The Millennium
Hilton offers more than 470 rooms and 100 suites spread over 55 floors
in the following categories: king junior suites (422 square feet), king
1-bedroom suites with parlor (617 square feet), king 1-bedroom luxury suites
(886 square feet, with two full bathrooms), and 2-bedroom suites (1600 square
feet, located on the top/55th floor), as well as regular king,
queen, and double standard, deluxe, corner, and view rooms (ranging from 300 to
400 square feet). Rooms with
king-size beds face Ground Zero, whereas rooms with queen size beds face away
from Church Street. Some rooms on higher floors offer Hudson River views.
Guests access their rooms using two different elevator banks: one bank (with
three elevators) to access the lower floors, and another bank (also with three
elevators) to access the upper floors. Both banks of elevators stop at the
second and third floors in order to access the hotel restaurant (called Church
and Dey; one table has an amazing view of the Oculus across the street), the
fitness center (with quality
equipment and a water dispenser),
the business center (with free WiFi, three computers, and one printer), and the
40-foot indoor swimming pool (with locker rooms and showers attached). The
street-level lobby bar/lounge called “Liquid Assets” gets busy at certain times
of the day. Our room was not ready when we checked in after 9:00 pm on a Friday
night, so the clerk offered us coupon vouchers to enjoy one round of drinks in
the lobby bar, and it was difficult to find seating. Adjacent garage parking is
available for an additional fee. The hotel has a gift shop, concierge desk,
luggage storage, bellmen to deliver your baggage, and doormen to hail you a cab.
Dining and
nightlife options near the hotel are somewhat lacking, particularly on the
weekend; however, many subway lines stop nearby for easy access to other areas
of the city. From the hotel, we walked to Les Halles restaurant, the Stage Door
Deli III (market, deli, and pizza) located across Vessey Street from St. Paul’s
Chapel and cemetery, and a 24-hour CVS pharmacy that stocks all kinds of items
(including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks). Our main reason
for staying in this area of the city was to tour the National 9/11 Museum and
the Woolworth Building, and the Millennium Hilton provided an excellent
location for our purposes.
We booked a king junior suite, which was roomy with its separate
living room and bedroom. Although there was no door between the bedroom and
living room that we could close, the floorplan of the room provided a good deal
of privacy because the bathroom was positioned between the rooms off a short
hallway. The living room area contained a sleeper sofa (the upholstery of which
was stained and in need of replacement), a comfortable chair, a desk and chair,
TV, and a piece of furniture that held the coffee service and minibar. Lighting
was good. The bedroom contained a king-size bed with a nightstand on either
side of it, and a dresser that held the second TV. The good-sized bathroom
contained a bathtub/shower unit and one sink, although the vanity area was long
and could have easily accommodated two sinks; plenty of counter space is
available. The Hilton supplies Peter Thomas Roth toiletries, including shampoo,
conditioner, body lotion, body wash, and soap.
We liked the spaciousness of our junior suite,
and for that reason (among others), we would stay here again. The Millennium
Hilton is a good choice in the Financial District.
