The coolest slice of Brooklyn, one subway stop over the East River — warehouse bars, rooftops, live music, vintage shops and the best skyline view in the city from its waterfront. Younger, cheaper and more local than Manhattan, with a real neighbourhood buzz; the place to stay for nightlife and value.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
$360–580
typical per night in United States
The sensible middle
Typical prices for New York — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Williamsburg and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Walk the Brooklyn Bridge11 min taxi3.6 km
- The Empire State Building14 min taxi4.5 km
- 9/11 Memorial & One World15 min taxi4.8 km
- Top of the Rock16 min taxi5.4 km
- Times Square16 min taxi5.4 km
- The Metropolitan Museum22 min taxi7.2 km
- Central Park23 min taxi7.6 km
- The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island24 min taxi8.0 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 13.A night in Williamsburg — Brooklyn's coolest quarter after dark — warehouse cocktail bars, rooftops, breweries, live music and late-night pizza, with the Manhattan skyline glittering across the river. The city's best-value night out and its most local buzz; ride the L train one stop over and dive in.
- 19.DUMBO & the bridge view — Stand on the cobbles of Washington Street where the Manhattan Bridge frames the skyline — the most photographed shot in Brooklyn, and still a thrill. Then explore the waterfront.
- 20.Coney Island — The people's playground at the end of the subway — a boardwalk, the Cyclone, a Nathan's dog and the Wonder Wheel. Best on a hot summer Saturday.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Williamsburg; flights via Google Flights.