The Bottom Line
Pros
- Located in NYC's trendy Tribeca neighborhood
- Design incorporates rich materials, fine craftsmanship, custom furnishings
- Duxiana beds in all guest rooms
- Free minibar treats, wi-fi, and local phone calls
Cons
- Hard to find; no signage or address on building
- Expensive furnishings lean toward the masculine/monastic
- So exclusive some guests may feel intimidated
- Expensive
Description
- 75 rooms and 13 suites designed with great care and craftsmanship; no two are identical
- Guest rooms feature custom-made furniture and incredibly comfortable Duxiana beds
- Humid underground swimming pool room in low-light setting
- Daily yoga classes are offered in a corner of the pool area
- Basement fitness area is large relative to the size of the hotel; has latest workout equipment and personal trainers
- Intimate spa with four treatment rooms features products formulated by the lead therapist
- The rustic-Italian Locanda Verde restaurant adjoins the hotel and provides 24/7 room service
- High-end architectural details include handmade bricks, custom bronzes, antique glass mirrors, travertine and marble floors
- To find the hotel, look for the brick-front building located between the Tribeca Grill and Ago restaurant.
Guide Review - The Greenwich Hotel in NYC
The hotel's subtle lighting reveals the use of stone and reclaimed wood in hallways. None of the rooms or suites are exactly alike, although all contain top-of-the-line amenities including Philips flatscreen TVs with HBO and ESPN, Bose iPod docking stations, and a Duxiana bed, the most comfortable in the world. Many of the bathrooms have hand-laid mosaic shower floors. Red Flower toiletries are supplied.
The best accommodations in The Greenwich Hotel are the corner suites, the penthouse, and the duplex suites. We were especially impressed by the latter. The huge slanted windows along one wall of the two-story suite evoke a Parisian artist's atelier.
If you'd like to commune with fellow guests, the ground-level Drawing Room features clubby furniture, a fireplace, and an outdoor garden. Sketches by De Niro's father, a noted artist in his own right, decorate the room.
Swimmers and those who favor hot, humid environments can access the lantern-lit basement pool area, where the air is kept a steamy 82 degrees and the water 80 degrees. It's surrounded by a re-assembled 250-year-old Japanese farmhouse.
Although The Greenwich Hotel is open to the public, it has an elite, entre nous attitude that can be intimidating to outsiders. Don't be surprised that big-name celebrities receive better treatment than lesser luminaries.
The Greenwich Hotel
377 Greenwich Street, between North Moore and Franklin
New York, NY 10013
212-941-8900
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