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Downtown New York Hotels
EAST VILLAGE
Bowery's Whitehouse Hotel of New York
340 Bowery between E. 2nd&3rdSts.
212-477-5623
www. whitehousehotelofny.com.
220 rooms.
$
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
Ritz-Carlton Battery Park
2 West St. at Battery PI.
212-344-0800 or 800-241-3333.
www.ritzcarlton.com
298 rooms.
$$$$$
Spring for a harbor-view room at this monolith of a hotel towering over Battery Park, and you'll have your own telescope. All the better to see New York Harbor and its star attraction, the Statue of Liberty—imagine the sunsets! Guest rooms sport rich fabrics and fine bed linens; bathrooms are awash in marble. Enjoy a cocktail at the 14th-floor Rise Bar followed by dinner at the hotel's restaurant, 2 West ($$$$), specializing in Prime Angus beef. The next day, tone and atone at the hotel's 2,500sq ft health club.
Wall Street Inn
9 S. William St. at Broad St.
212-747-1500
www.thewallstreetinn.com
46 rooms.
$$$$
Business travelers especially will find this boutique hotel, located near the New York Stock Exchange, just the ticket. Its business center and workout facility (complete with steam room and sauna) are added draws. The Jacuzzi tubs in the more spacious rooms (seventh floor) invite relaxation after a busy day. The hotel provides refrigerators in each room, and offers a
complimentary continental breakfast.
LOWER EAST SIDE
Howard Johnson's Express Inn
135 E. Houston St. at Forsyth St.
212-358-8844 or 800-446-4656.
www.hojo.com
46 rooms.
$$
Hugging a corner on busy Houston Street, this multilevel property (a member of the national Howard Johnson hotel chain) puts you within walking distance of Lower East Side sights as well as those of Little Italy/ Nolita and SoHo—and at a wallet-pleasing price. Bedrooms are simply and comfortably furnished. Guests enjoy a continental breakfast, local calls and a newspaper—all at no extra charge. And perhaps best of all, guest check-out time is not until noon.
Off Soho Suites Hotel
11 Rivington St. between Bowery & Chrystie Sts.
212-979-9808 or 800-633-7646.
www.offsoho.com
38 rooms.
$$
If you'd rather not go out for meals every day, consider staying at this all-suite hotel. It's located just two blocks south of Houston Street (near Second Ave.), so food markets and produce stands should be easy to find. Kitchens are fully equipped, and hair dryers and ironing boards are built in. But a word of caution: economy suites share a bath, so be sure to ask for accommodations with a private bath, if that's your preference.
SOHO
SoHo Grand Hotel
310 West Broadway at Grand St.
212-965-3000 or 800-965-3000.
www. sohogrand.com
367 rooms.
$$$$$
Opened in 1996, the SoHo Grand brought luxurious accommodations to a part of the city that didn't have them before. Sitting at the southwest edge of the arty Soho neighborhood, it's also a short walk from trendy TriBeCa. The Gallery ($$$) restaurant serves acclaimed contemporary American dishes. Rooms all have VCRs and CD players, minibars and 24-hour room service. The SoHo Grand welcomes pets, and will even provide a goldfish for your room upon request.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
Best Western Seaport Inn
33 Peck Slip at Front St.
212-766-6600 or 800-468-3569.
www.seaportinn.com
72 rooms.
$$
This lower-priced lodging has several things going for it. It's within easy walking distance of popular attractions like South Street Seaport, the Staten Island Ferry and Battery Park. It sits near the colorful district where the Fulton Fish Market resided, complete with cobblestone streets. And its sixth and seventh-floor rooms come with a terrace that offers incredible views of the East River and Brooklyn Bridge. Done up country-style with floral prints, guest quarters are well-maintained and comfortable. You'll be treated to a complimentary continental breakfast in the morning and cookies each afternoon. High-speed Internet access is available at no charge.
TRIBECA
Cosmopolitan Hotel
95 West Broadway at Chambers St.
212-566-1900 or 888-895-9400.
www.cosmo-hotel.com
120 rooms.
$$
The longest continually operating hotel in New York City, dating back to 1850, the Cosmopolitan is located in the heart of TriBeCa. It's within walking distance of the World Trade Center site, the World Financial Center, Wall Street, SoHo, Chinatown and Little Italy. Standard rooms come with a desk, a standing armoire or clothes rack, a phone dataport, satellite TV and safe-deposit box. Young people and businessmen make up most of the clientele. You can overlook the tiny bathrooms in favor of the location; there are some 40 restaurants within a five-block radius,ranging from the tony Bouley, Montrachet and Chanterelle to fast-food joints.
UNION SQUARE/MADISON SQUARE
Inn at Irving Place
56 Irving PI. between E. 17th & £ 18th Sts. Gramercy Park.
212-533-4600 or 800-685-1447.
www.innatirving.com
12 rooms.
$$$$$
You won't find the name of the inn on these two 1834 brownstones; just look for the address. Within you will find stylish guest rooms appointed with quality 19C furnishings and named for famous New I Yorkers like Washington Irving and Sarah Bernhardt who lived in the neighborhood back then. CD players and VCRs share space with iron four-poster or oak beds and overstuffed chairs. There's also wireless Internet connection in each room. Continental breakfast is served in the cozy parlor. Afternoon tea, a real treat, is served in Lady Mendl's Victorian tea salon (reservations required). Martinis and nibbles can be had in the downstairs lounge.
Carlton on Madison Avenue
88 Madison Ave. at E. 29th St.
212-532-4100 or 800-542-1502.
www.carltonhotelny.com
323 rooms.
$$$
Built in the early 20C, this Beaux-Arts structure was restored, inside and out, to its former splendor in summer 2005. What's new is the adjacent atrium lobby, with its dramatic three-story waterfall. Additions here include a fitness center, a restaurant and bar, meeting facilities and a ballroom. Rooms in the original building have been fittingly redone with luxurious Scalaman-dre fabrics and Frette linens. Restful colors, mahogany furnishings, and marble and granite bathrooms round out the room decor. Amenities include in-room safes, nightly turn-down service and high-speed Internet access. Some rooms enjoy views of the Empire State Building, located a short stroll away. A new restaurant is scheduled to open in the new building by the end of 2005.
WEST VILLAGE
Larchmont Hotel
27 W. 11th St. between Fifth Ave. & Ave. of the Americas.
212-989-9333.
www.larch-monthotel.com
60 rooms.
$$
You're smack in the middle of Greenwich Village when you stay at this trim, well-maintained property. Rooms are amply outfitted with ceiling fans and blonde furnishings, accented by maroon-colored fabrics and carpeting. Guests are provisioned with a robe and slippers—and a complimentary continental breakfast with freshly baked goodies. The drawback? Even though rooms come with a wash basin, bathrooms are down the hall and must be shared.
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