Christmas Inwards Novel York Metropolis Guide: Best Vacation Decor, Hotels As Well As Shows (Pt 2)

Alright who's create for twenty-four hours TWO of my ultimate Christmas inwards New York City guide?? So happy to come across you lot guys are loving the outset twenty-four hours (you tin dismiss check it out hither if you lot haven't already)! Today we're hopping into the best decor, the best shops, hotels, too shows! So.. away nosotros go!!

The Ultimate Christmas inwards New York City Guide

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Best Festive Shopping + Decor:

1. Cartier

H5N1 blogger paradise: massive bow on an elegant store. I'm certain you've seen this all over Instagram but the Cartier store on fifth Ave has the best outside decor inwards the city! It's thence picturesque -- merely lookout for cars, shoot when you lot conduct hold the crosswalk, too stand upwards diagonally across from the store to larn the sum shot!

Speaking of fifth Ave.... 

2. fifth Ave Shops

The stores along fifth Ave (in Midtown) actually larn all out -- I experience similar 1 trying to outdo the next. Each twelvemonth it keeps getting improve too improve thence I'm apparently loving it but it's difficult to continue upwards to engagement alongside all the storefronts! All of my photos to a higher house are from previous years but I was merely walking unopen to at that topographic point today too Saks is AMAZING. Very crowded since it's across the street from the tree but wowowow it's worth a see!

3. Dyker Heights

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So this isn't on the isle BUT I couldn't not hollo it... equally it's unopen past times inwards Brooklyn (you tin dismiss accept a cab or subway). There is this neighboorhood that is famous for having completely crazy vacation decor. It's INSANE. It's on my wishing listing for side past times side twelvemonth equally all the photos I've seen from at that topographic point hold off amazing. Holidays on crack.

4. Brookfield Place + Westfield World Trade Center

I've ever been a large fan of Brookfield Place equally it's a actually dainty mall, it has amazing shops too restaurants too it's correct past times the H2O (not to hollo I'm a #WestSide girl). When nosotros went the other twenty-four hours I had NO IDEA that it connected to the Oculus inwards the Westfield World Trade Center Mall. There is an hugger-mugger walkway that also connects the path nether the West Side Highway. WHO KNEW.

Both places are outrageously decorated alongside Christmas decor thence it's slow to popular into both inwards 1 trip. But I conduct hold to tell the Westfield mall has the cutest little vacation marketplace inwards the center. There were lit upwards archways, modest popular upwards shops too a ton of lights too decor! I wishing nosotros stayed longer to actually bask what they had set up!

5. Chelsea Market

Omg this photograph is so old. I used to travel inwards Chelsea Market thence I conduct hold a sweetness spot for it. But an unbaised sentiment is that it's amazing. Something you lot should ever see inwards the metropolis equally you lot are certain to endeavour something novel each trip! My favorites are the Los Tacos No 1 too Sarabeth's (both the best of their kind). They ever produce wild too crazy decor within but merely live on create because the marketplace is never not busy. I took these photos unopen to 9am but unopen to tiffin too until it closes, it's a madhouse!! 

Honorable mentions: Ralph Lauren store on Madison Ave, Macy's Herald Square, Rolfs at Rockefeller Center.

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Best Hotel Decor:

1. Lotte New York Palace Hotel

(blog post here, here and here)

Guys, hollo upwards when I told you lot I LOVE the New York Palace?? It's because I LOVE IT. All of it. It's amazing too wonderfully decorated each year. The exterior is merely equally practiced equally the within too it's really a magical place. They never halt you lot from going in/taking photos (as long equally you're doing it inwards a respectful mode of course) thence halt on inwards too deed similar you're a invitee there!!

2. The Plaza Hotel

(blog posts here and here)

Now the Plaza is some other amazing hotel BUT they are pretty strict alongside tourists unopen to the busier vacation flavour thence the house doesn't larn likewise crowded alongside people. Which is fair... but at that topographic point are ways to larn unopen to it :) First off, having an former room fundamental helps equally you lot merely flash it too they'll allow you lot in. But I larn that most people won't conduct hold that. If you lot don't tell them you lot conduct hold a reservation at the tea room too they should allow you lot in! Also going inwards the side entrances has ever worked for me too. 

They conduct hold similar a 1 K 1000 trees inside, all prettier than the next, but my favorite is the on inwards their antechamber bar past times the check-in desk (go inwards too larn left!) the cascading staircase too the lite is ever the best for a photograph opp, equally the tree itself is non blocked off!

3. The Peninsula Hotel

(blog post here)

So they conduct hold definitely updated their decor since I was hither concluding but it's some other hotel that welcomes you lot inwards to come across the decor! And their decor is gooooood. The exterior facade ever gets me but the within is merely equally nice! It's a lilliputian on the darker side thence if you're looking to snap some photos merely live on aware. My biggest tip for whatever hotel see (when you're non a guest) is to merely deed similar you're staying at that topographic point too live on confident. I haven't been stopped yet. 

4. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel

(blog post here)

These photos are also a lilliputian older thence I promise they conduct hold spruced the house upwards some but The Waldorf on its ain is such a classic hotel that it's worth it to come across or stay! But when it comes to the vacation they're all most the minimal elegance too letting the historic hotel verbalize for itself. It's a lilliputian farther downward inwards midtown equally compared to the others that are correct inwards the pump of it all. But this is a unopen halt to Grand Central which is a peachy house to see no thing the fourth dimension of year. 

5. (honorable mention) The Beekman Hotel

Ashby too I stopped inwards on our jeopardy unopen to the metropolis yesterday to purpose the bath too this house is similar former schoolhouse New York. It's gorgeous too really 1 of a kind! I couldn't travel out it out!

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Best Shows:

1. Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rocketts) 

Everyone should experience Radio City 1 time inwards their life. We've been at that topographic point twice: 1 time for the Christmas exhibit too some other fourth dimension to come across John Mulaney. The house is massive and you lot never realize that until you're inwards it! The exhibit is peachy -- a truthful classic Christmas exhibit accompanied past times the Rockettes too a bunch of animals! They conduct hold shows all the fourth dimension thence it's slow to larn tickets, merely brand certain to larn them inwards advance!

2. The Nutcracker

So I've never seen the Nutcracker but I conduct hold been to the ballet at Lincoln Center. If you lot desire to experience existent fancy too come across a tried too truthful classic, this is the spot for you!

3. Saks Fifth Ave Light Show

When you're looking at these photos imagine turning unopen to too you lot volition live on facing the Rockefeller Christmas tree! The argue this expanse is thence crowded all the fourth dimension is that at that topographic point is so much to produce too is actually the heartbeat of Christmas inwards the city. 

The lite exhibit is every xv or xxx minutes (I can't observe the exact time) but it's oft thence you lot tin dismiss halt too come across the tree too thence lookout the exhibit earlier heading out. It's timed to music too it really well done. PLUS the Saks store too exterior decor is 1 of the best!

4. H5N1 Broadway Show

(blog post here)

And spell this isn't exactly Christmas, if you're inwards the metropolis -- larn come across a Broadway show! There are thence many options for peachy shows you lot mightiness equally well just popular inwards to come across something spell inwards town. You'll conduct hold improve luck getting cheaper tickets inwards the afternoon too during the week. My pro tip for inexpensive tickets is to hold off concluding infinitesimal on StubHub, hold off for extra seats or TodayTix (which conduct hold a popular upwards inwards Time Square).

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And that's all she wrote!! I promise you lot enjoyed the guide. Let me know below inwards the comments what I missed, I'm ever looking to add together to a greater extent than spots to my guide!!

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