Bryant Park Hotel

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 23 Dec 2010 rated 9 out of 10.

Hotel staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and well stocked. Hotel restaurant is Asian Fusion and is quite good. Drink prices are a bit high, but it is NYC after all.

Positives: The rooms were large and the restaurant was great! The location is very nice too.

Negatives: The furnishings are a bit sparse, although that is the style of the hotel.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 22 Dec 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

I first visited Bryant Park hotel when it opened 10 yrs ago. I was impressed that the quality of experience (courtesy of staff, room amenities, concierge) have held up well. In fact I am looking forward to returning as soon as travel plans permit.

Positives: Combination of location, chic style of hotel with unpretentious, but extremely professional staff.

Negatives: Restaurant lounge for drinks

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 23 Jul 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

Very nice experience. Friendly staff, beautiful room, and great location.

Positives: Great rooms &

Negatives: View from the room was poor. (Another building).

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 19 Jan 2010 rated 8 out of 10.

Contemporary rooms for 2 only. Very nice. Convenient to tourist attractions. For such an nice place, the tv mounting was horrible. It pushed the tv about 10 inches from the wall and I had to avoid it as I walked around the room.

Positives: Convenient location, friendly staff.

Negatives: TV wall mount dominated the room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 25 Sep 2009 rated 9 out of 10.

Hip, stylish hotel close to mid-town business spots but not in the middle of times square. This is one of the best hotels I've experienced in NYC, and I'd definitely stay there again given the chance.

Positives: Sylish, full featured rooms well above the cut in NYC. I had a balcony - wow.

Negatives: I was in town on business, but with such a nice place to stay I wish I had time to throw a party in my room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 29 May 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

My husband and I stayed (and are still staying) at the Bryant Park Hotel. We stayed for a week. The hotel room is very nice and spacious, and the location is perfect. However, next time I'm in NY, I would try one of the more traditional hotels like the Marriott perhaps. Somewhere where the hotel staff are warmer and where the lobby feels more friendly, but that's just personal taste. Overall, the Bryant Park Hotel is great. I've listed some of my experiences below. Check-in was quick, efficient, though impersonal. The lobby: Smart, clean and modern, but small. Was not quite comfortable - they've gone modern and contemporary to the point you somehow just don't feel comfortable hanging around. There's no traditional lobby lounge or seating to wait or get cozy in. Room: Excellent size and furnishings, bed was comfy. Bathroom was big, clean and modern, and bath products were very lovely. We were on the 18th floor and it was pretty quiet. Only gripes are that the walls are way too thin (I can faintly hear next room occupant talking/watching TV. Also, next room's door opening/shutting actually does reverberate through our room, which can be slightly annoying if you like to sleep in. The only bathroom gripe would be the shower - they have one of those rain water drippy showerheads that means it's virtually impossible to have a quick shower. Doorman/men: are usually present and polite, but they don't do much. There are 2 sets of doors leading from the street to the hotel lobby. One set of doors is usually left open, and the doormen often just stand around chatting. Half the time, they do greet you. They are all dressed in black tees and pants and look more like bouncers than proper hotel doormen. Once you get through one set of doors, you normally have to open the second set of doors yourself, as all 2 or 3 doormen will be gathered only at the first set of doors chatting. House keeping: is excellent. Your room gets cleaned and tidied twice a day, and there's a privacy button should you wish. In the evenings, they turn down your bed, turn on the therapy machine (fills your room with soothing noises), position slippers next to your bed, fill your ice bucket. It's all very lovely! In Room Dining: Too expensive. Add 20% tax to cost of food, plus a $4 delivery fee. We had a turkey club sandwich and fruit salad delivered at midnight once, and it was of acceptable quality. We did dine at the Koi Restaurant downstairs one evening and the quality of the food was good. Service in Koi was standard (good), like you would get in most of Manhattan. The only downer at Koi was the very frosty hostess who had forgotten how to smile, even when smiled at! She came across snobbish and cold, with not even a response to our goodnight when we left. To be honest, for Koi's prices, you would do better trying nobu, nobu next door, the London. The image Koi projects is also somewhat contradicting - for a restaurant that charges top price, they give you wooden takeaway chopsticks. Internet access: They charge you for it, even though in the park across the road and the cafes next door, it's free. Phone calls (local): are not free. They charge $1.50 for the first 10mins. So I avoided using the phone at all. Health club on level 5: Was great! They had a great range of equipment and the room was large. There were also towels provided there, a basket of apples, a water container, a TV, and a toilet just in case. It's clean, presentable, quiet - very user friendly.

Positives: Spacious clean rooms, great location, near subways, great house keeping service.

Negatives: Impersonal front desk area, doormen not overly welcoming, rooms have very thin walls.