Need help with directions to SOHO

My first time in NYC Dec. 27 and I need directions to get to SOHO to shop. I will be staying at the Marriott Courtyard Manhattan/Times Square South on West 40th St. Also, any suggestions on where to eat dinner close to our hotel at night? I will have two 18 year olds that would love to eat dinner somewhere fun. Any suggestions?

Need help with directions to SOHO

SoHo is the area south of Houston Street, north of Canal Street, and on the western side of the island (let%26#39;s be generous and say west of Lafayette Street.)

You can get there from Times Square by taking the N or R downtown to Prince Street, which will put you in Soho. you can also take the #1 downtown to Houston Street, and then walk south (the same direction as the traffic on Varick Street), or the E or C downtown to Canal Street (ride in the back of the train and exit to Canal,) then walk north up , say, Thompson Street, or West Broadway.

Need help with directions to SOHO

BTW, Houston Street is pronounced ';house-ton';, not like the city in Texas.

Here%26#39;s a great interactive map of shopping and dining in Soho.

http://www.artseensoho.com/map.html

Subway directions from your hotel:

Take the R or W train from Times Square/42nd/Broadway downtown to Prince Street.

Or take the E or C train downtown from 42nd and 8th Ave to Spring Street.

Re: dining: what are your and their tastes and your budget? Do you like touristy theme places like Hard Rock Cafe? Or interesting food and trendy nightlife? What about food from different countries?

Here%26#39;s a way to put your hotel (or any destination) at the epicenter of a Citysearch search and find nearby dining and shopping around it:

www.newyork.citysearch.com

First, search for your hotel on the main home page. When you find it, click on the listing. On the left side of the web page, you should see a column that says, ';Find nearby....bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping....';

Click on restaurants, and it uses your location as the center point. Sort the list by distance. You can also refine your search by feature such as ';open late'; or ';good for groups';.