Shoreham Hotel

Absolutely wonderful experience!

by TripAdvisor Member mike02155

I booked through Priceline (~$230/night including taxes) for Oct.22-24. When I found out it was the Shoreham, I checked the reviews on Tripadvisor and got a little worried, because a considerable number of them were negative--especially the ones mentioning Priceline. (Maybe the hotel was treating its Priceline customers differently?

When we got to the hotel, all my fears were disspelled. Right away we started seeing little touches of elegance that foretold the great experience in store for us. The hotel facade has a sleek, modern look, with colorful lights spelling out the name. We were met at the curb by a bellhop with a luggage trolley. There were glasses of champagne available behind the front desk. The lobby is filled with interesting modern art and cool art-deco lighting. The staff were very professional and polished during our whole stay.

I asked for a room in the "new building" (because of the Tripadvisor reviews), and the request was accommodated without question. We accidentally went up in the "old building" elevator so got a chance to see the hallways of the old building first--they looked a little ratty. When we finally made our way to the new building, the contrast was obvious--things looked much sharper and newer.

Our room (#717) was very clean and cozy, with a very big comfortable bed with luxurious puffy bedding. The bathroom was small but wisely allocated half its space to a nice big shower (with a mirror for a rear wall--nice touch). The room service menu was extensive and innovative (and reasonably priced), and the food was delicious. Example: "three mini-hamburgers on brioche" (came with french fries and mini bottles of Heinz ketchup). There was also a snazzy-looking bar on the lobby floor. All the other guests we saw going about seemed very happy with the place.

The housekeeping staff did a great job. The front desk was happy to hold our baggage for us after we checked out (they gave us ticket stubs to reclaim it). And needless to say, the location is second-to-none.

Overall, our stay at the Shoreham was an absolute delight. I'd recommend it to anyone. I'd also encourage people to ask for a room in the "new building". (This is on the left as you face the hotel facade--it's accessed by the left elevator and has the room numbers ending in 10 or higher.)

My only two notes of criticism: (1) The parking garage a few doors before the hotel has a sign saying "Validated parking for Shoreham Hotel." We found out only at check-out time that in this case "validated parking" means you pay $45/night instead of $50/night. (2) Even though our room was attractive and cozy, the walls were bare--they cried out for some framed prints.

Excellent hotel

by A TripAdvisor Member

I spent one night at the Shoreham. The staff was very friendly and the room was very clean with modern decor. The location was ideal - easy walking distance to Times Square or Central Park. Would stay again.

Best deal in Town

by A TripAdvisor Member

We stayed at the Shoreham from november 11th till november 15th. I compared severall prices and got the perfectly located Shoreham at a very good price. Especially considering the travel periode and location. I read the reviews on tripadvisor and I must say I was a bit worried. Upon arrival we were pleasantly surprised with the hotel. My friends got a room in the new wing and we got one in the old wing. At first I thought our room was in the new wing because everything looked clean and the room had a modern decor. I only realised that my friens were in the new wing when I brought something to them. I must say, that although the hallways in the new wing have more light, our room in the old wing was very comfortable and clean. I usually stay in bigger hotels like the Waldorf and I can say that the shoreham was not less comfortable. I certainly would go back for the same low rate, 218$ via the hotels website.

would stay again

by A TripAdvisor Member

recently stayed at the shoreham. got rooms thru priceline. very nice hotel. staff very courteous and accommodating. for nyc, rooms were spacious and had plently of daylight, though no views. beds were firm, i got up each day refreshed. shower pressure excellent. cedar closet and fridge were nice touches. location perfect between 5th and 6th aves. easy walk to theatre district. two long blocks to popular delis (ben ash, stage, and carnegie).
short walk to rockefeller center. 4 blocks to run in central park. would stay again.

Better than expected

by A TripAdvisor Member

Stayed at The Shoreham 10/15/04-10/17/04. This was my first trip to NYC, so i was a bit worried about finding a decent hotel. I was pleasantly surprised by The Shoreham...

The Good:
-Rooms on the renovated side of the hotel. Nicely decorated, up-to-date bathrooms.

-Location. Between 5th & 6th on 55th was convenient to Central Park, 5th Ave, and not that far from times square

-Front desk personel. They were very friendly and accomodating. They helped out with getting some family members moved to another room, helped out with some early check-ins for us, and gave me late check-out. Didnt give us a hard time about any of these things.

-Free cappucino machine. I thought this would be a joke, but when you're going full speed in NYC for a weekend, its nice to have free good-tasting caffeine waiting for you in the lobby.

-Free Internet access in the lobby. Also thought i wouldnt use this, but i needed to get online, and it was nice to have the option.

-overall ambience. The Hotel is nicely appointed, with silver coloring and good music playing in the elevators. Its got style.

The Bad:
-The unrenovated rooms' bathrooms. Saw one of these rooms, and it was scary. Definitely ask for a room on the renovated side of the hotel.

-Noisy on the old side of the hotel. I dont think its well insulated. This was not a problem on the renovated side.

-Rooms are tiny. I think this is a NY thing. It also depends on the room you have. Ours had some of the square footage taken up by a useless hallway, others did not.

Overall, i was very happy to get a nice, new room at a reasonable (for NY) price. Definitely would stay at The Shoreham again if they could lock me into a renovated room at reservation time.

Long Island

by NolZik

"Shoreham"

a nice private beach along the Atlantic... a place called Shoreham. One of the best times I spent there was in 1998 visiting my relatives...