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Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Party at Residence Inn
Your dreams can come true! You can watch the New York City Thanksgiving Day Parade without the crowds and without the weather – at this once-in-a-lifetime indoor party overlooking the world-famous parade.
You’ll have private access to the Residence Inn Times Square’s 3rd floor Empire Room beginning at 8 am where you can view the parade at balloon height from indoors through windows facing the 6th Avenue parade route. Enjoy a complete brunch buffet including an omelet station, while you’re served Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, or a selection of beer, wine, coffee, tea and soda. Live video and audio feed of the parade on flat screen monitors will enhance this “bucket list” event.
To make it even easier for you, we’ve arranged for your accommodations right at the Residence Inn Times Square in your choice of a one-bed with a pullout sofa or a two-bed suite, each comfortably accommodating 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. A full hot breakfast is served daily, and each suite has complimentary high-speed internet.
Accommodations are also available at the nearby Courtyard Times Square South (daily breakfast is not included at the Courtyard).
Your New York City Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Party at Residence Inn Vacation Includes:
- Accommodations for 4-nights or longer at the Residence Inn Times Square, right on the Thanksgiving Day parade route and just a half-block from Broadway, arrivals Nov. 22 through Nov. 27.
- All hotel taxes included
- Viewing Party in the hotel’s Empire Room where you can watch the parade pass right at balloon level! Balloon Artist and Face Painter for the kids, too.
- Brunch buffet on Thanksgiving morning featuring an Omelet Station and including Mimosas, Bloody Marys, Beer, Wine and soda
- Full breakfast daily
- Complimentary high-speed internet in your guest room
- Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the City of New York or a Harbor Cruise
- Free admission to the Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
- 24-hour Emergency Travel Assistance
Rates from: $1,846.50 per person based on double occupancy
See the many Add-on options below to Make Your Thanksgiving Holiday in New York City Complete
2019 Thanksgiving Parade Party at Gotham Hall
A true celebration of style, history and location welcomes you to a Parade experience that will be as awe-inspiring as it will be fun!
Gotham Hall is located just 2 blocks from Macy’s. After a sumptuous breakfast buffet, just step outside right onto the 6th Avenue sidewalk to watch the balloons, bands and floats pass by you. It’s an experience like no other!
And Gotham Hall, a Designated New York City Landmark, is a venue like no other! Built originally as a bank in 1924 and more recently converted to a very upscale banquet facility, it’s been the location for events featuring such dignitaries and celebrities as President Barack Obama, Elton John, Bradley Cooper, Martha Stewart, il Divo, Brittany Spears, Steve Martin and Alicia Keys. In its seven-story gilded ballroom, you’ll feel like a celebrity too as you’re treated to fine food and, right outside the entrance, a fantastic view of the world’s most famous parade!
We have a selection of comfortable and well-located accommodations for your Thanksgiving visit to New York City. All are within walking distance of Gotham Hall, Broadway theaters, sightseeing departure points and City landmarks so you don’t have to worry about local transportation during your stay.
Your Thanksgiving Parade Party Vacation Includes:
- 4 night accommodations (or longer) at a selected hotel in Midtown Manhattan
- All state and local taxes
- Admission to the Thanksgiving Parade Party at Gotham Hall including a full breakfast buffet and “step outside” viewing of the Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the City of New York or a Harbor Cruise
- Free admission to the Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
- 24-hour Emergency Travel Assistance
Rates from: $1588.50 per person based on double occupancy
See the many Add-on options below to Make Your Thanksgiving Holiday in New York City Complete
Thanksgiving Day Parade VIP View Party Vacation
Watch the colorful floats and the spectacular balloons during the 2019 Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City from an outdoor VIP viewing area! Enjoy an unforgettable Thanksgiving in New York City with a holiday vacation highlighted by our exclusive Insider’s VIP Parade View.
After a deluxe breakfast buffet in the New York Hilton starting at 7 am, watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade from an outdoor viewing area. The New York Hilton Midtown is right on the parade route, so make sure to bring your cameras! You’ll also have in-and-out privileges during the parade so you can keep warm and have a bite to eat or a hot beverage!
Your New York City Insider’s VIP Parade View Vacation Includes:
- Accommodations in a Deluxe room for 4-nights or longer at the New York Hilton-midtown Hotel including buffet breakfast, all taxes and gratuities included, plus access during the parade to an outdoor viewing area
- Free admission to the Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
- Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the City of New York or a Circle Line Harbor Cruise
- Note: There is no view of 6th Avenue or the parade from the breakfast venue inside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. This exclusive event is only available when booked with us and our Travel Partner.
Rates from: $2,473.00 per person for 4-night complete package
Thanksgiving Parade Viewing at Columbus Circle
You can watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade without the crowds and without the weather – at this once-in-a-lifetime luxurious private indoor venue overlooking the world-famous parade!
Enjoy a breakfast buffet in a private dining area on the 7th floor of the Museum of Arts & Design, hosted by the modern classic Columbus Circle restaurant Robert. The event begins at 8 am and includes a premium open bar – then watch as the parade comes straight at you down Central Park West and around Columbus Circle. The windows provide a view of this legendary parade, but you’re also welcome to go outside and view it from the sidewalk*. This unique indoor-outdoor experience will certainly be the highlight of your holiday!
Since this exquisite view scans directly up Central Park West, you’ll be able to watch the entire parade come directly at you before it makes it’s way around Columbus Circle, right below! Watch through the windows from the 7th floor, or take the elevators down to street level to hear the bands, see the huge balloons or just take in the most famous parade in the world. You’ll have complete access to the food and drink during the parade – and if you’d like, you can watch it on the large screen TV in our private dining area.
Your New York City Insider’s Thanksgiving Parade Party vacation includes:
- Accommodations at a fine midtown Manhattan hotel
Hudson Hotel
58th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues
Sheraton New York Times Square811 7th Ave at 52nd Street in the Theater District
Le Parker Meridien119 West 56th Street - Parade Viewing at Columbus Circle along the 2018 Thanksgiving Parade route–including buffet breakfast and premium open bar
- All taxes and gratuities included
- Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the City of New York or a Harbor Cruise
- Free admission to the Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
- 24-hour Emergency Travel Assistance
Rates from: $1,449.00 per person double occupancy for 4 nights
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Thanksgiving Parade Party Vacation at Del Frisco’s
Watch the colorful floats and the spectacular balloons of New York City’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade in an exclusive private indoor setting along
New York City’s Avenue of the Americas!
Enjoy a deluxe breakfast buffet in elegant Del Frisco’s Steak House, surrounded on three sides by floor-to-ceiling windows fronting the parade route. You can relax in climate-controlled comfort at street-level or balcony-level tables, or stand at the expansive indoor balcony railing to watch crowd favorites like Garfield, Ronald McDonald, Snoopy, Shrek or Spider-Man as they wend their way down the 2019 parade route. Wide screen TVs, face painters, balloon artists – it’s a fantastic “Bucket List” party for the whole family!
The view – that’s why this party is such a hit, and sells out so quickly every year. Watch as the parade passes right by – while you’re inside, out of any inclement weather with lots of food, drink and entertainment!
Tables are available on the street level or on the balcony level. You can watch the parade from your street level table or at the balcony railing. There’s plenty of space to enjoy the balloons, floats and festivities that make this the most famous parade in the world!
This special “Bucket List” Thanksgiving
vacation includes
- 4 nights or longer accommodations at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
- All state and local taxes
- Admission to the Thanksgiving Parade Viewing Party at Del Frisco’s from 8 am until 11:30 am, including food, beverages and entertainment
- Admission to your choice of the Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Top of the Rock Observation Deck
- Admission to your choice of the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the City of New York, or a Harbor Cruise
- 24-hour Emergency Travel Assistance
Add-ons to Make Your Thanksgiving Holiday in New York City Complete!
Balloon Inflation and Uptown Tour: Tour the Parade Balloon Inflation Staging area before the Thanksgiving parade! On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we’ll take you uptown to the area where the Thanksgiving Day Parade begins to take shape. See some of the grand balloons being inflated, take lots of pictures, and perhaps hear commentary from parade veterans around the 3-block perimeter of the inflation site. 11:30 am departure from Midtown Manhattan, close to all hotels
Holiday Lights Motor coach Tour: Everyone wants to see all the new attractions, trees and lights in New York, but covering the four square miles or so that they encompass in one night and on foot can take a while, not to mention the crowds and weather. On this guided and narrated tour you’ll visit the City’s famous department store displays and holiday decorations. Daily at 6:30 pm November. 22-December 30.
Thanksgiving Dinner and all the trimmings: Enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet with all the trimmings Seating’s are available on Thanksgiving Day at three convenient times. Your Thanksgiving dinner includes a traditional carved turkey with all the trimmings–potatoes, vegetables, salad, gravy and cranberry sauce–and a delicious dessert with soda, coffee or tea. Cash bar is available
Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes
Any of the Hit Shows on Broadway
Many Restaurants in Town
Private or Shared transportation from the three New York Area Hotels.
NOTE: Rates and program features listed are per person based on two adults sharing a room, subject to availability and change without notice. Rates include all taxes and service fees, and all listed features. Triple, quad, single and child rates are available. Rooms are not “parade view” and requests for such will not be honored. You may get prices on longer stays, additional theater, sightseeing and dining
Optional Tours
Balloon Inflation Tour
Wednesday tour from midtown to the Macy’s Parade Balloon Staging area where guests will be able to roam at their leisure.
Holiday Lights Tour
The color, the pageantry and the lights of Christmas in New York City. You’ll see it all on this deluxe motor coach tour hosted by a licensed Tour Guide that will surely be the highlight of your Christmas vacation in the Big Apple.