Originally Posted by
WasKnown
The company that manages them, Concord Hospitality Group, has a bad reputation regardless of COVID. The hard product for the price is actually fine given how new the hotel is. However, the management is terrible. I visited someone staying there last year and smelled weed in the lobby and even on the upper floors. Four months (earlier in 2021) later I came back to visit someone else and still smelled weed.
Are you looking to travel to New York in general or do you specifically wish to stay in FiDi?
I need to be in NYC, but not necessarily FiDi. I'm going to be attending meetings in the Times Square/Midtown area, but I would rather not stay around the Times Square / Penn Station / Port Authority area given how much that area has degenerated lately. FiDi offers good transportation options and relatively low rates for - what looked to be - a better hard product than other midtown properties.