The outside of this hotel has you feeling like your pulling up to your residence with the doorman awaiting your return. It’s a tall slim building. It’s located right next to one of Soho’s best Thai Restaurants Kitticha (?) It was my second time dining there and I recommend the Red Curry Sea Bass w/ side of vegetables.
Checking into the hotel the staff was extremely friendly & informative. It was a Sunday so the hotel was a bit quiet. Plenty of seating in the window lined lobby that boast a brown and cream interior, very earthy. There is a restaurant off the lobby. After riding the elevator up to room 44, I was admiring the wood surrounding the hallways and the corridors leading to the few rooms that occupy each floor. This was one of the smaller rooms I stayed in but, the décor & comfortable luxury made up for that. No view but a spacious beautiful bathroom you want to spend more time in. The shower was very cool. Around 5pm the rooftop bar opens, a great place to come after you dined a Kittichai for a cocktail over looking the Empire State Building. The vast view with very little building makes you feel like you stepped outside the city; very pleasant. The décor is carried all the way upstairs and is elegant, sophisticated with a woodsy feel. I loved this space.
Warning… if you plan on catching a cab to the airport arter 4pm “Forget-a-bout-it”, I waited 40 minutes for a cab, then decided it was too late to catch my flight. Now the bellman stood out in the rain that long trying to hail a cab. A few car services came by but they will charge you between $75 and up when the far is only $45. The hotel offers a car service for $115 that includes all tolls & tips if you can afford that.
I love the location of this hotel, it was 4 walking blocks to Trump Soho & it’s also right around the corner from my new favorite pizza place: “Bens”. You must get a slice here, perfection. There are so many shops to visit in this trendy, artsy area. I will definitely go back to this hotel.
For you “Foursquare “ users, be sure to check in and show them you did. They offer a free room upgrade if you do. I paid about $175. (w/tax $240.). I booked this hotel from a company called Magellen Vacations. Because of this, I got a free room upgrade and or complimentary breakfast. I suggest calling them first because they always beat the hotels prices by at least $10-25. Plus they don’t charge a fee since the hotels give them referral fees. You have to call them because they don’t post prices on their website, it’s how they can keep the prices down. You will call them first on all your vacations, I do. They booked two hotels for me and when there is a problem with the bill, they take care of it right away for you.
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