Station, with Tick Tock Diner and the Butcher & Banker steakhouse in the building.

  • Walk route
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A $40-a-night facility fee is added to every stay, the hotel is cashless, and there’s no hotel garage.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk to the Garden, which sits directly above Penn Station, and use the entrance your digital ticket names.
Getting back
Walk back the way you came. All exits are final, so you can’t step out and come back in.
Address
481 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001
Hotel website

Times Square and the Theater District

Arlo Midtown

A hotel on West 38th Street that places itself in the Theater District, with Times Square and Broadway as its neighborhood.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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An urban fee of $37 plus tax is added per room per night, and there’s no on-site parking.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take the E (or the A or C) from 42 St/Port Authority Bus Terminal to 34 St-Penn Station, or the 1, 2 or 3 from Times Sq-42 St.
Getting back
Ride back uptown from 34 St-Penn Station, or walk north on 7th or 8th Avenue.
Address
351 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018
Hotel website

Times Square and the Theater District

Hotel Edison

An Art Deco Theater District hotel on West 47th Street, with The Rum House cocktail bar, Friedman’s and Bond 45 on site.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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Parking is in a paid garage with no in-and-out privileges, and the arena is a subway ride or a longer walk away.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take the E (or the A or C) from 42 St/Port Authority Bus Terminal to 34 St-Penn Station, or the 1, 2 or 3 from Times Sq-42 St.
Getting back
Ride back uptown from 34 St-Penn Station, or walk north on 7th or 8th Avenue.
Address
228 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036
Hotel website

Times Square and the Theater District

YOTEL New York

A hotel at Tenth Avenue and West 42nd Street with self check-in and a large indoor-outdoor rooftop, home to Social Drink and Food.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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It’s on the western edge of Midtown: the A, C and E at Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority are about two avenue blocks east. The hotel page lists no parking details.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take the E (or the A or C) from 42 St/Port Authority Bus Terminal to 34 St-Penn Station, or the 1, 2 or 3 from Times Sq-42 St.
Getting back
Ride back uptown from 34 St-Penn Station, or walk north on 7th or 8th Avenue.
Address
570 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10036
Hotel website

Long Island City, Queens

Ravel Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham

A Long Island City hotel next to the Queensboro Bridge, a short subway ride from Midtown. Some rooms have a private balcony.

  • Rail / transit
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Every trip to the arena is a subway ride. Parking costs a fee the hotel doesn’t publish.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take the E to 34 St-Penn Station with no transfer, or the N to 34 St-Herald Sq and walk one block west to the Garden.
Getting back
Ride the E or the N back to Queens from the same stations.
Address
8-08 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City, NY 11101
Hotel website

Long Island City, Queens

Boro Hotel

A 99-room boutique hotel in Long Island City with Manhattan views, balconies in some rooms and a rooftop bar.

  • Rail / transit
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A $25 nightly hotel fee applies, and every trip to the arena is a subway ride.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take the E to 34 St-Penn Station with no transfer, or the N to 34 St-Herald Sq and walk one block west to the Garden.
Getting back
Ride the E or the N back to Queens from the same stations.
Address
38-28 27th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
Hotel website

Get to know the areas

Penn Station, Herald Square and KoreatownWalking to the game with no transit to plan

Stay across from Penn Station and walk to the arena, with a 24-hour diner and Koreatown close by.

Penn Station, Macy’s at Herald Square and Korean barbecue on 32nd Street in Koreatown

To the arena
Walk to the Garden, which sits directly above Penn Station, and use the entrance your digital ticket names.
After the game
Walk back the way you came. All exits are final, so you can’t step out and come back in.
The tradeoff
This guide lists one hotel here, The New Yorker, so you have less choice than in the Theater District.

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Times Square and the Theater DistrictMore hotel choice and a night out before or after the game

Stay among Broadway’s theaters and restaurants and ride the subway to Penn Station.

Broadway theaters, late dinners on West 46th Street and the lights of Times Square

To the arena
Take the E (or the A or C) from 42 St/Port Authority Bus Terminal to 34 St-Penn Station, or the 1, 2 or 3 from Times Sq-42 St.
After the game
Ride back uptown from 34 St-Penn Station, or walk north on 7th or 8th Avenue.
The tradeoff
It’s a subway ride or a longer walk to the arena each way, and hotel parking, where it’s listed, is paid with no in-and-out privileges.

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Long Island City, QueensA Queens base with Manhattan views

Stay across the East River from Midtown and ride the subway straight into Penn Station or Herald Square.

Queens neighborhoods by the Queensboro Bridge, with views back across the river to Manhattan

To the arena
Take the E to 34 St-Penn Station with no transfer, or the N to 34 St-Herald Sq and walk one block west to the Garden.
After the game
Ride the E or the N back to Queens from the same stations.
The tradeoff
Every trip to the arena and back is a subway ride, not a walk.

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