W New York - Union Square - New York, NY Reviews

I travel a ton for business. I try to always stay at a Starwood branded hotel. I prefer W hotels if I can find one. Usually when I come to NYC I stay at the W on Lex and 49th, but it was full so I stayed at this one in Union Square. I love Union Square, the restaurants, the shopping and the location.

My only negative experience was that I had a meeting, and wanted to grab a late lunch in the restaurant. They stop serving lunch at some oddly early hour. I did get something off of the bar menu, which was excellent, but I did wish they had longer lunch hours.

This W far exceeded my expectations,...

I have stayed here several times on business trips and it is one of my favorite W Hotels in NYC.  What I like most about this hotel is the location.  There is a regular farmer's market in Union Square, which is directly across the street.  Even though I have never bought anything there I like walking through and taking in the sights and sounds.

The other reason it is a good location is that many of the clients and partners I visit are in this part of NYC.  In the past I had by default stayed in the upper 40's and lower 50s.  This is in the lower 20's and more accessible for many appointments. ...

I have stayed in many different hotels over the years and I am very picky about accomodations. I think this is the first time that I couldn't pick out something negative about the experience. The staff was excellent, they treated us like family, they welcomed us w/ open arms and they bent over backwards to please us. The hotel is normally pretty pricey and we happened to get a great last minute deal online. They treated us no differently than the people who were paying $800.00 per night.  New Yorkers get a bad rap and you would assume that at this swanky hotel it would be very snobby, but that...