We booked two nights here using Free Night Certificates shortly after the renovation.

Arrival

Union Square, not Midtown

The hotel sits on Park Avenue South. From the street, it’s less dramatic than you might expect.

The Room

Entry

You walk into a corridor first

You enter into a narrow corridor. Bathroom, sink, minibar all sit off this space before anything opens up.

It feels smaller at first, then opens up at the window.

Bathroom + Vanity

Sink and mirror, with bathroom reflected

Compact but clean

The bathroom is tight, but well finished.

Main Room

The room opens up at the far end

Once you clear the corridor, the room opens into a single space. Even in this category, the room isn’t large by U.S. standards.Two beds sit against a padded wall, with seating by the window. The TV sits opposite, with mirrored panels set into the wall.

Beds

Padded wall instead of a headboard

The padded panels sit behind the beds, but most of the room’s character comes from the lighting, curtains, and carpet.

Seating Area

Where the room actually gets used

This is the most usable part of the room. By the window, it’s where you naturally end up sitting.

The View

Open space in a dense part of the city

You’re not looking into another building. You get the park, some depth, and actual light.

It does a lot of the work for the room.

At Night

The room changes after dark

At night, the view takes over.

You end up sitting by the window.

Breakfast (Seahorse)

Proper breakfast, not just a token offering

Avocado toast, done properly

More restaurant than hotel breakfast

This isn’t a buffet or a reduced menu. It’s a full restaurant breakfast.

More importantly, it’s good. One of the better hotel breakfasts we’ve had.

Restaurant Space

A real restaurant, not a hotel add-on

The restaurant feels both part of, and separate from the hotel. It has its own entrance and doesn’t rely on hotel guests to work.

What Was Booked

This is what the stay looked like on paper (cash rates shown for context):

Two nights (cash rates ~ $871 each)

  • Night 1: 85K FNC

  • Night 2: 85K FNC + 11K points

Upgrades

I applied one Nightly Upgrade Award to the first night. That cleared into a Premier Two Queen Park View room.

The second night was booked as a standard room.

We stayed in the same upgraded room for both nights. The hotel didn’t ask for a second upgrade.

Breakfast Benefit

Breakfast is officially for two as a Platinum benefit.

At check-in, the front desk confirmed it would cover three of us across both mornings.

Credits

The $40 destination fee was effectively turned into evening pre-dinner drinks. Charges and credits matched up cleanly on the folio.

How It Ran

This was a two-night booking that could have been slightly awkward.

One upgraded night, one standard night, breakfast limits, credits to use.

None of that showed up in the stay. We checked in once, stayed in the same room, ate breakfast without thinking about it, and left.

Hallways & Movement

Design carries beyond the room

The same design language runs through the building.

Location

You’re:

  • close to the subway

  • in a part of the city people actually use

  • not dealing with Midtown congestion

It’s exactly where you want to be for this part of the city.

What Stays With You

This isn’t a large room.

It’s a well-placed room with a good view, a usable layout, and a stay that runs cleanly.

Booked as two different nights. Felt like one stay.

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