The information listed below is for your convenience but does not constitute an endorsement by the New New Netherland Instute of the commercial establishments.               

The Hampton Inn & Suites is located in the heart of downtown Albany. A few blocks from the Hampton Inn & Suites is the contemporary design of the Empire State Plaza, completed as a vision of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1978.  The Plaza was built not only to serve as government offices, but as a center of arts, culture and community activity. The New York State Museum (the largest State Museum in the country), the Empire State Art Collection and the Empire State Performing Arts Center (known as The Egg for its unusual and distinctive design) are all contained at the Plaza.  

Located just a short walk from Downtown Albany's Business District is Lark Street, often referred to as the "Greenwich Village" of the Capital Region.  With countless restaurants, cafes, art galleries, boutiques and more, this eclectic mix of commercial and residential is reminiscent of the great and colorful neighborhoods of Manhattan.  Information on dining and shopping on Lark Street.

Explore Wolf Road and you will find many options for shopping and dining, including over 40 restaurants and the newly renovated Colonie Center Shopping Mall including additions such as L.L. Bean, P.F. Chang's, The Cheesecake Factory, Sephora and Regal Cinemas Stadium 13.

Listed below are several useful links that will provide you with additional information regarding services, shopping and dining in the Capital District. 

Albany weather.

Information on Great Dining and Great Entertainment.

Calendar of Events.

Travel information: Albany International Airport, Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station, and Driving Directions.

Downtown Albany map. (PDF)

What is the one activity I must do when I am in Albany?  Click here to find out!

Area shopping centers. Colonie Center Mall, Crossgates Mall, Stuyvesant Plaza