More Chinatown than TriBeCa
This hotel is right on Canal Street, so you can also pick up a knock off designer handbag from guys who whisper the names of their wares as you pass. Our friends got a deal on this hotel through priceline, so we decided to stay there as well for convenience. Honestly, the rooms are fine. The bed was actually really comfortable and we slept very well. It's a short walk from Soho for shopping and about a 30 minute walk to Meatpacking District. Here were some down sides. 2 of the 3 elevators were broken so there were lines that would form to wait for them. a woman next to me told me that she and her husband just started getting a drink at the bar to wait them out because sometimes it would take 45 mins. that was pretty annoying since our room was on the 16th floor. I think others have mentioned this. valet parking is $65/day, so we did street parking and just left the car parked the whole time we were there and walked and cabbed everywhere. No minibar, which i guess is the case in many corporate hotels? Canal street traffic is a bit of a nightmare. I know it's NYC, but this was really crazy. It's just such a great city and there are more enjoyable neighborhoods to stay in my humble opinion. Probably wouldn't stay there again, mostly because there are so many great options.