Tips on Romantic Things to Do in Manhattan
Valentines Day in New York City can be magical and romantic and we offer so many romantic things to do like sipping cocktails in an igloo while looking at the skyline, champagne cruises around the harbor, romantic Broadway shows and much more. The iconic landmark, Empire State Building, has been the star of countless romantic movies and home to 14 weddings every year on V-Day.
Check out the Valentine’s Day in New York City Insider Guide to the best romantic hotel deals, restaurants, shows and attractions. Whether you are celebrating as a couple, family, or single there is something for everyone on Valentine’s Day in Manhattan. Please add your event to the New York City Valentine’s Day calendar.
Valentines Day in New York City – Romantic Hotels
Candles, flowers, massage oils, champagne, rose petals, erotica, kama sutra, love games and more romance can be found at hundreds of NYC Hotels. Some of our top Romantic NYC Hotels include:
- Sanctuary Hotel – “clean rooms, very sexy lighting – ideal for romantic get away” with an amazing rooftop
- Royalton – Suites with Fireplaces
- Library Hotel – Love, Erotica or Fairy Tales Rooms (photo)
Many top NYC Romantic and Sexy Hotels have special Valentines Day, honeymoon, anniversary and wedding packages…or they are great hotels anytime of the year if your agenda is romance and relaxation. Check out NYC Insider picks for top Romantic New York City Hotel Deals
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Valentine’s Day Champagne Cruise
February 14, 2024; 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm & 9:30pm
As you cruise on the romantic Yacht Manhattan II, during this Valentine’s Day Champagne Cruise, sip your bubbles, eat chocolate covered strawberries and take in all the beauty the lit-up NYC skyline has to offer. The cruise includes a 4-glass champagne tasting paired with cheeses, fruits, chocolates & other accoutrements.
More Info: Valentine’s Day Champagne Cruise
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Romantic NYC Experiences
Romantic Things to Do in NYC
There are tons of things to do on your romantic New York City vacation. Attractions open late with skyline views, Central Park Tours, VIP Experiences, a helicopter ride. Some of the most popular romantic ways to see NYC include:
See more romantic things to do at: Romantic New York City Vacation and Valentine’s Day in NYC
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Romantic Broadway Shows
Nothing like a good love story told or sung on the world’s most famous stages on the Great White Way. Some top romantic picks include:
Moulin Rouge The Musical Tickets – 2021 Best Musical Winner + 9 other TONY Awards!
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular! Opened July 25, 2019.
Hadestown Broadway Musical – 2019 TONY Award Winner
The underdog of all Broadway Musicals and recipient of 14 Tony Nominations in 2019, Hadestown follows two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Ages 8+
Celebrities on Broadway
- Gutenberg! The Musical – Starring Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad – the original Book of Mormon Cast(Sept 15 – January 28, 2024)
- Merrily We Roll Along – Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe & Lindsay Mendez (Sept 19, 2023 – March 24, 2024)
- Sweeney Todd – Josh Groban & Annaleigh Ashford (Will be Aaron Tveit & Sutton Foster starting February 9, 2024)
- I Need That – Danny DeVito (October 13 – December 30, 2023)
- Mother Play – Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons (April 2, 2024 – ?)
- Mary Jane – Rachel McAdams (April 2024)
See More: List of Broadway Shows
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See the New York City Skyline
If I had to pick my #1 favorite thing to do in NYC at night, it would be anything with a skyline view. Whether you take it in from a rooftop, boat tour, bus tour, dinner cruise, top of a skyscraper or your friend’s apartment…you MUST see our skyline twinkle, sparkle and wink right at you. Some of the top ways to see the NYC Skyline:
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Romantic New York City Lights Tours
See our beautiful Skyline from all angles – in any weather!
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Cocktail in an Igloo on a Rooftop!
230Fifth is one of our most amazing rooftops and from November to May, they offer heated igloos for you to cozy up in while being treated to a nightly light show, perfect views of the Empire State Building and complimentary red robes if you get chilly. Reservations at: 230 Fifth Igloo Bar.
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Cool Outdoor Dining Igloos, Pods, Cabins & Space Bubbles
Cafe du Soleil – on the UWS, Cafe du Soleil has installed “Outside Bubble Tables,” where you can enjoy French cuisine
Lafayette – indulge in a “heated snow chalet” in NoHo on Lafayette & Great Jones at their “Le Village de Lafayette” and enjoy dishes like fondue or black truffle ham & brie croissants.
Closed in 2024: Eat in a Cabin @ The Greens – downtown by the South Street Seaport, at The Rooftop at Pier 17, reserve your indoor/outdoor glass cabin in their outdoor dining concept, The Greens, and order up some winter dishes and cocktails in your private, plexiglass cabin, allowing for unobstructed skyline views (photo).
Museum of Sex NYC
If you’re ready to take sex seriously, then a visit to the Museum of Sex is your next stop. The Museum is actually quite educational and does a great job at encouraging public enlightenment, discourse and engagement on a variety of worldwide issues. Of course, some of the exhibits do have their sexy side.
Visitors must be 18 years of age or older to enter the museum and 21 to consume alcohol onsite. Admission is included with the New York Pass and a choice on the New York Explorer Pass, though this does not include their special Valentine’s Day packages, sold directly at museumofsex.com
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Valentines Day in New York City – Ice Skating
For tourists and locals alike, ice skating at Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park is a classic New York romantic experience. All three major rinks are open on Valentines Day, as are most of the restaurants surrounding them.
The Rockefeller Center Ice Rink even offers a special Engagement on Ice package, including exclusive ice time, your favorite song playing (you supply the music) and Champagne toast.
Check details for Ice Skating in New York City, including rates and dates plus NYC Insider Tips for discounts and coupons.
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New York City Gift Ideas
There are so many fantastic New York City Gift Ideas that will bring a smile to anyone who lives here, is moving to NYC or is just visiting for a few days. You can treat your loved ones of any age to almost anything in NYC, like foodie gift cards, Broadway gift cards, or a special experience as a gift for someone visiting New York.
- Ticketmaster Gift Card – There is probably no more versatile gift in NYC than a Ticketmaster Gift Card. Broadway, Sports, Concerts and so much more.
- Classic Harbor Cruise – NYC Boat Cruises are one of my favorite things to do in NYC, with both my lifelong NYC friends and when visitors come to town
- NYC Foodie and Restaurant Gifts – choose from dozens of food tours, restaurant gift cards, classes.
See All: New York City Gift Ideas
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New York City Nightlife
How do you make the most of your time in the city that never sleeps?? Some of the best ‘only in NYC’ nightlife experiences include skyline views, dinner cruises, Museums and attractions open late til 2am, rooftops, night tours, comedy clubs and more. Some of our top NYC Nightlife picks:
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Romantic New York City Helicopter Tours
Romance and cold weather make the perfect combination to take to the Manhattan skies for a spectacular aerial view of Manhattan on one of our many NYC Helicopter Tours. I LOVED my tour…check out some of my photos and review at New York City Helicopter Tour.
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Valentines Day in New York City – Romantic Dinner
Rose petals and waterfalls with your own private secluded booth? Here’s a start on Romantic Restaurants and Valentines Day Dinner, with much more Coming Soon. And don’t forget to check online reservations for Valentine’s Day Dinner in NYC at OpenTable.
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Valentines Day in NYC – Empire State Building
Looking to propose at the Empire State Building? They recommend proposing when the saxophonist is on the 86th floor Observatory deck (Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.) and to request your special song to help set the mood while overlooking the romantic city lights. Afterwards, celebrate with a champagne toast at The Empire Room, located in the building on the main level on 33rd Street.
Already engaged? Valentine’s Day is the only day of the year that the ESB hosts weddings. Enter the “Love Above All” contest by submitting Your Love Story to Win a Dream Wedding Atop the Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day.
Photo Above: Whitney Edwards(L) and Tim Randall (R) are married on Valentine’s Day at the Empire State Building on February 14, 2008 in New York. The annual Valentine’s Day wedding event at the Empire State Building had 13 couples exchanging vows in a temporary chapel on the 32nd Floor. The couples were selected from a nationwide contest conducted by Brides.com and the Empire State Building. Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images.
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Bar Sixty Five @ The Rainbow Room
Bar Sixty Five @ The Rainbow Room – Rainbow Room’ wants you to feel extra special during the most romantic time of the year. Bar Sixty Five is a fantastic cocktail spot tucked into the Rainbow Room’s window-lined Gallery Bar. Be seduced by cheeky classic cocktails made famous by this “Hallmark holiday,” while savoring love-infused specials.
Valentines Day at Bar SixtyFive – offering a special three-course prix fixe dinner menu with drink pairings available. Make it a romantic night your date won’t forget.
More Info: rainbowroom.com
New York’s Singles Anti-Valentines Day Party
There are dozens of anti-valentines parties in NYC, so join the fun with the hundreds of New Yorkers looking to eat, drink, network and mingle the night away!
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Valentines Day – Romantic Dinner
Carlyle Restaurant
Spend an enchanted evening with that special someone this Valentine’s Day in The Carlyle Restaurant. Enjoy a delicious three-course menu specially prepared by Executive Chef James Sakatos while sipping on a complimentary glass of rose champagne. $185 per person excluding tax and gratuity.
A long-time favorite among prominent eastside neighbors and socialites, The Carlyle Restaurant, designed in the English manor house style by the late Mark Hampton, marries luxury with intimacy.
Dream Downtown
Dream Downtown – (Prior Year Info) adorned with 15,000 roses, the Winter Rose Garden is the ultimate romantic destination for Valentine’s Day, as guests can order from a menu of thematic rose cocktails and light bites. Room reservations are separate, but but both locals and hotel guests can select one of the following romantic packages:
Lovers Night Cap Package – Feb 14, 9-11pm. Reserved table for two covered in rose petals, one bottle of Moet Champagne and one bottle of Moet Rosè Champagne served from a gold bucket with red and pink ice cubes and a special Valentine’s Day themed dessert.
Bloom in Rosè Package – Feb 13 & 14. Reserved table for two covered in pink rose petals, two bottles of Moet Rosè served in a gold bucket with pink and purple flower ice cubes, and a Valentine’s Day-themed dessert.
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