Hotel Beacon NYC

“Great all-around experience”

Wonderful! Rooms were very large by NYC standards. Staff was extremely professional and friendly. We only stayed one night unfortunately but could see where the kitchenette would be a huge plus for an extended stay. Location was perfect for our stay.

“A very good base to explore NYC.”

(Room 2206) Beds very comfy, lovely clean linen and towels, friendly reception staff. A great view from room, and great location near Central Park, a couple subway options, and large supermarket directly opposite the hotel. Laundry room worked well and was useful. Daily clean dishes were a bonus.... more

(Room 2206) Beds very comfy, lovely clean linen and towels, friendly reception staff. A great view from room, and great location near Central Park, a couple subway options, and large supermarket directly opposite the hotel. Laundry room worked well and was useful. Daily clean dishes were a bonus. Lacking: a table as in photo on booking.com, it was tricky to eat on our laps. Also lacking a light in the corner behind armchair, was too dark to read. Curtain was broken and old and needs replacing. An electric kettle would be good, and teaspoons. Bathrooms could be and smell cleaner. Missed having a hand held shower head. Hotel Beacon was generally a great base to explore NYC but couldn’t give it a 5 due to the above, just needs a little TLC and updating.

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“Centrally located, comfortable but expensive for one night”

Let us get one thing out of the way: Manhattan IS expensive. the number of people in such a small space along with the "exclusivity" drives up the price. This property is located parallel to Central Park close to the lake, a few 100 meters from 72nd subway so in terms of location it is extremely ... more

Let us get one thing out of the way: Manhattan IS expensive. the number of people in such a small space along with the "exclusivity" drives up the price. This property is located parallel to Central Park close to the lake, a few 100 meters from 72nd subway so in terms of location it is extremely good. Originally the room we stayed in had a price of 6000SEK/night .. my friend had a deal on booking.com and we paid half that; which while expensive is more reasonable/realistic for central NY. There was an air of pretentiousness in the reception staff - with the exception of the luggage concierge (Amilyo I think, sorry if I misspelt your name!) who was personable and friendly and kept asking if we were from Germany :D The other staff .. everything was a paid upgrade: a high floor.. that would be $75 extra .. late checkout by an hour .. not possible apparently, but we could pay for another half day.. Staff aside, the lobby is fairly cramped with two small elevators serving the guest rooms. Our room on the 7th floor had a little kitchenette with a bar fridge, a decent view over the street and a tiny bathroom. The bathroom was a bit of a disappointment; the shower curtain was not fully inside the bath the first time I used it resulting in having to sop up the water on the floor with the towels. The toilet flush sounded like a plane toilet and therefore could not be used when the other was sleeping .. the shower was tepid for the first 5 minutes or so before finally warming up. I get it, its an old building with quirks so these are minor gripes. The beds were comfortable, there was a clock radio with an old-style 30pin iPod connector (shows how long since the equipment was updated). The coffee pod from the machine in the room was awful. Hotel was fine with us leaving our bags for an hour or so which worked out well. I would stay here again I think, but not at full rack rate as that is just obscene.

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“Family-friendly hotel and location”

Not our first trip to NYC, but first as a family from the UK. We didn’t stay in a refurbished suite, but we were lucky enough to stay in a room so quiet we almost forgot we were in a big city, so good for sleep. It was a great size compared to other hotels in NYC we’ve previously stayed in and ha... more

Not our first trip to NYC, but first as a family from the UK. We didn’t stay in a refurbished suite, but we were lucky enough to stay in a room so quiet we almost forgot we were in a big city, so good for sleep. It was a great size compared to other hotels in NYC we’ve previously stayed in and had a bit of character to it, rather than a super modern box room. Kitchenette was great and just what we needed for in room snacks. There’s so many great places for food nearby, plus a couple of supermarkets. An easy walk to midtown or to the subway, or just for hanging out locally, especially for families. We arrived back late after evening events and it felt very safe walking back to the hotel. All the staff are super friendly and great with children too, I can’t fault the service or our stay in any way. It’s a real gem in the upper west side.

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