Lonely Planet New York City: Comprehensive Travel Guide | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Lower Manhattan, SoHo, Chelsea, Meatpacking District, Brooklyn and more

Not only is this book a fascinating read to anyone with an interest in New York, it was so invaluable when planning our family holiday. This travel guide provides insightful details into the different New York boroughs, including all the typical NY tourist attractions and beyond. The fold out map in the back is also great for getting your bearings, and if you're a foodie there are many restaurant and food recommendations. A must have for anyone travelling to New York.

Thanks Lonely Planet Makes my New York easier, I use the latest edition every time I go to NY and am always amazed

Good for planning a trip to New York

Booked a trip to NYC and this book has everything we will need. Lots of info about every where. Well laid out. Easy to digest. Will definitely plan my schedule using this book.

Brilliant, lots of tips and suggestions

Really good and detailed guide booked. Used lots for planning the New York trip and then used lots whilst over there for recommendations on areas when in them. Would highly recommend being used for any short trip to New York.

Love Lonely Planet guidebooks and this edition was super helpful in preparing for and travelling to NYC. Sure, information is online now but having a guidebook helps you prepare, gives you ideas, and gets you excited to visit!

It’s a useful guide for getting rough ideas what the main attractions are. But that’s it. It doesn’t give you any detail (eg plan of the museums, cathedrals etc.). The book doesn’t help with preparing for visiting places. For example it doesn’t provide the history of an important cathedral, its plan and description what to pay attention to when visiting. The same applies to bigger sights such as Ellis island (we realised how much there is to see there and about hidden attractions there only after arriving there, the guide didn’t indicate the richness of this place at all). The guide is good mainly as a ‘shopping list’ of places to see during your visit. This is useful to some extent since browsing internet for NY attractions is overwhelming and you might not have time for that!

Der Lonely Planet New York City ist und bleibt ein absolut umfassender Reiseführer. Besonders die detaillierten Routenvorschläge (Itineraries) und die präzisen Karten sind eine enorme Hilfe, um den Trip strukturiert zu planen und sich vor Ort in den verschiedenen Stadtteilen zurechtzufinden. Man merkt einfach, dass hier echte Insider-Tipps drinstecken, die weit über die Standard-Suchmaschineneinträge hinausgehen. Einen Stern Abzug gibt es lediglich für das Gewicht und den Umfang: Da der Guide so extrem detailliert ist, ist das Buch recht dick und schwer, wenn man es den ganzen Tag im Rucksack durch Manhattan schleppt. Für die Vorbereitung im Hotel oder Café aber absolut unschlagbar. Eine klare Kaufempfehlung für jeden New-York-Urlauber!

Love it! I visit NY a couple of times/yr and this had lots of information I did not know even as a seasoned NY tourist.

I have tripped planned in 2025 and this book has really helped with different ideas on what to do and some really handy tips. Has made my trip planning so much easier.

I was a customer of first hour (Asia on a shoestring). Seems that there is a new style of Lonely Planet travel books (this is the second book I buy in this style). For me you can leave out the “where to sleep” and “where to eat” sections, because this is probably better covered “online”. But the rest you should leave as it was. That was value for travelers. I will continue to buy old versions, because it works for me. But this new style is completely useless for me, because I have to do all the research by myself.

I spent a solo week in New York City using this guide. I always knew the operating hours and what to expect when I got where I wanted to go. I had so much fun that I’m planning a return trip!