Make Mine Manhattan: Lower East Side Vacation Rentals

A vacation rental, whether its an apartment, a loft, or a house, is a great way to experience a new place.  And very few places pack so much of an experience into a rather small geographical space than Manhattan.

Manhattan Neighborhood Search: Lower East Side

The Lower East Side has irregular boundaries; at different points, Allen Street, Grand Street, Canal Street, East Broadway, Eldridge Street, Essex Street, and East Houston Street come into the picture.  Nearby neighborhoods include Chinatown, Nolita (North of Little Italy) and East Village, Fulton Street, Columbus Circle, and Union Square.

Lower East Side Attractions

Manhattan’s Lower East Side - popularly abbreviated LES - has vaulted over its humble beginnings to become one of hip Manhattan’s favorite places to party.  Its modern roots tell the story of hard-working immigrants; in the past, these were largely people of Jewish, Polish, Irish, and Italian origins and more recently of Japanese and Middle Eastern descent.  What was traditionally a working-class area up until the 1990s suddenly became cool in the 2000s.  Check out the tribute to its varied ethnicities and social classes at the Tenement Museum, which also conducts walking tours of the area.

Thanks to its trendy clientele, a vacation rental on Manhattan’s Lower East Side appeals to a young and upscale mindset.