Which Starwood hotel in New York City NYC ? [Master Thread]
Dec 30, 2013, 12:14 pm
#271
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Feb 3, 2014, 9:54 am
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That said:
All the SPG properties in my experience are better than all the other chains & several luxury models as far as the attacking tip-seeking staff. Absolute worst is W-A - avoid at all costs unless you have a convention, even then consider the W Lex, consider paying up to $40 -50 more for the W across the street.
Will gladly answer questions if I can, staying at new Chatwal (Luxury Collection) next visit.
Would love to hear about your Chatwal stay.
Feb 3, 2014, 5:02 pm
#273
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Really? Better than all the others? I recently stayed at the Andaz 5th Ave which was one of the best stays I have ever had in NYC, bested only by the incredible suite we had at the IC Times Square. I have stayed at the W lex before and will never again, luckily it was a freebie. I think with NYC it really is a hit or miss thing. My sister insists on staying at the Westin TS, while we favour either IC TS or Hyatt.
Would love to hear about your Chatwal stay.
Would love to hear about your Chatwal stay.
Apr 16, 2014, 6:52 pm
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I'm heading back to NYC for another 3-4 weeks and looking for ideas of where to stay. I normally stay at the Element, but I'm thinking of trying something different, at least for a week or two. I take the A train to the office, so I prefer being on the west side of Manhattan. I hate tiny and old rooms.
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Apr 16, 2014, 7:09 pm
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I'm heading back to NYC for another 3-4 weeks and looking for ideas of where to stay. I normally stay at the Element, but I'm thinking of trying something different, at least for a week or two. I take the A train to the office, so I prefer being on the west side of Manhattan. I hate tiny and old rooms.
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Apr 16, 2014, 8:30 pm
#276
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I also liked the Westin very much, but I've got a question for you about the Element...are the elevators as slow/annoying as I've read?
Apr 16, 2014, 10:18 pm
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It can be a bit slow (3-5 min wait) in the morning rush hour, when everyone is heading down for breakfast. The rest of the time it's normally fine.
Apr 16, 2014, 10:30 pm
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I'm heading back to NYC for another 3-4 weeks and looking for ideas of where to stay. I normally stay at the Element, but I'm thinking of trying something different, at least for a week or two. I take the A train to the office, so I prefer being on the west side of Manhattan. I hate tiny and old rooms.
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Budget wise, all the Ws, Westins, Sheratons and 4Ps are OK. StRegis, Meridien and Chatwal are too expensive.
I'm thinking of trying out the W Times Square (I like Ws) or the Westin Times Square (it's cheap for my dates). Any other suggestions?
Apr 16, 2014, 10:37 pm
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Apr 17, 2014, 10:33 am
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I was looking at the Westin Grand Central as a different location from our last stay at the Westin Times Square, and I noticed something (to me) interesting...Westin always touts completely non-smoking, clean air, etc...yet the WGC is pet friendly. Am I the only one who finds that odd? For someone with breathing issues, someone's else's dog dander can be an issue.
I looked to see if there was a way to find out quickly which hotels are/are not pet friendly, is there a shortcut? A check-off box or something for pet-friendly?
I looked to see if there was a way to find out quickly which hotels are/are not pet friendly, is there a shortcut? A check-off box or something for pet-friendly?
Apr 18, 2014, 3:05 am
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I was looking at the Westin Grand Central as a different location from our last stay at the Westin Times Square, and I noticed something (to me) interesting...Westin always touts completely non-smoking, clean air, etc...yet the WGC is pet friendly. Am I the only one who finds that odd? For someone with breathing issues, someone's else's dog dander can be an issue.
I looked to see if there was a way to find out quickly which hotels are/are not pet friendly, is there a shortcut? A check-off box or something for pet-friendly?
I looked to see if there was a way to find out quickly which hotels are/are not pet friendly, is there a shortcut? A check-off box or something for pet-friendly?
Apr 18, 2014, 3:21 am
#282
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Looking for a hotel in NYC for 8 days in end of June...
Something with a good location, nice room views of NYC and good Platinum treatment. I don't have enough SNAs for the entire stay though...
Currently looking at:
1. Element at about 1600€
2. Parker Meridien at about 2000€
3. W Times Square at about 2000€
4. Chatwal is a bit too expensive at 3000+€
The benefit of the first two is that they didn't opt-out of the newest promotion (triple points) but the W seems to have the best location, which I'm sure my wife would really like.
What do you think?
Something with a good location, nice room views of NYC and good Platinum treatment. I don't have enough SNAs for the entire stay though...
Currently looking at:
1. Element at about 1600€
2. Parker Meridien at about 2000€
3. W Times Square at about 2000€
4. Chatwal is a bit too expensive at 3000+€
The benefit of the first two is that they didn't opt-out of the newest promotion (triple points) but the W seems to have the best location, which I'm sure my wife would really like.
What do you think?
Apr 18, 2014, 7:17 am
#283
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Looking for a hotel in NYC for 8 days in end of June...
Something with a good location, nice room views of NYC and good Platinum treatment. I don't have enough SNAs for the entire stay though...
Currently looking at:
1. Element at about 1600€
2. Parker Meridien at about 2000€
3. W Times Square at about 2000€
4. Chatwal is a bit too expensive at 3000+€
The benefit of the first two is that they didn't opt-out of the newest promotion (triple points) but the W seems to have the best location, which I'm sure my wife would really like.
What do you think?
Something with a good location, nice room views of NYC and good Platinum treatment. I don't have enough SNAs for the entire stay though...
Currently looking at:
1. Element at about 1600€
2. Parker Meridien at about 2000€
3. W Times Square at about 2000€
4. Chatwal is a bit too expensive at 3000+€
The benefit of the first two is that they didn't opt-out of the newest promotion (triple points) but the W seems to have the best location, which I'm sure my wife would really like.
What do you think?
if you want to stay at a W and dont care about the new promo, go with the W Union Sq
Apr 18, 2014, 7:47 am
#284
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+1. The Times Square location can get tiresome after the first 30 minutes. The Le Meridien is close enough that you can walk to Times Square if you wish (~10 min) but is in a much quieter and nicer neighborhood close to Central Park. The hotel itself is iffy with regards to Platinum treatment, but the location is wonderful, in my view.
Apr 18, 2014, 8:07 am
#285
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Flyerbjorn, thanks for the tick-box info - I had been looking for it. For some reason it does not show up automatically when I get a list of hotels. I had to search around, found it at Hotel Directory (rather than the more logical search by interest (interested in having pet-free 
), but when I did check on Hotel Directory I had to input location all over again. Not a big deal especially now that I know how to find it.
), but when I did check on Hotel Directory I had to input location all over again. Not a big deal especially now that I know how to find it.