We stayed at the Gild Hall on May 29th for our 15th anniversary. I got the night as part of a package with dinner through Skyauciton.com. While we live in Brooklyn, we rarely spend time in that part of Manhattan so it was a nice experience. We felt like tourists for a night. The rooms were nice and chic, reminded me of the W Hotels. Beds were comfortable and the location is ok, but more geared for weekdays as evenings and weekends are pretty dead in the financial district.

Having said that, there seem to be some pretty good rates (by New York standards) for the hotel on weekends and you can walk to South Street Seaport, Liberty Park, etc.

By the way, there is a great little specialty grocery store/restaurant called Zaytunas very close to the hotel. During lunch time, the basement of the store is a cafeteria type deli with lots of great Medditeranean/Middle Eastern kabobs, salads, pizzas, etc.

We were excited to stay in a boutique hotel by the Thomson Hotel company, and severely disappointed by this overpriced hotel that is not properly maintained. I am a frequent traveller & stay at Marriott whenever possible. Most important to me is a convenient hotel with clean rooms that are functional. My 1st complaint with this hotel is the bar in the lobby that is not cleaned properly. If you arrive at 1pm, 5pm, 10pm or 5am, it smelled of beer and cocktails (as though they were spilled on the floor).

But the real "treat" is in the rooms. The room was incredibly small (maybe a little over 200 sq ft), and yet it featured a king bed. There was very little room to store luggage and get around the room. Then there was this misguided notion of a glass wall for the bathroom facing the room (actually, it was pretty much in the room) ... you could exactly see the person in the bathroom & the toilet was right next to the glass wall (that was pleasant!). Also, the rooms and halls were in need of refurbishment.

Given the location and price, we expected far more. We stayed at the Sofitel for the last few days of our trip in New York, and had no complaints ... Gild Hall is very, very mediocre and not worth the money.

Good business hotel - great location in Manhattan, quiet yet at the centre of things.

Rooms are small-ish, but not at all uncomfortable. Room has fairly good facilities - mini-bar, internet (to pay for), toiletries etc.

Would be good if they can shove in a 'reading chair' or sofa ... a single seater. Also a coffee maker is sorely missed!!!

Otherwise a very pleasant place. Staff are polite and professional. Hotel has mini-gym on each floor, for the so inclined.

We only stayed at GildHall for two nights whilst passing through Manhattan but really felt involved and appreciated. The manager and concierge went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and to ensure we had a brilliant time in New York. The room was large and very well appointed and with Kiehls products. It is a little out of the way but we like that, its only a short taxi drive from midtown and Soho and as it is so close to Brookyn bridge its great for an evening stroll. All in all this is the best hotel I've stayed in for a long time!