Advertise on NYCHotelss.com & Our Mobile App
Reach high-intent visitors booking New York City & Hamptons hotel stays and searching where to eat tonight across 1,112 Google-indexed NYC guides, our 12,571-Restaurant Concierge Finder, and the NYCHotelss Mobile App (Live now on Google Play for Android · Apple iOS App Store release pending).
Before Hotels.com Existed, Matthew Stuart Crawford Built CaliforniaHotels.com (Jan 10, 1998), NewJerseyHotels.com & Hawaii Luxury Hotels
Having worked inside hotels firsthand and built hospitality businesses from the ground up since 1998, Founder & Editor-in-Chief Matthew Stuart Crawford started out in his car driving door-to-door and ringing doorbells at bed-and-breakfasts and hotels to sign them onto his very first travel website, NewJerseyHotels.com—before Hotels.com was even around. On January 10, 1998, he became the first person in history to register and personally design CaliforniaHotels.com under his company MSCrawford Group, Inc.. A rare 1998 dot-com entrepreneur who never lost money, he made a fortune selling his state hotel domain conglomerate—including California, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, and Vermont—to First Internet Travel, which subsequently sold the portfolio to hospitality giant Cendant Corporation, while keeping his favorite 1998 crown-jewel domains including Hawaii Luxury Hotels. Today, having evolved MSCrawford Group into The MSC Group and acquired global SEO, AEO & GEO agency DesignKreatives.com, Matthew brings 28+ years of hotel industry grit and 40+ countries of firsthand world travel to NYCHotelss.com.
Original 1998 Creator of CaliforniaHotels.com & State Hotel Conglomerate
Verified on the Wayback Machine: Matthew Stuart Crawford personally designed the original CaliforniaHotels.com portal—stamped at the bottom with “© Copyright 2002, MSCrawford Group, Inc.”—before selling his state conglomerate (CA, NJ, AZ, CO, MD, FL, GA, VT) to First Internet Travel / Cendant while retaining his prized 1998 crown jewels including Hawaii Luxury Hotels.
MSCrawford Group → The MSC Group → Design Kreatives
Why do Hotel General Managers, Sales Directors, and Wedding Planners partner directly with NYCHotelss.com? Because most platforms must pay outside agencies $25,000+/month for search visibility—whereas Matthew Stuart Crawford owns the SEO, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) & GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) agency himself (DesignKreatives.com) serving NYC, Atlanta, Washington DC, Dubai & Hong Kong. Every featured property is engineered to dominate Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
40+ Countries Inspected: From Rome & Istanbul to Everest & Safaris
Matthew Stuart Crawford evaluates every Manhattan & Hamptons hotel against a lifetime of staying in the finest hotels across 40+ countries:
The Anti-Algorithm Travel Guide: How a 1998 Dot-Com Pioneer & 40-Country Luxury Suite Insider Built 500+ Hyper-Local Guides to Take on Expedia in New York City
Founder Matthew Stuart Crawford—original 1998 creator of CaliforniaHotels.com, NewJerseyHotels.com & Hawaii Luxury Hotels (MSCrawford Group, Inc. → First Internet Travel / Cendant) and owner of SEO/AEO/GEO agency DesignKreatives.com—leverages 40+ countries of royal suite invitations, international red carpets, and boots-on-the-ground hotel experience to challenge corporate online travel aggregators.
NEW YORK, NY — When travelers search for a hotel in Manhattan today, they are met with a familiar digital wall: 800 generic listings, identical stock photography, sponsored placements bidding for the top of the screen, and undisclosed destination fees that can tack on $85 a night at checkout. NYCHotelss.com, an independent hospitality platform headquartered at New York & Atlanta, is taking an entirely different approach.
Founded by 1998 dot-com hospitality pioneer and luxury travel specialist Matthew Stuart Crawford—who worked in hotels firsthand, drove in his car ringing doorbells at bed-and-breakfasts for NewJerseyHotels.com, registered and built CaliforniaHotels.com on January 10, 1998 before Hotels.com existed, sold his state hotel domain conglomerate (CA, NJ, AZ, CO, MD, FL, GA, VT) to First Internet Travel / Cendant while retaining his prized 1998 Hawaii Luxury Hotels domain, and has traveled firsthand to 40+ countries—the platform combines high-end insider curation with an uncompromising commitment to consumer value across 500+ dedicated, hand-built guides.
“Today’s travel engines give you 800 hotel options with identical stock photos and no soul. At NYCHotelss.com, the last ‘S’ stands for savings, and the curation is pure luxury. We built over 500 comprehensive guides so travelers know the exact room with the Central Park view, the quiet block in the Theater District, and where to grab an authentic slice at midnight after a Broadway show.” — Matthew Stuart Crawford, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, NYCHotelss.com & DesignKreatives.com
The Insider’s Eye: From 40+ Countries & Royal Suites to Real NYC Streets
Through its signature feature, The Hotel Insider, Crawford opens his personal 40-country photo archives and review notebooks—from the two-floor Royal Suite at the Burj Al Arab during the Dubai International Film Festival, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Kathmandu & Mount Everest, Sri Lanka, and East African Safaris in Nairobi to Europe’s grand capitals (Rome, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich Oktoberfest, London, Amsterdam) and New York icons like The Plaza, The St. Regis, The Carlyle, and The Fifth Avenue Hotel.
- 500+ Hyper-Local Guides & Event Navigation: Dedicated guides for the NYC Marathon route, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade viewing suites, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree stays, Broadway theaters, universities, and world-class hospital centers.
- The 69-Spot Interactive NYC Food Map & Hamptons Playbook: Connecting guests directly with legendary slice joints (Di Fara, John’s of Bleecker), classic delis (Katz’s, 2nd Ave Deli), historic hotel bars (Bemelmans, King Cole Bar), and East End escapes in Montauk, East Hampton, and Southampton.
- Powered In-House by DesignKreatives.com (SEO · AEO · GEO): Engineered by Crawford’s own agency (DesignKreatives.com) so partner hotels capture high-intent bookings across Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
2026 NYC Restaurant, Hotel & Agency Rate Card
12,571-Restaurant Finder & Map Spotlight
- Pinned Top-10 Card inside your Cuisine & Neighborhood category on
/food-dining/ - Direct Backlink to your restaurant website, menu & Resy / OpenTable (0% commission)
- Hotel Pairing Badge showing travelers at nearby hotels how many minutes to walk to your door
- Included in our Dinner Dice randomizer recommendations
Google-Indexed NYC Guide & Backlink Placement
- Contextual Editorial Feature + DoFollow Backlink inside any relevant Google-indexed NYC guide
- Pre-Theater Broadway Pairing on
/shows-tickets/or Neighborhood Switchboard on/neighborhoods/ - Boosts your restaurant’s Google Local & Organic SEO ranking in Manhattan/Brooklyn
- Live within 24 hours of editorial approval
“Featured NYC Sponsor” Display Box + Food Hub
- Takes over a “This Could Be Your Ad” Display Box on our Homepage, Hotels Hub, or Food & Dining page
- #1 Pinned Premier Card in your category inside the 12,571-Restaurant Finder
- Featured Pin & Card inside the NYCHotelss Google Play Android App (+ Apple iOS upon release)
- Direct Website, Menu & Phone CTA buttons with 0% commission
Dedicated Full-Page Review + Category Takeover
- Dedicated Full-Page Editorial Feature & Photo Tour written & indexed on
NYCHotelss.com - Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of your Cuisine Category (e.g., Steakhouses, Delis, Pizza) or The Hamptons Flight Deck
- Sitewide Header/Footer Feature + Google Play App Spotlight
- Ideal for flagship NYC Steakhouses, Hospitality Groups & Hotels
Where Can Restaurants Advertise on NYCHotelss.com?
Click any placement slot below to see exactly where your restaurant card and backlink appear:
Pinned #1 Restaurant Card Inside Your Food Category + Dinner Dice
When visitors click your cuisine (e.g., Steakhouses, Pizza, Italian, Seafood, Delis, Bagels) on /food-dining/, your restaurant appears #1 with your address, nearest hotel walking time, Google Maps button, and direct link to your menu/reservations.
View Live Slot on /food-dining/ →1-Click Restaurant Advertiser Packet (Copy & Email)
Need to send a media packet to a New York restaurant owner, steakhouse GM, or hospitality agency? Click the gold button below to copy our complete 2026 Media Kit & Rate Card email packet to your clipboard:
Reserve Your NYC Restaurant or Hospitality Placement
Submit your New York restaurant, bar, bakery, or hotel details below (or email matthewscrawford@gmail.com / media@nychotelss.com directly).