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Under the legacy Kimpton program, this was my favorite of the properties. The worst upgrade I received was to a City View Spa King and most of the times, I was given a Hudson River View Suite which is huge and has amazing views.
They used to give really good welcome amenities to Inner Circle members, but the last few I received were pathetic. Despite being a little off the beaten path, there's some good places to eat a few blocks away at Gotham West (Ivan Ramen, for example), Underwest Donuts, and Sullivan Street Bakery. Good Thai food can be found on 8th Avenue. The M50 bus can be used to connect from the NY Subway and there's also a bus from the 39th St Pier of NY Waterways if you take the ferry.