NEW YORK TRAVEL GUIDE WITH KIDS- PART 1- MANHATTAN
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2018
- Today I am doing a NYC Travel Guide on some of the top places to visit with kids in Manhattan. It's a bit of a different style travel video for me but I hope you enjoy it. This is Part 1 which covers the main tourist bits in Manhattan like Times Square, Central Park etc.
I am also going to be doing Part 2 which will be more of the smaller areas in Manhattan like Chelsea, Little Italy etc and Part 3 will be a travel guide to Brooklyn with kids.
PART TWO TRAVEL GUIDE HERE- • NEW YORK TRAVEL GUIDE ...
BROOKLYN TRAVEL GUIDE HERE- • NEW YORK TRAVEL GUIDE ...
SOME DETAILS-
Our Manhattan Hotel in Battery Park- www.conradnewyork.com
Our Brooklyn Hotel- www.theboxhousehotel.com
NY City Passes (giving you access to 6 top attractions) (kindly gifted to us by Attraction Tickets Direct)-
www.attraction-tickets-direct...
We used the City Passes on hiring bikes in Central Park, Top of the Rock and the 9/11 Museum.
Dylan's Candy Bar-
www.dylanscandybar.com
Ellen's Stardust Diner-
ellensstardustdiner.com
Staten Island Ferry details-
www.siferry.com
Seaglass Carousel-
www.seaglasscarousel.nyc
Rockefeller Park (lovely big park with great kids playground)-
bpcparks.org/whats-here/parks...
Thank you as always for my subscribing, liking, commenting and all the other stuff on my channel- I appreciate every single one of you. x
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This vlog is amazing. Anyone who is thinking of going with kids can just watch this and go and enjoy all the things you have suggested. It looked so good. Xx
Thanks so much lovely. We had the best time. x
Loved this Katie, thanks for sharing & I’ve saved it to my travel list 😊 I’ve done a few of these attractions several times pre kids but it’s nice to see you doing them with kids in tow.
I’m amazed at how much your girls walked, my two are terrible so I’m not sure how far we’d get 🙄 I’ve never seen the Carousel attraction, it’s beautiful definitely remembering that one.
Looking forward to your other videos xx
Thanks Inga yes we were so surprised how well they did with walking, we thought it was going to be harder. They were really good. The seaglass carousel was so beautiful. x
Ahhh Katie we loved watching this so much!! I am now SO excited for New York and I can't wait for the next video so I can make more notes on where to go! x
You are going to have the best time ever my lovely! x
Another great and really useful video! Battery Park is one of the neighbourhoods we're looking at moving to for the reason that it's meant to be really family friendly xx
From what we saw Battery Park looked so family friendly, there were so many cool restaurants and parks aimed for families. x
Beautiful video, your editing is flawless!! NY is on my bucket list, one day I have to go. Have a fancy for going at Christmas time too x
Thank you Emily I really enjoyed editing this one. I reckon it would be beautiful at Christmas time. x
Totally brilliant brief guide for families, soooo useful and interesting. Thanks Katie! Lisa Patton
thanks so much Lisa :)
WOW everything looks incredible - you can tell how much research you did before you went. I love New York so much; I got to work there for a few weeks when I was younger and loved just walking around and coming across all these famous places. I'm definitely taking the kids - actually I just want to move there now - ha ha
I did so much research! It’s such a cool city isn’t it? I would love to go back one day x
This was so interesting, especially as I’ve never been to New York before but have always wanted to. Love the style of video. X
Thanks lovely i thought a travel guide style video would be more useful. x
Absolutely loved this video. Looks like you had an amazing time. Can't wait to see the other 2 parts 💗💗
Thanks Emily it was great fun thank you. x
Hi Katie - I really enjoyed your part 1 vlog of visit to New York. Was lovely of you to show that this wonderful city isn't just for celebs etc but can be a great place for all the family. I agree with you that the Staten Island ferry & views of Statue of Liberty are terrific. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much Jenny yes we didn't realise just how family friendly it can. x
I am going to NY and I will use this as my guide. Amazing Katie, thank you! :)
Ah I am so glad it helped- thank you! x
This is bloody brilliant Katie!!!! Given me so much inspiration for travel with the family. We love travelling anyway but you’ve made this look so much more accessible! Love love love it xxx 😆💖😘
Thanks so much Laura it was such a great trip. x
I loved this video, thanks Katie. I can’t wait to go in October and your tips and photos on Instagram and videos on here have been fab, thanks xx
Loved this video such helpful tips!! I was really curious about car seats I know in the UK the taxis don’t require them but here in the US some cities still do which makes it really tricky!
We didn't have one person mention to us about car seats while we were there. Normally I wouldn't like it but as we were just travelling really short distances (and never going fast due to traffic) we felt ok about them not having them. x
That is so interesting!! Thank you for letting me know!
Absolutely love this!! I’ve always wanted to go as a family to New York it’s a big dream so this is so useful! Xx
Thanks Charlotte I am really glad you enjoyed it. x
This has been the most helpful video on planning a family trip to NYC. Thank you for this!!!
Absolutely wonderful!!!
Great video!!! Makes me want to go back with the kids.. I didn't think New York would somewhere that would be good for kids so love that you've shown it's great for them. Xx
It was such great fun and we didn't realise before we went just how family friendly it could be. x
Loved this Katie so helpful !! You guys seemed to have an amazing time and certainly did a lot ❤️ I'm sending lots of love to wren I hope his chin isn't hurting too bad xx kisses from Ireland ❤️
Thanks ava we had a lovely time thank you. And Wren is being very brave with his chin bless him. x
Loved this video. My husband and I love travel and have been to NYC soo many times. I have to go again now after watching this! Keep up the videos, love watching them!
Love love love this post! We're traveling to NYC this week with the kids and your videos just sorted out our visit with ease. Thank you sooooooo much 🙏🏾❤️😎
Have an amazing time 🥰
@@katie_ellison thank you we can't wait 😃😃😃
Loved this video thank you Katie, never thought about NYC and children would work but you’ve really changed my mind.
Thank you for another fantastic video
Thanks Kirsty yes we were a little nervous before about how family friendly it would be, but it really was brilliant. x
Please do more of these Katie. So informative and interestng. xx
Thanks Lauren I have got a couple more to do :) x
So informative! Me and hubby have been to NYC twice before kids came along - never realised it could be so kid friendly! Will definitely consider taking them now. Thanks so much x
Thank you for watching I am so glad you enjoyed it. Yes before we went I didn't realise just how kid friendly it could be- it was great. x
Brilliant Katie, love watching your travels with the family. x
Thanks Lynda. x
Really enjoyed this video! So informative. I’ve always loved following your travels because you always do such amazing research and find such lovely places. You’ve definitely inspired me to plan a holiday x x
Thanks Rebecca I really love enjoying planning and researching. x
This is such a fabulous video. It has made me want to go to NYC so much more!
Thank you lovely it really was such a great trip, it is such a cool city! x
Brilliant! You fitted so much in, and I agree, NYC is very family friendly!
It's so much fun! x
Such a great video! My husband and I are going in August without the children and it’s actually our third visit but this was still really helpful as I feel there are so many new things to explore since we were last there! Can’t wait! Xx
Absolutely loved this guide. Would love to see these for each destination you visit as they're so useful. Thank you! X
Ah thanks Catherine I am really glad you enjoyed it x
Great tips , i’m taking my daughter next week so this is gonna help me a lot . Thank you for sharing !!!
Thanks glad they helped :)
Loved this video Katie! Looked like you all had a great time xx
We had a great time thanks Stephanie. x
Such a beautiful video, thanks for sharing and looking forward to the others 👍❤️
Thank you :) x
Lovely video - it's made me want to go back to New York again! I went quite a few years ago, but it was one of my favourite holidays. We ate at a different kind of food place each night so had Chinese, Italian, went to an Irish pub and had an amazing steak at The Waldorf Astoria, where we were staying. I loved Central Park and wish we'd spent longer there. We also did Top of the Rock, Dylan's Candy Bar and Times Square. If we'd had more time we would have seen a show on Broadway. And we went shopping in places like Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Tiffany's (amazing store - most of which we couldn't afford!) Walking if you can is definitely the way to go. We found so many random little stores and buildings on our walks. I'm glad you all had a great holiday xx
It sounds like you had an amazing time and did similar things to us. It is such a great city isn't it? x
This is great Katie. We fly to NY in two weeks time for four nights, hopefully this will be a decent amount of time to see lots.
How exciting for you! Hope you have the best time! x
My daughter and I are also travelling to nyc in 13 days this video is invaluable 👌🏼
Thank you so much! Perfect
This is great Katie!
Loved this video,
Loved this, so helpful. Thank you so much. Would so love to take the family to New York x
It's great fun. We got such a good deal on flights which was why we could afford to do it. x
Ooh this is such a brilliant video, brought back so many memories of my trip and love that it’s so personal and I can see your girls in there. Your normal travel videos are beautiful but this style is so helpful for getting inspiration. Still thinking of your visit to the cactus farm for perfect insta moments!
Thanks Claire I am really glad you enjoyed it. I love the edited pretty travel videos but I just thought this would be a better way to help people. x
Loved this Katie! Definitely going to be researching New York tonight 😬 Wren looked very comfy in his carrier, Central Park looks huge but so lovely and green. Nice to have that break from the city streets like you said. You have done a wonderful job of putting this together 😊x
This brought back so many memories! I visited NY with my best friend in September 2000, so a year before 9/11, and obvs before having a children, I would love to go back, it was the most amazing place, and spmewhereI think everyone should go once in their life, looking forward to the next instalment of your travel guide x
Thanks I am really enjoying doing the travel guides. It's such a great city isn't it? x
So helpful! Really made me want to go to New York again ☺️
I’ve been to NYC twice but haven’t been for 8 years and it looks like there are lots of new things I do! Can’t wIt to take my 2 boys when they are bigger! I loved Central Park when we went
Brilliant and perfectly presented for those wanting to go to New York with children- we have been a few times with our children and they absolutely love it and there is so much for them to do! X
Thanks so much Abbey, it is a great place isn't it? x
It’s absolutely amazing- it’s one of our favourite places to take the children! X
Thanks so much for this😘 loved New York on my honeymoon, highlight was top of rock. Would love to take my 3 boys, given me some great ideas 💡
Thank you I am really glad you enjoyed it. Top of the rock was amazing wasn’t it? X
I love how you take your kids to places that are a bit outside the box! I'd love to take my 11 year old to NYC! Great video 🌞
Thanks Leigh yes we enjoy a challenge! 😆😆
Wow what an amazing travel guide. New York is on my top destinations I want to visit and it’s great to know that if we decided to take the children there are so many things for us to do with them. A lot of my friends have said to go without them xxx
I can imagine it is really different without them but we honestly wouldn't have gone without ours- it was SO family friendly and such a great city and it was nice to view it through their eyes as well. x
Love the video, thank you!
Bloody brilliant, thanks Katie!! 🤩 xx
Thanks Lisa x
I'm taking my 4 year old daughter to NY next week, so I found this very useful, thank you!
Ah I am glad :)
Really enjoyed this.
Thanks Sarah x
One of the best videos about "things to do with kids in NYC" that I have ever seen. Thank you!
I can't wait to take my kids to NYC after the pandemic.
Nice!
Amazing ❤
wowee so glad to have found this! looking to travel to NYC w a 3 year old and the tips are wonderful! question tho - did u get to use the kitchenettes for meals at all or did u guys eat out the entire trip?
Loved it ! Would love you to do an Orlando one ! x
Thanks Erin I could definitely do an Orlando one. x
Love this, thankyou x
Thank you I am glad you liked it. x
I love your videos so much
Thank you :)
Love this. My hubby really wants to visit New York but I’m not overly fussed. Not a great city traveller. But this is great, you’ve shown a different side to New York, one id be tempted to visit! Not just mad hussle and bussle! He needs to watch this and do his research now to persuade me 😂
Laura Edwards go to New York, you won't regret it. Fantastic place.
Honestly you would love it. It is such a great place to visit. x
great video! I just took my 13year old and my 9year old nephew to manhattan, and i wish i had seen this vid before we left. New york is really intense the walking is tiring but we had such a great time. Will be recomennding this vid for future use for other travelling parents. Thanks for putting in the work x
It's such a great city isn't it? We had a great time but like you say quite tiring in parts too. x
Loved this Katie. A great place to visit with or without kids is the American museum of natural history. Some gorgeous parks around too, Washington Square park and Madison Square park (with dog/puppy park).
Thank you so much. We were going to head up to the American Museum of Natural History one day when it was a bit rainy but then we ended up doing something else instead. It looks great.
Good excuse to go back Katie! We didn't do Chelsea or the high line when we went last June, that's our excuse to go back!
Great Vlog . Thank u
Thanks Hayley x
I love your video
BLOODY LOVED THIS KATIE! I am desperate to book a trip for my famalam 😊
Ah thank you my lovely lady! I think your crew would LOVE it there. x
Hi Katie, thanks for the video - very helpful. Wondering if you had any tips on what to carry around in the backpack (since there are plenty of water parks, etc.) but you can't carry around or your back will kill you at the end of the day.
We have a 1.5 and a 4 yr old and going to NYC in June.
I love New York. Battery Park is lovely. I've been to New York 3 times. Twice for work and 2 years ago with a friend. We've also seen all these sights and I've seen the WTC when it was in the middle of being built and when it was built. The third time I went I realised you don't necessarily need the Subway. We were able to walk from Central Park down to 34th Street no problem. You don't realise how close it is. xx
It's such a great city isn't it? So much to see and do. And yes we hardly used the subway at all. x
What shoes did you wear while walking around NYC? I’m visiting next month and would like recommendations on comfortable walking shoes. Thank you!
♥️♥️♥️amazing as always
Thank you x
It was lovely really injoyed it x
Thank you X
Fantastic video. Loved this, wish we could afford to travel x
Thank you x
Fab video Katie! I'd love to take my kids to ny. My husband and I have been and loved it. Would love to see Coney island too. Looks like you all had a lovely time x
We wanted to go to Coney Island too, it looks so fun! x
thanks for the great tips
Thank you :)
I enjoyed this so much I think I'll watch it a 2nd time x
Ah thanks so much lovely I am glad you enjoyed it. x
Hi! Love ur videos… travelling alone with my 5 yr old this year… do u get the booster seat for kids in the cab or Uber? How does that work? Thanks
Great and useful tips for planning at trip to NYC :)
Thank you :)
Well done! Thank you! I could listen you all talk all day with those accents. So much prettier than ours in MA/NY! 😂😂😂
Ah thank you :)
So helpful Katie! Would you recommend the hotel you stayed especially with kids at or was it just standard hotel Xx
Which one? The one in Battery Park Manhattan was fantastic mainly for it's location, the hotel itself wasn't particularly geared towards kids (although it has big rooms which is good in NY), but the location made it amazing for families. The Brooklyn hotel was great for families because of the size of the rooms, they were huge (you get bigger rooms in Brooklyn than Manhattan) x
Absolutely loved watching this!!! Great info and so many lovely memories for you. We had a nightmare flight home, from checkin to landing 🤦♀️ L was so so overtired she absolutely let rip and screamed for over an hour solid...managed to bounce her off to sleep in Tula after take off (luckily there was room to stand out the way at the front as we were on a Dreamliner) and she slept for 30mins and was ok until she had to be strapped in for landing, had to pin her down 😢😢 it was terrible, but once we were off she was fine. It was only a 2.5 hr flight as well!!! That’s been her only bad one though so hopefully she’ll be ok in August on a 4.5hr one!!! Xxx
Hi Katie, wonderful video. A question about getting around, noticed you all in the taxi - did you not need a car seat while there? Thanks
No as long as it is short distances you can have your little one on your lap. It's not ideal but there is no other way.
I absolutely loved this video; great concept! I love all your videos but I think this is one of my favs because it’s so informative too.
Would you consider doing a video about how you plan and research your travel please? You always find the most amazing places and I just don’t know how you do it. For example, you made a comment (might not have been in this video) about finding out about a place from Instagram.....how do you search on Instagram..... for example, just putting #newyork would bring up millions of posts?
I’ll definitely be going back to NY in the next 2-3 years and will be putting some of these places on my wish list! Thank you Katie for another amazing video xxx
Thanks Sas I really appreciate your kind word. And of course I can definitely do some sort of research guide, I have been meaning to do one a while! x
Have you done a review of the hotel you stayed in whilst in New York?
This is amazing thank you so much! Travelling to New York September 2020 with our daughter who will be 3 at the time. I was so anxious there wasn’t much for her but this has put me at ease! How were the kids on the plane? Xx
They were great, it was a good flight time. And it's so family friendly there you will have so much fun :)
We loved NewYork so much as a couple and have been numerous times. I really want to go again but was not sure how my little boy who’s a similar age to wren would cope but your video and insta stories has made me think it could work x
We were surprised just how family friendly it was- there were so many different parks and spots that you could chill out in. It was such good fun and everyone was so good with the kids. x
Katie Ellison that good. How did he cope with the time difference? X
So informative Katie, will you be doing a haul too?
Thank you! And no haul because I didn't buy a single thing while we were there bar a candle and some headphones for the girls. x
What time of year did you go?
Just loved this video. Your so brilliant at editing looks so professional. The fish ride looks amazing little Wren giggling on it no wonder you went on it twice. Your girls and Wren looked so happy they all get on so well. I would have struggled with emotions at the world trade centre. Reading all those names of all those people that died would have made me very emotional. If I went to New York I would definitely go. But definitely no mascara on. Staten Island Ferry views wow and free as well. Looked so lovely and peaceful. Did you ever get blisters or sore feet with walking so far and so much? I’m sure you will definitely be going back to visit New York with your family again you all had a ball.
Thanks so much no I didn’t get blisters but I did make sure I wore old shoes that had been worn in. I went up the world trade centre in 2001 a few months before 9/11. It was so unbelievably high, I cannot even begin to comprehend how something so tragic happened. So so very sad x
Katie Ellison I know it’s still hard to believe that they had two planes ram into them and then they just collapsed. It was horrific, I remember it live in TV. I git very upset when I seen that. All those poor people. Ones that did get out that were covered in the toxic ash they also died before their time with Cancer. Just utterly horrific.
Awesome will be using this when we visit :D Think we picked the worst time to go all the hotels are 4/500 a night 😭
Thank you for this. Just booked to go in October with my 8yr old son. Could you recommend anything to take on the plane?
I’ve done a video (which I think you’ve watched) about what to pack on a plane! (I’m going through my comments and replying!) x
I love your intro! What editing software do you use?
I use Final Cut Pro :) x
which hotel dd you stay at?
the fish carousel is there a entrance fee
How have you only got 25k subscribers? Fab video, as always x
Thank you :) x
Hi Katie, I am staying 3 nights 4 days in Manhattan. Two full days and travelling with a 12 and 10 year old. Could you recommend what to do and if we should buy a two day pass. I am travelling on my own with them
Great video Katie, and i can really see the effort you've put in with the editing. Hope Wren's chin isnt hurting him too badly! x
Thanks Jess this one of the hardest videos to edit but I am really pleased with the result. It is a little sore bless him but he's being very brave! x
I was told by many people that New York isn’t a place to go if you have children. I have a three year old. I’m definitely considering taking her now.
Is there a big difference with the crowd on weekdays versus weekends? I was thinking of going Sunday-Thursday.
AWEEESOME VIDEO!!!!!!
We are planning for a visit to new York soon and we have a toddler and we were wondering should we have his car seat with us or not? Can you use a taxi without using a car seat for your toddler?
We didn't use a car seat while we were there, we had him on our laps or in the seat with the seatbelt. It isn't ideal but we only went short distances in the taxi (and slowly as the NYC traffic is mental!) so we decided to make the judgement call not to bring one.
So my burning question is: How did you fit a family of 5 in one yellow taxi? Always wondered how I would do this if we took our kids to NY. Most of the taxis we got fit 3 maximum in the back, with the front bit sectioned off. The WTC museum is really well done. I’m so glad we went to visit. It was just me and Sam on that trip so luckily didn’t have to weigh up whether to take the kids or not. But it’s definitely do-able with kids, you can skip the more heavy sections. We were there for around 4 hours and even then didn’t manage to see every single thing.
We had Wren on our lap (in a seatbelt) and not one single taxi driver batted an eyelid! x
Hi Katie! I hope you please please please see my comment for it is so important. Where did you stay? In an Airbnb? A hotel rental? Please help me
I would love to go to New York! I love the montage at the beginning
Thank you! It was a really cool place. x
All in all, how much did this vacation cost? I looked up The Conrad hotel and it was a 5 star luxury hotel .. is there cheaper hotel options in The same area :)? 🙏🏼❤️
It’s 5* but you can get deals. We got a deal for booking ahead (it’s called advance purchase) and a discount for staying more than 3 nights. It also depends when you go cause prices fluctuate massively. New York is an expensive city to stay in when it comes to hotels but there’s always going to be cheaper places if you look around. 💛
I absolutely love this. I never thought I would get to NYC now I have the kids but thinking I may.
Would you mind messaging me with honest views on costs pretty please xx
Hey lovely of course, just let me know anything you want to know. In terms of flights we got an amazing deal on flights, for 5 of us it was just over £1500 return with BA. The same flights I looked at a few weeks before we travelled had gone up to £6100. That was because it was their winter sale so definitely worth holding out. That was also in half term might be cheaper if you took them out of school. x
Katie Ellison fab thanks lovely. Excellent tips. We could definitely take them out of school.
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