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Beekman Tower Hotel

Hotel | "A nice 4 star hotel located in Manhattan, New York."

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Beekman Towers Hotel is located on No. 3 Mitchell Place, New York. This is about 5 minutes walk from the United Nations building in New York and Trump World Tower. It's a big hotel with 173 rooms spread over 26 floors and it has a restaurant on the top floor. On the ground floor you have the front desk, manned by 2 persons. The ground looks very neat and taken care off. Built in an Art Deco style, which feels a bit old old, but stylish. Also on the ground floor you have a seat and a secure area where you can leave your luggage. There is a porter and someone who can bring up your luggage. You have a choice of three elevators that go up and bring you to one of the 26 floors.Beekman Tow...Read More

Beekman Towers Hotel is located on No. 3 Mitchell Place, New York. This is about 5 minutes walk from the United Nations building in New York and Trump World Tower. It's a big hotel with 173 rooms spread over 26 floors and it has a restaurant on the top floor. On the ground floor you have the front desk, manned by 2 persons. The ground looks very neat and taken care off. Built in an Art Deco style, which feels a bit old old, but stylish. Also on the ground floor you have a seat and a secure area where you can leave your luggage. There is a porter and someone who can bring up your luggage. You have a choice of three elevators that go up and bring you to one of the 26 floors.

Beekman Tower Hotel is situated on the outskirts of Manhattan near Roosevelt Island. It is situated 10 minutes walk from a Metro station, which is unfortunate, but not too bad. You're also about 10 minutes walk away from Grand Central. If you walk along the street of the hotel you will walk past the landmark Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Rockefeller Center. This last one is certainly a must and it's a lot quieter than the Empire State building and you have almost the same view. Rockefeller Center is about 15 minutes walk. The easiest is to go by taxi in New York and there are plenty of them!

I stayed at the hotel in February 2009 in an standard room. The room can accommodate 2 people with the possibility of an extra bed. The room is neatly arranged but can use a facelift. The room looks quite old-fashioned. When you enter the room you have a small kitchen at your right. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking like a microwave, refrigerator but also a coffee machine. The kitchen is filled with cutlery, plates and glasses. We even had a small dishwasher in the kitchen.

When you get out of the kitchen you walk into the living/bedroom with a sofa, coffee tablet, television, wardrobe and a double bed. The bed is comfortable with 2 large pillows and 2 more pillows in the closet. You also order an extra blanket. The room has two large windows that partially open. The room has a good heating system that is easy to adjust the temperature.

The bathroom is neatly groomed with plenty of towels and shampoo which is renewed every day. The bathrooms have a bath / shower, toilet and wash basin with hair dryer. The bath is unfortunately a bit on the small side. I am 1.98 meters and could just fit in it. The shower is good.

I didn’t have breakfast at the hotel, but it is available. You can also get the breakfast delivered to your hotel room. Breakfast is served in the restaurant on the 26th floor.
Monday to Friday from 7.00 to 11.00
Saturday and Sunday from 8.00 to 12.00

The hotel offers a restaurant on the top floor with a pretty amazing view of New York. I had here dinner once and enjoyed the view which stretched out over many buildings. Only to the right you have another tall building. The food was unfortunately not as good. I had the steak and this was dry and even bit burned. The food was also expensive for what we got. We paid almost $ 400 with 4 people for a main course and dessert, which is quite a lot looking at what we actually got.

On the first floor there is a room with four computers that have access to the Internet. Here, however, you have to pay for. The price is pretty high. You can pay by cash or credit card and the minimum amount is $ 5 what gives you 12 minutes on the internet. Wireless internet is available in your hotel room for $ 9.95 per 24 hours.

I found this a great hotel for a few days. We had looked for a hotel that offers rooms with a kitchen. The rooms are somewhat old fashion, but well equipped and the bed is great for sleeping. The bathroom fulfilled our wishes and the whole room was well cleaned. The people were friendly and helpful. The hotel has a good location so you can quickly enough get to the center, but unfortunately it’s just a bit too far from a metro station for example if you want to go to Ground Zero, which is not within walking distance. Just a nice hotel for a few days to stay.

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Member Rating 4 out of 5 on November 12, 2025

Beekman Tower Hotel
3 MITCHELL PLACE
New York, New York 10017
212-355-7300

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Madame Tussauds

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My friend and I had some hours to spend in New York before we were taken to the airport. We walked past Madame Tussaud's and then decided to go in there.GeneralIt’s a wax museum with statues of celebrities. Madame Tussaud's is located in downtown New York's Times Square and near the famous Port Authority bus station. The exact address is 234 West 42nd Street, but you can not miss it, we saw already two blocks away.The easiest way to get there is by subway or bus or at the Times Square stop or at Port Authority. From there you need about a half block walk to get to this museum.How much does it cost?Madame Tussaud's in New York is quite pricey. There...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 9, 2025

Madame Tussauds
234 West 42nd Street
New York, New York
(212) 512-9600

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W New York Times Square

Hotel | "W Times Square"

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W Times SquareAs the name implies, the hotel lies close to Times Square. This is probably the best known and busiest "Square" in New York. You can find all the shops, metro lines, hotel chains and a lot of restaurants. Everything is open day and night so you always have something to do nearby.Located at Broadway and 47th Street, which is about 5 blocks walk from the "real" Times Square (42nd Street). This is easy in less than ten minutes to do and the shops of Times Square fall to around 50th street, so they are simply at the doorstep. The W Hotels are also fairly well known because it belongs to the Starwood group (also including the Sheraton and St. Regis hotels). ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on December 9, 2025

W New York Times Square
1567 BROADWAY
New York, New York 10036
1-212-930-7400

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Nobu

Restaurant | "Nobu, New York"

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After seeing many photographs of Hollywood stars going to Nobu in New York, I wanted to go there. On my first night there I had a reservation with my two best friends.GeneralNobu is located at 105 Hudson Street in Tribeca. Tribeca is a famous neighborhood in New York where many artists live and where especially at night is a lot to do. This used to be an industrial area, so there are a lot of huge warehouses. It is admittedly on a street corner, but from the outside you would not really say that there is a restaurant behind it. It is a very dark, small sign where the name on it and it's not exactly clear. The name comes from the chef Nobu Matsuhisa . He is a top cook who learne...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on December 9, 2025

Nobu
105 Hudson St
New York, New York 10013
+1 212 219 0500

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The St. Regis Hotel, New York

Hotel

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For the U.S. Open (tennis), we went with the family to New York in late August and we then stayed for two weeks at the St. Regis overnight. Such a cozy hotel with such good service we had never seen!GeneralThe St. Regis is part of the Starwood Hotels chain and has won many awards (including best hotel in New York several magazines). The hotel has been around since 1904 and was renovated in 2005. The hotel is known for his "King Cole Bar, a hotspot for celebrities and of course the place where the Bloody Mary was invented.locationHotel lights up 5th Avenue in the middle of Manhattan and only a few blocks away from Central Park. Once you walk out the door ...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on December 9, 2025

The St. Regis Hotel, New York
Two East 55th Street, at Fifth Avenue
Manhattan, New York 10022
866-539-0036

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