Manhattan: The Inn on 23rd or the Roger Smith Hotel -Which one to pick?
Mar 28th, 2002, 08:10 AM
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Manhattan: The Inn on 23rd or the Roger Smith Hotel -Which one to pick?
My husband and I have a last minute opportunity to visit Manhattan. Which of these 2 hotels would you stay in and why? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks much.
Kat
Thanks much.
Kat
Mar 28th, 2002, 12:35 PM
#3
Guest
Posts: n/a
Kat,
I live here so I can't really help with the differences in rooms. I can say that it depends on your plan for activities while in town.
The Roger Smith is on 48th and Lex. If you plan on spending more time in and around Midtown, then that might be a better choice. It's about a 6 block walk to Times Square, for example.
There aren't as many "touristy" things around 23rd St. That area may have more of a neighborhood feel to it as you get down in the 20's and Chelsea.
I live here so I can't really help with the differences in rooms. I can say that it depends on your plan for activities while in town.
The Roger Smith is on 48th and Lex. If you plan on spending more time in and around Midtown, then that might be a better choice. It's about a 6 block walk to Times Square, for example.
There aren't as many "touristy" things around 23rd St. That area may have more of a neighborhood feel to it as you get down in the 20's and Chelsea.
Mar 28th, 2002, 12:46 PM
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
I have not stayed in either place but can make following comments - Fodor's rants n/ raves has very positive user reviews of Roger Smith. No user reviews there yet on the Inn on 23rd but it sounds great based on description. I'd pick based on location. If my plans included Times Square, Central Park, any of the major museums, Broadway shows or mainstream/major store shopping, I'd go with Roger Smith due to midtown location. I'm a downtown kinda giy and for the activities I enjoy most, I'd pick Inn on 23rd. It's closer to the Village, SoHo, live music venues, funky/artsy shopping, "art cinema" moviehouses, a great selection of restaurants and is a more residential area. Midtown (Roger Smith location) is a business district and has less of a neighborhood feel. Chelsea and the village have lots of neighborhood pedestrian traffic at night and are fun places to wander around, checking out the cafes and "menu-shopping" while looking for new and interesting places to eat. Transportation is great in NYC and neither locations is all that inconvenient for reaching other parts of town but if staying for only a few days I'd opt for location closer to the types of activities that are most appealing. Both sound like decent hotels.
