“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time”. So we all have different expectations and experiences. For the Beacon to maintain its Travellers Choice Award, certainly gives confidence about what it is offering and delivering.
From Tripadvisor website "What is Travellers’ Choice? Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor."
I have been fortunate to have had three extended stays at the Beacon ( 12 nights 2019,19 nights 2022, 21 nights 2025) and plan to return again, such is the level of our satisfaction and comfort at the Beacon. First stay highly recommended by an airline staff Facebook group, airline staff recommendations do not come easily. As others have highlighted the location provides easy access to the subway, Central Park, Fairways supermarket, multiple restaurant options and staff who will gladly share their wisdom with you for any and all enquiries. We had also paid a deposit for a return stay in 2020 and Covid blocked that stay and as an example of the staff working to support us and still get great value, they allowed us to use the deposit towards our next stay in 2022.
We have always booked a suite and enjoyed the space to spread out and treat it as our home for the time we are in NYC. Being health conscious of what we eat, the kitchenette is excellent to avoid eating out everyday or for all meals. Eating healthy mostly allowed for the Citarella cakes to be enjoyed more often, along with an abundance of walking, discovering the Upper West Side attractions / ambience, trips to outer boroughs and all over Manhattan itself.
I can appreciate others will have different expectations for possibly shorter stays and with the value of the Australian Dollar (Pacific Peso) never strong against the USD a suite for an extended stay can be considerable, but the value for the space and comfort it brings, will always be a winner for us. For anyone planning a stay, I will strongly recommend that you join the Beacon insider mailing list and get to take advantage of the discounted bargains offered throughout the year.
We have always prepaid fully for our room the last two years, 6-7 months in advance to make the most value for our stays, especially helped by Dawn the reservations manager. The rooms are well maintained and as old as the furnishings are, they are comfortable despite some wear acquired in their lifetime. The comfort of the King size beds was the factor that had us get a King sized bed when we next upgraded at home.
The only non worrying challenges we have ever had was (Towels and bathroom shelf / storage space) trying to hang multiple bath towels to dry, given multiple showers during the summer stay, errands, outings and gym. The chairs in the room easily solved the towel challenge. The bathroom has a small shelf to hold what you would have in your bathroom for an extended trip. I only mention these two bathroom challenges as the good news is that, a makeover of the rooms has commenced. Having been fortunate to have seen a makeover and the capacity for the bathroom challenges to be resolved, I believe will go a long way in making for an even more comfortable stay in the future.
The features and furnishings will I believe only get better with the makeover, fortunately the continuing experienced care of the supportive staff and willingness to share their wisdom in all sections has continued to impress from our first stay. I believe it is the comfort of the rooms and the staff are why the Beacon Hotel maintains its “Travellers Choice Award” and I will happily recommended it to others, especially in spoiling yourself with a suite booking.
