I stayed here last November for 5 nights on an anniversary trip with my girlfriend. It was actually our first time staying anywhere in Brooklyn. This hotel has excellent front desk/restaurant service, is centrally located near shopping/entertainment/metro stations, has great pool facilities and room space. The beds are so comfortable and the rooms are huge for NYC. It felt like staying in the Midwest where we live. My girlfriend and I have been used to staying in Manhattan in NYC -- we normally stay at the two Intercontinental hotels in Midtown or the Holiday Inn/HI Express hotels in Chelsea/Financial District/Wall Street -- but we were blown away by how much extra value you get for the price at the Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown. As a lot of people correctly review that the AC units usually cause deep congestion. This was the only room for improvement. We experienced this on our first night here. Maintenance or Housekeeping, idr, came and wiped it down and it was fine. I worked the front desk at a Holiday Inn for 3 years during college -- and I can tell this property is very well-managed. You can just tell when the attention to detail and staff communication is there. HI Brooklyn Downtown delivers more value than any other $180 to $200 standard rate IHG hotel that we've ever experienced. Granted, our expectations were low because in NYC, real estate in general is a very high price for almost 0 square footage, and the city is so packed that you get service that leaves a lot to be desired in most public places. IHG/Hilton/Marriot also tend to have skeleton crews even in 50-floor hotels. But this property is different, we love this place and we'll be back someday.
Hi, I'm going to New York for Christmas this year. Been checking out Manhattan hotels, which are really expensive. This looks like a good deal, can you tell me if it's easy to reach Manhattan using public transport? Thanks.
