I booked the Gild Hall Hotel through a special on Quikbook and got a great rate for a Saturday night in September, 2008. The hotel has recently gone through a refurbishment and the whole place is fun, stylish, clean and comfortable.
As everyone else has stated: The hotel is not easy for cab drivers to locate. I had the address, the Platt St. and Gold St. information and all cab drivers still had a tough time locating the hotel. Perhaps the Gild Hall website could include printable directions from airports and train stations in addition to the address. I think this would solve some of the problems we and others have had locating this fine hotel.
We were able to store our luggage upon our early arrival. The doorman, concierge and front desk employees were professional and pleasant to deal with. We quickly got walking directions to the Brooklyn Bridge and after giving them a cell phone number to reach us when the room was ready, we enjoyed our day. The hotel is close to South Street Seaport, Wall St. and the Financial District. It's close to subway stations as well. (not too far from the Fulton St. station).
The room was ready about 2:30. This is a really nice place. Good storage in the room, everything is new and I do appreciate the duvet cover rather than a bedspread. Room was a good size, again: very clean and stylish. (orchids is water glass 'vases', trendy glass bathroom tiles, muted shades of everything, thick wooden blinds, leather headboard, stocked mini bar and hangers that actually come off the rod and lovely toiletries and 2 robes). The glass door to the bathroom is so patterned (and the "toilet side" of the glass wall is frosted) that there was enough privacy for my husband and me. Might be uncomfortable, though, if you're not there with your partner.
We enjoyed the lobby bar, (good selection of Champagne and vodka). The lobby is designed to invoke the atmosphere of a British men's club, but we thought it looked like an Argentinian men's club because of the hides on the floor. Anyway, it's fun without being silly.
We didn't eat in the new Todd English restaurant in the hotel, but we should have. The Libertine serves 3 meals a day; we passed up their brunch offerings for a miserable experience at the Gold St. restaurant just down the street from the hotel.
The concierge confirmed our dinner reservation, made suggestions for the next day's lunch and was available, attentive, approachable and professional. Doormen will get cabs for you (not just "hail" them, they actually go around the corner to secure a cab and ride it back to the hotel for guests.) Their sister hotel, 6 Columbus, stored our luggage on Sunday while we explored that part of the city. Again, really great customer service (at both properties) and we'd stay here again.
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