The Westin New York at Times Square - Vacation Ownership

The resort and setting

The Westin New York at Times Square sits at 270 W 43rd Street, right in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. It's a high-rise hotel-style property operated under Westin Vacation Club, with guests and owners alike rating the rooms and suites highly for comfort — Google reviewers give it a 4.2 out of 5 from nearly 6,000 reviews, with particular mentions of the restaurant, the lounge and the fitness room. This is very much a city-stay resort: expect the polish and service level of a well-run Westin hotel rather than a resort-style pool complex, which suits owners whose idea of a week away is theatre, museums and restaurants rather than beach time.

The area and things to do

Times Square itself is on the doorstep, and from here owners and guests can walk to Broadway theatres, Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park and the Theater District's restaurant strip without needing a taxi or the subway. Midtown's major sights — the Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park — are all within easy walking or a short subway ride. New York's energy doesn't let up: this is a destination for people who want to fill a week with shows, galleries, food and street life rather than quiet downtime, and it tends to draw owners and renters year-round rather than at one particular "peak" time, given how much is on regardless of season.

Selling or renting a week here

If you own a week at The Westin New York at Times Square and are thinking of selling or renting it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as a direct owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week, set your own asking price, and interested buyers or renters contact you through the platform. There's no commission taken on the sale — sellers pay a single, one-time listing fee to get their week in front of buyers, rather than a percentage cut when it sells.

Before listing, it's worth confirming the practical details with Westin Vacation Club: the resale transfer fee, any right of first refusal the brand may hold on a resale, and how long the ownership transfer typically takes to process once a buyer is found. These details affect how you price the week and what you tell a prospective buyer upfront, so it's worth having them in writing before you agree a sale. A resale buyer should also be clear on what does and doesn't come with the purchase — for example, whether access to Interval International exchange membership transfers with the week, since this resort's owners have verified access to that exchange network.

Renters, meanwhile, are typically looking for straightforward answers: which week or season is available, whether it's a fixed or floating week, and what's included in the usage (room type, length of stay, any resort fees). Being upfront about these points in your listing tends to attract more serious enquiries.

Practical notes

Because this is a Manhattan hotel-style property rather than a resort with its own grounds, owners and renters should expect typical big-city logistics — metered or garage parking rather than free on-site parking, and reliance on walking or the subway to get around, which in this location is a genuine advantage rather than a drawback. Anyone listing a week should also check their current annual maintenance fee and any other owner dues with Westin Vacation Club, since buyers will want this information before committing to a purchase.