Great Hotel
- March 26, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
fvfef from buenos aires, Argentina
It was a great time. New York is one of my favorite places and this hotel is absolutely fabulous. Location, Cleaness, Service, Room size are the main issues to invoke.
We LOVED the Sofitel !!!!!!!
- January 25, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Sofitel is a beautiful hotel in a very central location on W. 44th Street. It is walking distance to Times Square (about 2 blocks), to Rockefeller Center,Bryant Park,5th Ave and close to the subway. The staff was excellent, very friendly and always helpful. Our room was beautiful, very quiet and had a nice view on the 17th floor. Ask for the highest floor possible. The lower floors don't have much of a view. The bathroom was very nice, mostly marble and had a separate shower, with a candle and fresh flower. Housekeeping kept everything very clean and they even have turn down service with free bottled Avian water at night. The bed was almost too comfortable. The heavy duvet was too warm at night. The only complaint I have is that there was no top sheet to use in place of the duvet. The concierge knows everything about New York and was eager to help and very friendly. The doormen were always friendly and opening doors when we came and went. Drinks at the restaurant bar were good (but expensive). Order the hummus as an appetizer. It was awesome! We just LOVED the Sofitel and will definitely stay there on our next visit to New York. **Tip- If you want to avoid the expensive breakfasts at the hotel restaurant, there is a diner very close to the hotel called the Red Flame. The food is great, inexpensive, and the service is excellent. We ate breakfast there all 4 days while visiting. As you exit the hotel, take a right and the Red Flame is just a short distance down the street on the right.
Sofitel was Great
- October 16, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Beautiful Hotel, Beautiful luxurious rooms, The best bed I have slept on in 10 years, The staff was helpful, courteous, knowledgable, ready to make any reservation for us, and suggested great things. Early check in was no problem. The hotel was located on a dise street but easy to get either uptown or down town, because it was very centrally located. Two doors down was DB Bistro and excellent resterant, and two doors from that a great little coffee shop to go and get our morning coffee and a muffin very inexpensively, ( I like that because it irritates me to spend $15.00 for a pot of coffee) Really a great four to five star hotel for a great value.
All went extremely well...
- July 19, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We chose this hotel to be centered in NY. It did, in fact, provide to be a perfect location, centrally located, yet out of the hub-bub of Times Square. The hotel has been nicely renovated, rooms are large, bathrooms are large, all is very clean, pillows and blankets were exceptional, staff was friendly and helpful, lounge was good. No negative comments.
Best of the Best
- July 10, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The main strength of this hotel is its staff-particularly the bellhop and doorman. Never having been to Manhattan (or staying in a Sofitel hotel for that matter), I found these gentlemen to be extremely knowledgeable, professional and down right fun to talk with. The rest of the staff, concierge, reception, etc. did a tremendous job of making us feel comfortable and valued as customers. I cannot over emphasize the latter. I have been to many 4 and 5 star hotels across the US and it is a rare thing indeed. I look forward to staying with them again.