The Standard New York
Main Entrance at The Standard NYC
The Standard New York is anything but Standard, as this is the company’s very first “New Build” property. Honestly, we’ve been unimpressed with some of their other properties- perhaps given the fact that most of them were previously lower end hotels or even nursing homes in the case of their West Hollywood Property.
We can say however that The Standard New York is refreshing. You can still expect their typical trendy scheme that will most likely appeal to twenty somethings, but The Standard NYC is definitely a grown up version. the Standard NYC is located in the Meatpacking District, immediately adjacent to great shopping and nightlife. The hotel itself is someone isolated (still only one block from the good shopping and restaurants, but looks isolated nonetheless), but allows for spectacular views from most Guest Rooms. We’d even say that the Standard NYC has some of the best views in the city (ok, The Mandarin-Oriental New York is definitely in the running as well)
Standard Empire King (Room Number 1006)
Deluxe King Room
In typical Standard Hotel fashion, the staff is “too cool for school” but that’s just part of the allure for some guests. That being said, we were warmly greeted by Lobby Staff, and were given a nice little tour of the hotel. There are several room categories from which to choose, but honestly- every room has a great view (even on lower floors.) There are two sides of the hotel which each offer distinctly different view styles- 1) Uptown/Empire State Views and 2) Hudson River, New Jersey & Statue of Liberty Views. Although the latter is more expensive, view preferences at this hotel are subjective depending on what you want to see. Guest rooms are designed in a Retro throwback motif with light and bright colors, and white carpeting- we’re wondering how long that’ll last. Bathrooms are definitely out of the ordinary, as they feature full glass windows which view the bedroom area (Deluxe Category Rooms just have an Open Area to Bedroom Area, No Glass) along with Stand Up Showers. If privacy is of utmost importance, you may want to pass on The Standard.
Standard Empire King w/ Uptown Views (Room Number 1006)
Deluxe Room w/ Hudson River Views
The Standard Suite (aka Hudson Suite) , Full Panoramic Windows w/ Open Bathroom
(Room Number 1023)
We were pleased with the outcome of The Standard New York, but they’re still not finished. Only some floors are currently open, and limited services are available throughout the hotel until the project is finished. The Standard however is offering some fantastic rates for a limited time. For a truly fun, quirky New York City Hotel experience, The Standard is certain to deliver.
Posted by: Mateo | February 10th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Where are we, LEGOland?
Some of these hotels are trying too hard to be “hip” and “trendy” and in reality give it about 5 years and all it’s going to look is “outdated.”
Maybe you guys should add that as a categorization to TripKick!