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Old Oct 15, 2010, 3:47 pm
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Arrow Conrad New York Downtown {US-NY}

On the Conrad website, it lists the Conrad NY as opening in 2011. Is this one of the current Hiltons being rebranded or a new hotel?

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Old Oct 15, 2010, 5:23 pm
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See the Embassy Suites NY Forum

Posted back in July:

Now scheduled to be renovated and rebranded as a Conrad in 4Q2011.
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Old Oct 15, 2010, 8:22 pm
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And since this will be happening, here's an interesting bit of post from DELee in that thread:


Originally Posted by DELee
I was at a meeting in Newark (at the EWR Marriott) two weeks ago and had Thursday afternoon/evening open so I went into Lower Manhattan.

(A FYI: To/From NYC Penn Station-EWR: Airtrain/NJ Transit

As noted in previous posts, you can take the AirTrain from any of the EWR terminals to the Newark Liberty Airport Station/Rail Link Station. From there you can purchase a one way or round trip ticket from this station to New York City's Penn Station. This may work easiest for travelers who want the fewest connections while hauling luggage around and needing to get to Midtown Manhattan.)

To/From Lower Manhattan-Newark Penn Station-EWR: Airtrain/NJ Transit/PATH

This was the routing I took using Airtrain to the Newark Airport Station where I purchased a $16 round trip ticket to go one stop on NJ Transit's commuter rail to Newark Penn Station. Getting off that train, I purchased a PATH 2-trip MetroCard ($3.50) and took PATH from Newark Penn Station to the PATH World Trade Center Station in Lower Manhattan.

The PATH WTC Station is immediately north of the WTC site and highlighted below in the middle red square at the intersection of Vesey and W. Broadway:



I wandered around to look at three hotel properties (I guess FlyerTalk is becoming my middle name ) that I was thinking about staying at when my family visits NYC next summer: the Millennium Hilton, Marriott Downtown (in rounded boxes) and Embassy Suites (the red oval).

The longer vertical rounded rectangle below the ES oval highlights a few restaurants with patios that look out over the Hudson that are part of the World Financial Center complex - and which were really packed on that Thursday. I also wandered around the area looking at options for dinner as well as pubs/bars for a drink - many of them were quite busy at that time (7 - 8 PM). It was a fairly decent late summer evening so weather didn't impact any of the outdoor places I wandered into and around.

To get from the PATH WTC Station to the ES currently requires walking up and down stairs and along temporary walkways that cross the West Side Highway due to WTC construction. If you don't want to do the stairs (and since not all of the elevators that are part of this construction detour are working) you may need to go north to Barclay before you head west toward the ES.

I didn't try to get into a room but the atrium of the ES is awesome: The first shot is toward the entrance windows to the West; the second is looking back toward the inside of the hotel and atrium to the East; the third is looking down from the 12th (?) floor walkway visible at the top of the first shot. Photos were taken around 7:30 PM EDT.

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One other comment: I forgot how many people use PATH and comprise the the overall Manhattan experience - be ready to walk or be rapidly walked around by many, many people who know where they want to get to.

Should be interesting to see what the Conrad does with this property.

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Old Oct 16, 2010, 8:45 am
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ES Staff said they are closing in January for the refurb ...
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Old Oct 19, 2010, 5:02 pm
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I heard from others that the ES was a good hotel with good staff, so I hope this stays true when the hotel reopens as a Conrad.
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Old Oct 20, 2010, 2:11 pm
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very nice....i'm looking forward to staying here next year....
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Old Oct 20, 2010, 2:49 pm
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Any word on what kind of toy they will have? Conrad Bear? Just wondering if they will keep up that tradition at this hotel. ES was a good hotel, they always treated my family well, I hope this new re-brand will keep it up.
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Old Oct 20, 2010, 3:28 pm
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This is the one thats behind the new Goldman Sachs building. There use to be a terrible Chinese food restaurant in the building. Rumor has it that they cleared out all the leaseholders except for the AMC theater to make way for more and better food options.

Btw, is the Conrad toy always something thats left in the room or can be purchased by the front desk?

I just came back from a stay at the Conrad Miami and did not see a toy manatee in the room.
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by jjpop39
I just came back from a stay at the Conrad Miami and did not see a toy manatee in the room.
same here....nothing at the conrad bali....
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 1:07 pm
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Originally Posted by saad
same here....nothing at the conrad bali....
I got my elephant at the Conrad Bangkok last month...YMMV
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by 419er
I got my elephant at the Conrad Bangkok last month...YMMV
i got a bear at the conrad hong kong earlier this year....but like i said, nothing at the conrad bali....
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Old Oct 21, 2010, 8:54 pm
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Originally Posted by jjpop39
I just came back from a stay at the Conrad Miami and did not see a toy manatee in the room.
Some of these Conrad toys actually are available on request only like Conrad Chicago, which is a cow.
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Old Oct 22, 2010, 3:49 am
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Originally Posted by jjpop39

I just came back from a stay at the Conrad Miami and did not see a toy manatee in the room.
We took the Manatee from the room amusing it was like other Conrad properties and a nice charge of either $15 or $10 appeared on the bill.This was a couple of years ago, won't be in a rush to return.
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Old Mar 10, 2011, 12:35 pm
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Any updates?

Any updates about this hotel? I am actually of thinking of booking a room in December 2011, but I dont' think reservation system is up for it yet. Does anyone know if this one is still on schedule to open Q4, 2011?

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