AKA Wall Street Review
This is a relatively new hotel conveniently located next to several key subway stations so you’re a short train ride to Times Square, Central Park, Brooklyn, and anywhere else you’d take a tourist trip.
It’s also only a few minutes walk to the World Trade Centre and new Freedom Tower (that if you stand below on the correct side, looks like it extends for infinity). Shopping malls at the World Trade Centre are within easy access (including the wallet busting Brookfield Place mall).
Head East from AKA Wall Street and you’re at the Southport seaport and Fulton Market area where the redevelopment is in full swing and a new retail complex recently opened. Shops and bars are in abundance with Abercrombie, Scotch & Soda, Superdry dotted amongst the numerous bars and restaurant options, spilling out onto the streets to create a great evening atmosphere.
The great thing about choosing a hotel such as this, is the studio apartment layout with full kitchen facilities – and much bigger than a typical Manhattan hotel room.
This means you can be much more comfortable in your room – rather than just treat it as a place to crash at the end of the day. Plus being able to go and get some groceries and make your own food not only saves you money but can provide a perfect home comfort if your late night partying days are behind you.
Visiting New York as a tourist is exhausting, to get the most for your money you will want to spend full days checking out the sights and not overindulging in the evenings. Nothing worse than hanging out with a hangover.
The room facilities here are excellent, two big screen TVs either side of a dividing unit that separates the bedroom area from the main living area.
A lovely corner sofa makes chilling out in front of a movie even more pleasant while the separate dining area is ideal for breakfasts and home made meals in the evening.
The kitchen contains all the modern essentials including a dishwasher (you’re on holiday after all) and the bathrooms are beautifully finished with a huge walk in shower.
Soundproofing between the rooms wasn’t brilliant but more of a minor annoyance than a dealbreaker.
There is a small gym and laundry facilities plus a rooftop area where you can take a drink or enjoy a complementary tea or coffee at certain times of the day. There are weekly movies shown on a big screen up on the roof as well. If there were a small bar up there, it would be pretty much perfect.
It’s not the cheapest option in Manhattan but you can get a bargain if you pick the right weekend. Also consider the offset cost of being able to prepare your own meals rather than always having to eat out – particularly useful for longer stays.
On that basis we think it’s good value and with a 9.2/10 rating on Booking.com and 4.7/5 on Google, it’s among the highest rated hotels in the area.
Visit their website here: AKA Wall Street
For transparency we did not receive any benefits or payment from AKA Wall Street for this review. (Maybe next time eh?)