Garden party

Park Terrace Hotel (Bryant Park)

GETAWAYS • Staycation

The best way to make Madison Square Garden feel like the little music venue around the corner is by booking a nearby room for your pre- and post-concert needs. For this purpose, I like the Park Terrace Hotel’s studio-style suites overlooking Bryant Park. On the whole, Park Terrace feels more like a luxury condo building than a home for wayward tourists. There’s a well-equipped gym and sauna, plus a members-and-guests-only bar and coffee shop on the roof, where you can grab a drink and enjoy the sunset without dealing with the kinds of crowds that tend to hit the bars in this part of town.

Rooms have big, comfortable beds, adjustable wall-mounted TVs, comfortable couches for hanging out, pre-gaming, and views. Room service arrives from the La Pecora Bianca location downstairs. I recommend sharing a few pastas and a bottle of wine in bed while you watch YouTube videos of the artist you’re about to see.

A sub-15-minute walk later, you’re in line at MSG, fed, watered, and not frazzled from a commute into Manhattan and dinner at an overcrowded restaurant. And when the concert’s over, you can just walk back to the hotel and grab a nightcap at the bar — or tuck yourself right into bed. –Carina Finn

→ Park Terrace Hotel (Bryant Park) • 18 West 40th St • Studio suites from $330.