Outdoor space is the thing people give up first when they book a room in Manhattan. You accept a window that doesn't open and you go find a park. It doesn't have to work that way down here.
Which suites have a private terrace
Two of them: the Signature 3-Bedroom with Private Terrace and the Deluxe 2-Bedroom with Private Terrace. Both are on the 3rd floor, and they're right next to each other.
That last detail does more work than it sounds like. Groups who book both suites end up with two terraces side by side on the same floor, no elevator between the grandparents and the kids, and one long stretch of outdoor space to move between. It's the closest thing we have to renting a floor of an apartment building for a few nights.
If you want to know which of the two terraces is bigger, ask us before you book rather than guessing from photos. We'd rather answer it straight than have you arrive with the wrong picture in your head.
A private terrace and the rooftop are two different things
Worth separating, because guests mix them up. The private terrace belongs to the suite: it's yours for the stay, you get to it from inside your own apartment, and nobody else is out there. The Rooftop Terrace is a shared space in the building that any guest can use, and it's a nice spot in the evening.
Most people who book a terrace suite use both. The terrace is for coffee at 7am in a t-shirt. The rooftop is for after dinner.
What you actually do with it
Every suite here has a full kitchen, and that's what turns a terrace from a nice-to-have into the part of the stay you remember. You cook, you carry it fifteen feet, you eat outside. On a long stay that rhythm saves you a fortune and about an hour of restaurant waiting per day.
A few things guests tend to use the outdoor space for:
- Breakfast before anyone else in the group is dressed.
- Working outside with a laptop when the weather cooperates. The Conference Room and The Guest Lounge are there when you need four walls and quiet instead.
- Letting kids burn off energy without a trip down to street level.
- Sitting out at the end of a walking day, which in this neighborhood is most days.
September and October are the best stretch for it. Fall down here is dry, the harbor air keeps the evenings comfortable, and the Financial District is pretty quiet on weekends once the office crowd clears out, so you're not listening to traffic while you eat.
Bringing a group: how the pricing works
We sell the room, not the person. Adding an extra adult or a couple of kids to a booking doesn't change the rate, as long as you know the layout of the suite and how many people it sleeps. Children are welcome, and they don't get charged separately.
You can also add people after you've booked. If your brother-in-law decides in September that he's coming for Thanksgiving after all, that's a message to us, not a rebooking.
For bigger groups, the two adjoining 3rd floor terrace suites are usually the first thing we suggest, because they solve the two problems that break up group stays: everyone on one floor, and enough shared space that people aren't sitting on beds to have a conversation.
Where these suites sit in the neighborhood
We're at 17 John Street, in the Financial District. Wall Street is two blocks away. Stone Street, the cobblestone block with the good restaurants and the tables outside, is a short walk south. The ferry terminal is about five minutes on foot, which is how you get to the harbor boats without dealing with a subway at all.
The practical version: you can spend a morning at the water, come back, put groceries away in your own kitchen, and be outside on your own terrace by lunch. That loop is the whole argument for staying down here instead of Midtown.
Practical stuff before you book
- The front desk is staffed 24/7, so a late flight isn't a problem.
- A mid-stay clean is $100 if you want one during a longer stay. Plenty of guests on a week or more add it once.
- The gym and the lounge are on the lower level. There's a laundry room in the building too, which matters more than people expect on a stay longer than four or five nights.
- The terrace suites are the two rooms guests ask for by name, so on holiday weeks they go early. Thanksgiving and the back half of October book first.
If you're weighing the 2-bedroom against the 3-bedroom, send us your dates and how many people you've got, and we'll tell you which one fits rather than selling you up a size.