Review: Conrad New York

Introduction

Planning & Booking

Sheraton JFK Hilton JFK Conrad New York

Asiana 777 First Class Suite New York to Seoul

Asiana First Class Lounge Incheon

Asiana 767 Business Class Seoul to Bangkok

Novotel Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

Thai Airways Business Class Lounge Bangkok & Royal Orchard Spa

Thai Airways 777 Business Class Bangkok to Bali

Four Seasons Bali at Sayan

St. Regis Bali Resort

Exploring Bali

Singapore Airlines 777 Business Class Bali to Singapore

Conrad Singapore

Exploring Singapore

Singapore Airlines The Private Room

Singapore Airlines A380 First Class Suite Singapore to Los Angeles

After making several changes to our hotel reservation for our New York overnight, we decided to spend the night in the city.  Our flight from Denver was scheduled to land around 10PM and our departure to Seoul wasn't until 1PM.  So we decided a morning in the city would be much better than staying out by the airport.  I was able to book a discounted premium room with a river view for (standard rooms normally go for 70,000 HHonors points) for 68,000 points a few days before departure.

I used to stay at this property when traveling on business (it was an Embassy Suites) before it was converted Hilton’s premium Conrad brand.  So I was interested to see what they had done with the place since my last stay a few years ago.

Conrad New York Atrium

Our flight to New York was uneventful except for a 2 hour delay due to thunderstorms.  Once we arrived at La Guardia, we grabbed a cab to the Conrad.  Check in was smooth and we were up in our suite within a matter of minutes.  The Conrad is located in Lower Manhattan a block from the Hudson and a block from the World Trade Center site.  It’s not where we normally stay when in the city but figured we’d check out something new.

View of the Hudson

The room was impressive.  It’s unusual to have such a large room in New York (ours was ~500 square feet) and we were thankful for the space even for one night.  There was a dedicated living space with a large sectional sofa, TV, and wet bar with a Nespresso.  The bathroom had a huge enclosed shower and the bedroom big and the bed comfortable.  The view across the river was pretty both at night and in the morning.  

Conrad Bull & Nespresso 

Shower

Sitting Area

Wet Bar

Tara Smith Amenities

We woke up this morning and explored the riverfront and the 9/11 Memorial before heading to JFK for our flight to Seoul.  We didn’t get a chance to checkout the hotel facilities (specifically the roof top bar) given our short stay but we were both happy to have spent the night in the city before such a long day of travel.