The Christmas Cottage

Based on the great reviews, I came in with high expectations.
I came here expecting variety and affordability.
This place DOES sell everything Christmas but they are very short on variety. If you are in search of a Souvenir to commemorate your time in New York, this is the place for you. If you are looking for very expensive ornaments, this is the place for you.
I came in looking for milestone ornaments and an ornament for my pup. For the milestone i was looking for there were TWO ornaments to choose from.
I ended up getting 3 ornaments out of sheer desperation and spent $ 47.

How incredibly cute to have a Christmas shop open in September! Was an absolutely delight to find this place, on one of those nostalgic rainy nights no less.
The atmosphere is decent, small and cozy with a nice green rug. But the ornaments (which comprise the vast majority of the store) have quite a few tacky ones among them. Lots of stupid characters and trite quotes. I don’t remember many Olde World Christmas decorations like silver bells, crystal trees, or red and green globes. Just a bunch of cheap, tacky, made-​in-​China throwaways.

Every year I visit this store. It has the best selection of Christmas ornaments. I’m never disappointed. The staff is very friendly. This store is open all year long. Wow they rock! This is the place to find that one of a kind Christmas ornament.

Lovely store with an excellent variety of Christmas ornaments and display pieces! I am always happy with what I buy and my experience. The customer service is excellent and the staff here are always very helpful!

What an amazing store! Whether you are a tourist or a New Yorker you can find anything you need for the Christmas season. The selection of ornaments are fabulous and I could spend hours looking at them. They have a large amount of stockings and New York ornaments personalized to take home and hang on your tree! This Christmas shop is a New York STAPLE that has been around for 30 years and I visit it every year. Don’t get deterred by the fake Christmas stores around this is a small and eclectic store that has charm like no other! This is part of my regular visit when in New York and a stop you wouldn’t want to miss!!! A+++

Small store, so if there are more than half a dozen customers you pretty much can’t walk around that easily and browse their wonderful selection.

Excellent sellection of Christmas ornaments and decorations. Prices are reasonable and the service is good. And it’s a open all year!

If you are looking for a novelty ornament as a gift… this is the place! Last year I bought a gorgeous Marilyn Monroe ornament for my husband from her movie «seven year itch» white dress blowing up. Also an Elvis Presley for another family member… they had him in his 50’s garb and another one in his 70’s.
They have First Year for Baby, First Anniversary, crystal ornaments, designer ornaments etc etc… great little find in Midtown.

Wow. No recent reviews for this place for over a year and a half? Alright, well here’s the update. The Christmas Cottage still rocks.
In a city that makes it a little hard to shop for Xmas décor or fun tree tinsel (I guess that’s what the suburbs are for) this place brings you home for the holidays, or any month out of the year for that matter. Yes, they’re still open in June.
Hand-​crafted, crystal, silver red & gold, hand-​painted, made-​of-​all-​kinds-​of-​materials, beautiful ornaments. The Cottage IS mostly ornaments. There were also unique cards, New Year’s gifts, tiny trees, magnets, stockings and other Christmas décor in the tiny shop. Lights hung from every which corner and ceiling hook. And it is tiny. With just a few customers in there you’re bumping into children and backs of people. BTW, not a store for kids. There are way too many fragile items and way too many «please ask for assistance» ornaments. Most of the ornaments are $ 10 +, but as I was looking for a particular one, I found it, and it was still cheaper than the online price. The person working there was very friendly and talking up a storm with the other customers. He asked everyone if they were from around the area, or where they were visiting from.
Go for a visit. It’ll put you in a good mood, no matter the season.

I love this shop, and have bought some beautiful ornaments here. Marilyn, and Elvis shaped glass ornaments as well as small Peanuts christmas decorations for my friends.

You can literally have Christmas in July at this place. Holiday items are sold all year long and no matter what’s going on outside, going in here always puts you in the Holiday spirit. Tons of cute ornaments and great for the person who likes to get their shopping done really far in advance!