The Four Points by Sheraton New York Downtown is in a good location for those who want to be in southern Manhattan and offers good value for money in a city where prices seem to have gone crazy.
My logic for these vacations was simple: since this trip was not initially planned, I was leaving for Asia afterwards and since New York prices are beyond reasonable, I decided to make the minimum so as not to overpay for services that are often already below the standards of other countries. In this perspective, this Four Points was one of the least bad alternatives available to me.
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Booking
I booked three nights in a Standard Queen room several weeks before my arrival at a price of 235 euros per night. When you consider that Four Points is a sub-brand of Sheraton (I would even say a sub-sub-brand), and that they are sometimes a bit old-fashioned, you may find it overpriced, but considering the prices of other properties, it was the best I could find.
In fact, this stay confirmed what we have been thinking about what the hotel industry in New York has become over the past several years: either you go for the entry-level and limit the damage, or you go for the top of the line and get your money’s worth, but it’s very expensive, but everything in between will be horribly expensive for what you get.
The day before my arrival, I will see in the application that I have been upgraded to a corner king room.
Location
As the name suggests, the hotel is located in Downtown. Close to Fulton Station and therefore well connected, a 10-minute walk from the World Trade Center, Wall Street or the Brooklyn Bridge. So it’s well located for sightseeing, even if Downtown may not be the liveliest and nicest area in the evening, hence the lower prices, although this has been changing for the better in recent years.
What’s more, I had a night out planned in the neighborhood and I was arriving by taxi from Newark, so the location was perfect.
Arrival and check-in
I checked in online the day before using the mobile app.
So I arrive by taxi from Newark at the end of the afternoon with a long delay due to the global computer failure that affected airlines, among others.
The building has 29 floors.
I go into the lobby: not old-fashioned but almost and I’m not a fan of the air freshener that smells like detergent.
The welcome was very friendly and efficient. The protocol was carried out to perfection with a big smile. She just forgot to tell me about the upgrade. Speaking of that upgrade, since the hotel must only have a few suites and knowing how stingy US hotels are in this regard, I didn’t even expect to get one.
Tired from the day wasted waiting in airports, I hurry to get to my room.
The room
It is located on the 22nd floor.
Very decent size, a little old-fashioned decor, but not too much. A little dark, however.
The bedding is of very decent quality for this category of hotel.
The room has a very useful work area.
The bathroom is minimalist but it does the job and the shower is big.
If you are wondering how a room can be so dark on the 22nd floor and on the corner, don’t forget that you are in New York.
In the end, for a Four Points, you get what you’d expect, and it does the job very well, especially since I hadn’t planned on spending much time in the hotel.
On the other hand, the air conditioning was terribly noisy. I thought about asking to change rooms, but given the short time I spent there, I considered the risk of ending up in a smaller, lower room with no light, and decided to make do with this one.
The facilities
The hotel has a gym. Small, in the basement, it is the bare minimum but we have seen worse.
Bar and restaurant
For a Four Points hotel, it is pretty well resourced in this respect.
To start with, there is a self-service snack and drink corner in the lobby.
Then the hotel has a large bar with a big terrace, but I didn’t go there.
It also has a Chinese restaurant, which I did not eat at.
And finally, it has a rooftop bar that I wanted to try but I couldn’t find a seat. Obviously the place is quite popular with a fairly young clientele and there’s no point thinking you can get a seat there without booking.
The service
Very kind, for the little interaction I had with the staff.
Check-out
I will check out on the mobile app and leave the hotel without going back to reception.
Bottom line
A solid performance, nothing exceptional, but for a Four Point, especially in the USA, it’s what you’d expect.
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