Sep 22, 2020, 7:05 pm
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Manhattan (NYC) Marriott Bonvoy Hotels Closed Permanently During COVID-19 Pandemic
The following hotels may be discussed in this thread however each property has indicated it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and will not reopen.
The following hotels may be discussed in this thread however each property has indicated it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and will not reopen.
- Courtyard Herald Square
- Courtyard 5th Avenue
- Marriott East Side
- W Downtown
- The Maxwell
- Gramercy Park Hotel
- Courtyard Downtown/WTC
Marriott Bonvoy hotels in Manhattan (NYC) (from Oct. 2018)
Sep 23, 2020, 2:37 pm
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Sep 23, 2020, 5:19 pm
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Me too for the W. As a side note, I was in Philly yesterday at the Ritz and I saw the new W next door is almost ready to open. The work crews are doing the finishing work and the W website says it will open this December. I guess it ultimately depends on the property owners and what they want to do.
Sep 23, 2020, 5:23 pm
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Me too for the W. As a side note, I was in Philly yesterday at the Ritz and I saw the new W next door is almost ready to open. The work crews are doing the finishing work and the W website says it will open this December. I guess it ultimately depends on the property owners and what they want to do.
Sep 23, 2020, 5:32 pm
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Interesting. Here they're saying February.
Looks like $257 for an average weeknight mid-January.
Sep 23, 2020, 6:10 pm
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I always thought that property was a questionable proposition even pre-pandemic - is there really demand for a hotel trying to brand itself as exclusive/luxury right on the doorstep of the Times Square madness? I sure don't think so, and based on their rates pre-pandemic, it seems the market agreed: they were rarely commanding higher rates than the nearby W, Ren, Marquis, etc , and were always well less than St Regis, Chatwal, and Essex House.
The market used to be large enough to support oddballs like this... right now, though, not so much...
Sep 24, 2020, 11:14 am
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i was booked at the element times square for a stay last week but they have closed for the foreseeable future so i had to shift my stay to the towneplace suites....the hotel was sold out during my stay but they were selling rooms for as little as $55 a night to make sure rooms don't go unsold....
Oct 11, 2020, 9:42 am
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looking for suggestions for an upcoming 3 night stay at the end of the month....my client's office is on 41st & broadway so i need to stay in midtown close to the times square area....
i have 3 cat 5 certs expiring on the 31st of january 2021 so was looking to use them up during this trip....i know i can request to have these extended by a few months but i don't really see myself taking a vacation for the foreseeable future so its unlikely that i would be able to make good use of these certs before they eventually expire....
thanks to the week of wonders promo, there are currently a few properties in midtown that are available at off peak pointsavers so i can use the 35k certs for them....these are:
1. residence inn new york manhattan/midtown east - i've never stayed here before....this property seems to be the furthest from times square which is a positive....it would be good to keep away from crowded areas at this time....
2. sheraton new york times square hotel - i've stayed here dozens of times but my last stay was over 5 years ago....i've always found this hotel to be too busy but these days it probably would be less crowded....
3. moxy nyc chelsea - i've never stayed at this particular moxy before but i have at a couple of other moxy properties in nyc....the rooms are small but besides that point i've never had a bad stay at a moxy....
i currently have a revenue booking at the westin new york at times square....i could always just keep that but in all probability my certs will expire unless i use them here....
i have 3 cat 5 certs expiring on the 31st of january 2021 so was looking to use them up during this trip....i know i can request to have these extended by a few months but i don't really see myself taking a vacation for the foreseeable future so its unlikely that i would be able to make good use of these certs before they eventually expire....
thanks to the week of wonders promo, there are currently a few properties in midtown that are available at off peak pointsavers so i can use the 35k certs for them....these are:
1. residence inn new york manhattan/midtown east - i've never stayed here before....this property seems to be the furthest from times square which is a positive....it would be good to keep away from crowded areas at this time....
2. sheraton new york times square hotel - i've stayed here dozens of times but my last stay was over 5 years ago....i've always found this hotel to be too busy but these days it probably would be less crowded....
3. moxy nyc chelsea - i've never stayed at this particular moxy before but i have at a couple of other moxy properties in nyc....the rooms are small but besides that point i've never had a bad stay at a moxy....
i currently have a revenue booking at the westin new york at times square....i could always just keep that but in all probability my certs will expire unless i use them here....
Oct 11, 2020, 8:06 pm
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I'd probably stick with the Westin. Under no circumstances go to the Sheraton, and you presumably know what you get with a Moxy, so that's up to you.
Oct 12, 2020, 6:33 am
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looking for suggestions for an upcoming 3 night stay at the end of the month....my client's office is on 41st & broadway so i need to stay in midtown close to the times square area....
i have 3 cat 5 certs expiring on the 31st of january 2021 so was looking to use them up during this trip....i know i can request to have these extended by a few months but i don't really see myself taking a vacation for the foreseeable future so its unlikely that i would be able to make good use of these certs before they eventually expire....
thanks to the week of wonders promo, there are currently a few properties in midtown that are available at off peak pointsavers so i can use the 35k certs for them....these are:
1. residence inn new york manhattan/midtown east - i've never stayed here before....this property seems to be the furthest from times square which is a positive....it would be good to keep away from crowded areas at this time....
2. sheraton new york times square hotel - i've stayed here dozens of times but my last stay was over 5 years ago....i've always found this hotel to be too busy but these days it probably would be less crowded....
3. moxy nyc chelsea - i've never stayed at this particular moxy before but i have at a couple of other moxy properties in nyc....the rooms are small but besides that point i've never had a bad stay at a moxy....
i currently have a revenue booking at the westin new york at times square....i could always just keep that but in all probability my certs will expire unless i use them here....
i have 3 cat 5 certs expiring on the 31st of january 2021 so was looking to use them up during this trip....i know i can request to have these extended by a few months but i don't really see myself taking a vacation for the foreseeable future so its unlikely that i would be able to make good use of these certs before they eventually expire....
thanks to the week of wonders promo, there are currently a few properties in midtown that are available at off peak pointsavers so i can use the 35k certs for them....these are:
1. residence inn new york manhattan/midtown east - i've never stayed here before....this property seems to be the furthest from times square which is a positive....it would be good to keep away from crowded areas at this time....
2. sheraton new york times square hotel - i've stayed here dozens of times but my last stay was over 5 years ago....i've always found this hotel to be too busy but these days it probably would be less crowded....
3. moxy nyc chelsea - i've never stayed at this particular moxy before but i have at a couple of other moxy properties in nyc....the rooms are small but besides that point i've never had a bad stay at a moxy....
i currently have a revenue booking at the westin new york at times square....i could always just keep that but in all probability my certs will expire unless i use them here....
I'm at the Ren Chelsea right now (cat 6, but also really low cash rates) and can see the Moxy from my window. The Moxy was surprisingly full last night (Sunday night before Columbus Day), I'd say 50 - 65% of the rooms had lights on in the evening. Midweek might actually be less busy, I get the sense there's a fair amount of "let's go into the city for the weekend" traffic happening from the nearby suburbs. Times Square might also be less busy, because the Bridges and Tunnels crowd tend to head towards downtown locations.
Oct 12, 2020, 7:40 am
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What is "busy" in Manhattan now is not what was "busy" in pre-pandemic Manhattan. Arguably, Times Square is one of the least busy parts of the city, excepting maybe some parts of the outer boroughs. There are few tourists, and few office workers.
I'm at the Ren Chelsea right now (cat 6, but also really low cash rates) and can see the Moxy from my window. The Moxy was surprisingly full last night (Sunday night before Columbus Day), I'd say 50 - 65% of the rooms had lights on in the evening. Midweek might actually be less busy, I get the sense there's a fair amount of "let's go into the city for the weekend" traffic happening from the nearby suburbs. Times Square might also be less busy, because the Bridges and Tunnels crowd tend to head towards downtown locations.
I'm at the Ren Chelsea right now (cat 6, but also really low cash rates) and can see the Moxy from my window. The Moxy was surprisingly full last night (Sunday night before Columbus Day), I'd say 50 - 65% of the rooms had lights on in the evening. Midweek might actually be less busy, I get the sense there's a fair amount of "let's go into the city for the weekend" traffic happening from the nearby suburbs. Times Square might also be less busy, because the Bridges and Tunnels crowd tend to head towards downtown locations.
i won't be there over the weekend as my stay is from monday - thursday so i'm expecting it to be less busy....i'm thinking that i will either just leave my booking as is at the westin or stay at the residence inn midtown east....the advantage of the residence inn would be that the room size will be larger & i would have the kitchenette in the room....i don't plan on venturing out too much besides the time i have to be out of the hotel for work so the extra space would be good since i would be spending more time in the hotel than i normally would....also, having the kitchen in the room would also be helpful since i don't want to eat out too much....
Oct 12, 2020, 8:35 am
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Oct 12, 2020, 9:39 am
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Oct 12, 2020, 9:50 am
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What is "busy" in Manhattan now is not what was "busy" in pre-pandemic Manhattan. Arguably, Times Square is one of the least busy parts of the city, excepting maybe some parts of the outer boroughs. There are few tourists, and few office workers.
I'm at the Ren Chelsea right now (cat 6, but also really low cash rates) and can see the Moxy from my window. The Moxy was surprisingly full last night (Sunday night before Columbus Day), I'd say 50 - 65% of the rooms had lights on in the evening. Midweek might actually be less busy, I get the sense there's a fair amount of "let's go into the city for the weekend" traffic happening from the nearby suburbs. Times Square might also be less busy, because the Bridges and Tunnels crowd tend to head towards downtown locations.
I'm at the Ren Chelsea right now (cat 6, but also really low cash rates) and can see the Moxy from my window. The Moxy was surprisingly full last night (Sunday night before Columbus Day), I'd say 50 - 65% of the rooms had lights on in the evening. Midweek might actually be less busy, I get the sense there's a fair amount of "let's go into the city for the weekend" traffic happening from the nearby suburbs. Times Square might also be less busy, because the Bridges and Tunnels crowd tend to head towards downtown locations.
Oct 12, 2020, 10:25 pm
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I stayed at the Renaissance Chelsea for five nights in late August. Rooms are small but comfortable. The showers are a little funky but the bed and linens are very high-quality. During my stay, service was very limited. I would stay there again.