dkc192

Request a high floor and north facing view (if you haven't already been pre-assigned one of those rooms).

coleslaw

Note that those are a different category of room. The standard rooms are on lower floors / don’t have “city” (/midtown) views.

dkc192

Right, but OP is a Globalist and is entitled to those upgraded rooms if they are available at check in.

FlyinHawaiian

You should look in the NYC Forum for threads on Chinatown and Little Italy, both of which are walking distance. It would be a short ride on M103 local transit bus to get near the foodie places in the Lower East Side and East Village. If I were staying at 50 Bowery, I would make it a point to get a take out order from Xi'an Famous Foods and eat it in my room.

Scarr’s pizza is one of my favorites in the area and is a 10 min walk or a quick delivery from the hotel.

josephstern

Joe's Shanghai is actually in the same building as the hotel and definitely has good food. I also like Great New York Noodletown down the street.

VegasGambler

And don't forget SoHo.

There are far too many good restaurants and nightlife spots in this area to list. Everyone has their favorites. You can also just wander around and see what you discover (this is what I like to do on urban vacations, personally).

Also, just opening Google maps and searching for "restaurants" will give you some idea of the number of options.

Gertjaars

Ryan was the first GM I've encountered at a Hyatt property who went out of his way to accommodate me before, during, and even after my stay.

Before: Reached out to me via email asking about my preferences, apologized for no standard suites being available, gave the entire overview of their offerings + globalist benefit + asked if there was anything he can do to make the stay more pleasant since I was traveling alone.

During: He went the whole mile. Provided extra non-alcoholic drinks delivered to my room, tons of coffee, provided extra vouchers to use for their delivery meal service, upgraded me to the non-standard suite since the standard suites were not available. I was surprised. Normally I call the FD or visit them, Instead Ryan did everything through email + calling me.

After: Emailed me asking about my stay before the generic Hyatt post-stay survey arrived, threw in extra discounts/freebies for my next stay (Just told me to contact his email directly after making any future booking), and of course he also thanked me for staying. I was pleasantly surprised. I haven't seen any hotel GM do that.

Totally got spoiled by him, but he sure knows hospitality. If you search for 'Ryan' in this thread, you'll see other users who had similar experiences/feedback about him

ElevatorEnthusiast

This does sound like great service - especially the upgrade to a Premium Suite.

Lomic

Guess you got lucky. When employee negligence caused the fire alarm to go off at 3am during our stay and we had to evacuate, no one at the hotel even offered an apology for the inconvenience. And when I emailed FD a week before our arrival about the A/C not working, they basically said "yeah, it's broken, do you want to cancel your stay?".

I still like the hotel for a few reasons, but damn if service wasn't one of them.

I also wouldn't be too keen on getting extra food delivered from their breakfast provider. They recently scored 49 points on their health inspection... > 28 points is a "C" rating, so I'm not sure how they didn't get shut down and their rating still shows on the site as a "B": https://a816-health.nyc.gov/ABCEatsR...earch/50086878

Kacee

Ditto. Ryan apologized to me afterwards about a very poor Globalist room assignment, but that didn't make my stay any better.

ElevatorEnthusiast

Yeesh, that's terrible. Even the grungiest NYC places that I eat always have an A rating. I would not stay again until they resolve this breakfast issue. No reason to stay at a full-service property without a legitimate breakfast option.

Gertjaars

yikes that sounds like a one-off. I didn't interact much with the FD but they didn't seem too engaging.

My stay was in January of this year.

coleslaw

I don't have any experience dealing with the GM directly, but it does sound like you maybe got particularly good treatment (based on other comments - and my own experience - on upgrades, your extra food vouchers, etc, etc).

SP03

Any updates on parking?

The website now says you can charge either valet or self parking to the room. And according to Hyatt terms "Free parking benefit is valid at Hyatt hotels or resorts that offer parking, provided that parking charges at such hotel or resort can be billed to the guest room/folio."

PARKING:

• Valet Parking: Pickup and drop off at hotel $70 for 24 hours, includes regular and oversized vehicles. Valet parking charges will be posted to the guest room.
• Self Parking: 44 Elizabeth St only; if garage is full, 180 Worth St can be used as an alternative. Guests should identify as hotel guests upon arrival at the garage. Guests will receive an authorization sticker before departing. $50 for 24 hours, includes regular and oversized vehicles. Self-parking charges will be posted to the guest room.

SP03

An update: the concierge at first told me parking isn't waived for globalist on award reservations because it can't be billed to the folio. After I pointed out the wording on the website, the concierge called the front desk and confirmed that parking is indeed waived.

So it seems like it may have changed since the original posting.