Tonya

Can anyone give me a little info on the Garment District and the Wolcott hotel. This will be our first time in NYC so any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Merilee

The garment district is crowded and busy on weekdays from early morning to late afternoon. Many of the places to eat cater to the workers and close at the end of the workday. You'll see lots of racks of clothes being wheeled in the street from building to truck, etc. It's fairly quiet in the evening although you'll be in the vicintiy of Macy's, Madison Square Garden, Empire State Building and some fast food restaurant chains.

Tonya

Well for the amount of time that we plan on spending in our hotel do you think the convenience outways some of the negatives? Honestly, we will not spend much time in our hotel....we plan on going from morning to night.

Merilee

Tonya, if you have an itinerary that will keep you going from morning until night then I think your hotel choice will be okay. I forgot to mention that you are also staying in an area known as Little Korea, which has several little shops and many Korean restaurants. The street can seem a little drab, but again, if it's just a place to sleep and shower, it will be fine. There's a store in the area named Jack's where everything on the 1st floor is 99 cents. All kinds of stuff you didn't know you needed or wanted until you step foot in there.

Cindy

Tonya, what did you need to know about the Garment district--just whether it's an OK place to stay?

Macy's and the Empire State Building are right in the area, if that helps you decide...

x

There isn't a lot to see in the garment district if that is what you are thinking. It's more of an area that a bunch of people work out of that are in the garment trade.

tonya

Well, I was wondering if it was a good neighborhood to stay. We are looking at the Wilcott Hotel. I just thought it may be convenient. With all of the stuff to do we don't plan on spending too much time in the hotel anyway.

tommy

While there might not be much to do in the immediate blocks around the garment district, it is a short walk to the Times Sqare/Theater district, the Flatiron district, and Chelsea; and very centrally located to transportation (Penn Station, subways, busses). I don't know much about the hotel, but if it's a good deal, why not?

Dianna

I stay at the Wolcott all the time. I have a small store and go to the trade shows at Javits. They have a free shuttle from Penn Station. Subways are close and rooms are clean and they have a free continental breakfast. Ask for a room with a view of Empire State Bldg.