What's Lower East Side Like?

There's a lot visitors like about Lower East Side, especially its bars and Chinatown. You can take some time to enjoy this scenic neighborhood's art scene and museums. Take in some culture at a top spot like Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Other popular sights worth a visit include Bowery Ballroom.

Where are the Best Places to Stay in Lower East Side?

We have 53 accommodations in the neighborhood. Here are our customers' favorite lodging options in Lower East Side:

The Ludlow Hotel

Luxury hotel with restaurant, bar

• • Free WiFi • 24-hour fitness center • Rooftop terrace • Garden • Central location

CitizenM New York Bowery

4-star hotel with restaurant, bar

• • Free WiFi • Café • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York

Luxury hotel with 2 restaurants, bar

• • Free WiFi • Café • 24-hour front desk • Central location

The Allen Hotel

3.5-star hotel

• • Free WiFi • Fitness center • 24-hour front desk • Central location

The Gatsby Hotel

Comfortable guestrooms with comfy beds

• • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location

How to Get to Lower East Side

Lower East Side is located 2.8 mi (4.4 km) from the heart of New York.

Flying to:

• • John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport (JFK), 11.7 mi (18.8 km) from Lower East Side
• • Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR), 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Lower East Side
• • LaGuardia Airport (LGA), 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Lower East Side

Getting to Lower East Side on Metro

Stations in the neighborhood include:

• • Essex St. Station
• • Delancey St. Station
• • Grand St. Station (Chrystie St.)

Things to See and Do in and around Lower East Side

What to See in Lower East Side

• • Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum
• • Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Things to Do in Lower East Side

• • Lower East Side Tenement Museum
• • Bowery Ballroom
• • Angel Orensanz Foundation
• • Orchard Street Shopping District
• • Rockwood Music Hall

Other Popular Lower East Side Attractions

• • New Museum
• • Sperone Westwater
• • Abrons Art Center
• • The Clemente
• • Gallery Onetwentyeight

When Is the Best Time to Visit New York?

• • Hottest months: July, August, June, September (average 73°F)
• • Coldest months: January, February, December, March (average 37°F)
• • Rainiest months: July, April, August, June (average 4 inches of rainfall)