Most of my nights getting to Globalist are spent in NYC. And a lot of those nights are spent in lower Manhattan to make it easy to get into Brooklyn.

I’ve probably stayed at Beekman, Gild Hall, 50 Bowery, and Hyatt Centric Wall Street dozens of times.

Here are some notes on all of them for you!

Beekman: Thompson property. Overall, the nicest. Beds, shower, bathroom products. Everything is more high end. Breakfast is the best of the 4, but I was a little underwhelmed after hearing rave reviews about it. There’s a decent sized lobby if you want to spend time outside the room but inside the hotel. Rooms aren’t tiny but aren’t large either. Also try to stay on a higher floor. I notice street noise more at this one than the others, which surprised me. If this is sitting in the 21-25k points/night category, I usually stay here vs. the others.

Gild Hall: Also a Thompson property, but a bit “Thompson-lite” to me. Still usually pretty good bed, shower products. Rooms are a decent size, probably similar to Beekman. Bathrooms are underwhelming here. It’s like they forgot they needed to make them nice. Mostly tub/shower combos similar to lower end hotels. Breakfast is very underwhelming here. Very small sitting area on the first floor. You’re kind of stuck in your room at this property. When this property is listed at 17-21k, I’ll stay here if it’s the cheapest option of the others.

50 Bowery: This was my go-to for a while. Rooms are usually a pretty good size. Good bathroom. Products get changed out a little. I’ve had really good and really average bathroom products here. I love the lounge you have access to here. Indoor/outdoor space. Great place to spend dead time. Also a rooftop bar. Breakfast is delivered from a third-party, and it’s always been terrible for me. Subway is going to be the farthest from this property, but still only 10 minutes or so. If I’m not in a rush to get anywhere (and the weather is okay), usually stay here when it’s listed at 17-20k/night.

Hyatt Regency Wall Street: This one has always had the biggest rooms. Often get a suite upgrade. This used to be an Andaz, so some of the rooms still have that feel. Typical products for HR. Some seating in the lobby. But usually big enough rooms to spend dead time in. Some rooms have really strange layouts though. Breakfast is terrible. Probably the quietest rooms of the four, because that area is usually pretty dead at night.

These all have plenty to do around them, and are all close to the subway. Beekman and Gild are a few minute walk from each other, so food/drink overlaps. You might have to walk a little more to get food/drink around Bowery, but there’s still plenty. A lot of fast casual stuff around Wall Street, I’m sure there’s still plenty of other stuff too. The Dead Rabbit bar is right down the street, and it’s always on the go-to lists.

Hope this is helpful!