We got the room through Hotwire for $196 a night and stayed two nights. When we arrived, the computerized reservation system was down and we had to sit in the lobby for awhile before we could check in. When it came back up, we were upgraded to an amazing room! The room was called a "corner king" on the 47th floor. When we walked into the room and looked out the windows that wrapped around two entire walls of the room, our jaws dropped. This was easily the nicest hotel we ever stayed in.
While we walked around lower Manhattan quite a bit during our two days there, we also spent substantial time looking out our windows! While reclining in bed, we had the greatest view of the Empire State Building, which was still lit up like a "rocket pop" from the 4th of July. To our right was the East River, with a great view of the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburgh bridges. We could also see one of the waterfalls that are on display for the next couple of months. This one was under the Brooklyn Bridge. To the left was the Hudson River. Directly below our window was St. Paul's Church, which is where George Washington was on the day of his inauguration. (Don't miss walking through the church!) Across from the front of the hotel is the former World Trade Center site, with construction going on most days, all day and into the night. We got there on Saturday, and they knocked off the construction about 9PM, and didn't work on Sunday--so those are good days to stay there. They started right up again Monday morning and I know from talking to others that it is very noisy (hence the earplugs that come with the room). And the room--WOW! Just plush, classy, the most comfortable bed, down comforter and down pillows (plenty of them)! A flat screen LCD TV was at a slightly weird angle from the bed, but we didn't care, we spent all our time marveling at the view out the windows! No plastic ice buckets here, everything is stainless steel. There was a lid on the toilet, for some reason that's important to me. Most cheaper hotels don't have one. The service was great, everyone was friendly, the place was beautiful, and we would love to stay there again. Didn't use the pool or gym, or buy any food there (food and drink was way too expensive!). Still, I have to recommend this place to anyone who wants to traipse around the lower Manhattan/Battery Park/Greenwich Village/SoHo. Try Hotwire for booking. Perhaps it would be wise to bring a "white noise machine" to drown out the construction noise until the construction is finished.
There's a great deli a block away called the Stage Deli. Go there for breakfast! It's great, and a bargain!
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites