As an alternative, consider the historic The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel, which has free luxury car service and celeb-chef restaurants, but no river views. The location is far from popular Midtown tourist attractions, but there are excellent restaurants in the immediate vicinity and numerous subway stops are within walking distance. Upscale amenities include Nespresso machines, quality toiletries (several brands, including Aromatherapy Associates, are available), fluffy robes, and wet bars. Rooms are enormous, particularly for New York City (this is one of the few all-suite properties in the city), and all have separate living rooms and sliding partitions.
Its soaring, 15-story atrium lobby with large art installations makes a dramatic first impression the restaurant is a buzzing after-work drink spot and there are 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. The 463-room Conrad New York is a stylish business hotel next to the Goldman Sachs building in Battery Park City.
