Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District

Pros: Nice king room—spacious by NYC standards. Very clean, well appointed. Staff at desk friendly and helpful when needed. Location—convenient to subways traversing East and West sides of Manhattan. Several inexpensive eateries nearby. Safe ‘hood at night. Elevator only operates by keycard. Cons; No rooms ready at 1pm arrival. Hard to comprehend with an 11am checkout deadline. Only 3 elevators servicing over 40 floors, guests and housekeeping. Be prepared to wait at rush hours. One was broken for several hours on one day. You need your room key (card) to get to your floor. Every time. No hot water on first morning until late afternoon. No hot breakfast on days 2 and 3. If you do go to breakfast, bring a sweater. Room is exceptionally cold and drafty. Usually I’m too warm. Not here. There is also a wait here for tables. Always. If you are willing to sit at the nice bar you’ll be in and out much faster. And the very kind, but overworked, hostess will be very thankful! Some of the servers can be distracted and a bit snippy. It’s a vouchered environment, and small staff. (If you tip on day one, you’ll be remembered and treated accordingly on remaining days.) That said I’d still stay here again at a reasonable price point.

Aside from the noise floor mates Friday night, our stay was great. Front desk handle the noisy people promptly.

Great hotel. Location is a little quieter than perhaps the rest of NYC in the evenings. Hotel itself is immaculate.

Aside from the very small bathroom and sink, the room was comfortable. The only complain we have was the elevators always seemed to be overcrowded and we had to wait for a long time.

Great