When it comes to a New York City stay that offers an escape from Manhattan’s hustle and bustle without sacrificing style and convenience, The Brooklyn Hotel emerges as a prime contender. Situated in the heart of one of NYC’s most vibrant boroughs, this hotel promises an experience that’s as eclectic as the neighborhood it calls home.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” says one reviewer of The 34-room The Brooklyn, A Hotel. Situated on Bed-Stuy’s commercial Atlantic Avenue, in the heart of Brooklyn, you’ll have to call upon your most adventurous luxury-hotel-seeking mojo for this one.
Whether you drive in and park at the $8 per night open lot, encircled by barbed wire, at the end of the block, or walk from the A Train station, you’ll be faced with cracked sidewalks, Long Island RR tracks and trains that run down the center of the street. You’ll pass graffiti-laced, deteriorating neighborhood buildings.
Until you arrive at the double glass front door of The Brooklyn Hotel (1199 Atlantic Ave.), that is. And then it’s another ballgame.
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A Perfect Location for Exploring
Nestled in the bustling district of Downtown Brooklyn, the hotel places you within easy reach of a myriad of activities and attractions. Whether you’re looking to explore the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, catch a live performance at the Barclays Center, or simply indulge in the culinary delights and boutique shopping that Brooklyn is known for, the hotel’s prime location makes it all easily accessible.
First Impressions of The Brooklyn Hotel
This is unquestionably, the most disorienting hotel setting on the Getaway Mavens hit parade. But The Brooklyn sits across from what looks like an abandoned factory and car service industrial complex.
However, once here, you’ll sweep through the automatic glass doors into a welcoming lobby. Employees at the front desk are known for their friendliness and personalized service.
The space is decked out in modern décor with judicious use of metallic-charcoal leather, chartreuse, and chrome.
Rooms and Amenities at the Brooklyn Hotel
With a focus on comfort and sophistication, the rooms at The Brooklyn Hotel are designed to be your personal oasis in the city. Expect plush bedding, modern furnishings, and all the tech amenities that you’ll need to stay connected. Some rooms even offer stunning views of the Brooklyn skyline, adding an extra layer of luxury to your stay.
Except for its exterior, all aspects of The Brooklyn prove to be upscale, well-designed, and luxurious; a true Boutique Hotel.
Guest rooms are spacious – junior suites doubly so. Laid out in “shotgun house” style, the suite is elongated and narrow.
The sitting room features a 55” flat screen TV and desk with ergonomic chair. A poem about nearby Prospect Park is etched on the wall.
The bedroom is a textural mélange of red brick wall, polished hardwood ceiling (!), cream-colored walls, ecru leather chairs, large floor lamps, another large flat-screen TV, and soft, dreamy bedding.
You lay your head beneath a black and white photo mural depicting the distinguished monuments of Grand Army Plaza at the entrance to Prospect Park – less than a mile away in real life.
Bathrooms are Porcelanosa-tile cool. They’re clad in shades of grays and tans, with frosted glass sliding doors, rain showerheads, and modern fixtures.
Toiletries come from Beekman 1802 Farm in upstate NY, an establishment run by two guys from the city who bought a goat farm and became famous on reality TV (we visited the brick-n-mortar establishment in Schoharie NY.)
Dining at The Brooklyn
There’s no in-house restaurant. But an eye-catching buffet breakfast is served in the morning. Select from fresh-baked bagels, huge muffins, Nutella, peanut butter, cold cereal, hard-boiled eggs, yogurts, juice, and fresh-brewed coffee – served on a lobby counter beneath star-burst light fixtures.
Five flat-screen TVs play different channels. So sit at a metallic leather banquette or revolving bar chair to watch the morning show of your choice.
For lunch or dinner, you’ll need to walk about 15 minutes to get to Franklin Street – where you’ll find a myriad of great restaurants on the edge of Crown Heights.
We stumbled on Chavela’s, an excellent and apparently popular Mexican place festooned with Day of the Dead imagery and funky painted tin ceilings.
I’ll vouch right here for the guacamole, which comes heaped in a traditional bowl and is so amazingly good, that I’d drive over an hour just to have it again.
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