17John

About 17John

17John suits travelers who want a downtown base in Manhattan's Financial District, an area of narrow old streets, tall office towers and waterfront edges. Business travelers are the natural audience, with meetings in the surrounding blocks and a 24 hour front desk for early starts. Couples and families who prefer a quieter, more historic quarter over Midtown also fit here, and anyone planning days built around the Staten Island Ferry, Battery Park and the older streets of lower Manhattan.

Expect a straightforward downtown stay rather than a resort. 17John holds an official 4-star rating, and the booking supplier gives it a guest score of 4.4 out of 5 from 310 reviews. The tone is practical: listed amenities such as free wifi, a concierge and a terrace support working days and slow mornings alike. Travelers who want a calm base for a downtown itinerary tend to settle in well. Bookings open in the IMPT app, where prices and availability show the total to check before confirming.

Rooms and listed facilities

All of the practical pieces of the stay appear on the supplier's listed facilities, so plan around them. Couples get a 24 hour front desk and luggage storage for late arrivals and day trips; families can ask the concierge which set-ups work best for children before booking. Business travelers have free wifi and lifts between floors, plus a terrace for a break between calls. Wheelchair accessible facilities and laundry service are listed too. Confirm room type, bedding and shuttle service details directly with the property when you book.

The listed facilities shape how the day works rather than how the room looks. A late arrival is handled at the 24 hour front desk, and luggage storage covers bags that land before or after the room. The concierge is the person to ask about the neighborhood and about how the shuttle service operates. Couples often want the terrace at the end of an evening; families and business travelers should confirm what they need with 17John in advance, since the property holds the details on room layouts and access.

The setting

17John sits on John Street, one of the older named streets of lower Manhattan, where the grid of 1811 gives way to a tighter, irregular pattern of lanes and short blocks. This is the Financial District, a business quarter by day, with tall towers, historic churchyards and the waterfront edges of the East River and Hudson within the wider district. The area is quietest at weekends.

Location and neighborhood

The Financial District occupies the southern tip of Manhattan, where the street grid gives way to narrow lanes that predate it. Wall Street and the streets around it form a dense canyon of office towers, quiet at weekends and busy on weekday mornings. West of the office core, Battery Park City runs along the Hudson on land built from excavation fill in the 1970s and 1980s: low apartment blocks, lawns, a continuous waterfront esplanade and a small marina. 17John sits within this compact southern district, a short walk from the harbor on both sides of the island.

For a first-time visitor this is the most historic quarter of Manhattan, and most of it can be covered on foot. The harbor, the memorial, the ferry terminals and the bridges are close together, so a short stay here needs little planning. Weekday lunch hours bring office workers into the streets; evenings and weekends are calmer than Midtown. Weather arrives off the water, so wind and rain feel sharper near the esplanade. Subway stations and ferry terminals are within a few blocks of 17John, which makes the rest of the city easy to reach.

Getting there and around

Both JFK and Newark Liberty are around 13 miles (20.9 km) away by road, and the journey typically takes 45 to 75 minutes depending on traffic and connections. Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station are around 3.4 miles (5.4 km) away, so arrivals by rail end with a short subway ride or a walk. Midtown is around 3.5 miles (5.7 km) to the north. The subway runs around the clock: tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, and check the weekly cap with the transit authority. The free Staten Island Ferry leaves from Whitehall Terminal at the southern tip.

Nearby sights and food

The 9/11 Memorial sits a few blocks inland from the waterfront. Its two reflecting pools are free to visit and the museum is ticketed. Trinity Church, Federal Hall and the older lanes around Wall Street are close by. From Whitehall Terminal the free Staten Island Ferry crosses to Staten Island in about 25 minutes and passes the Statue of Liberty; ticketed ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands leave from Battery Park. The approach to the Brooklyn Bridge walkway begins a short walk to the northeast. On the west side, Little Island and Hudson River Park line the water, and the High Line starts further north at Gansevoort Street.

Eating in the district follows the office calendar. Weekday lunch brings salad counters, sandwich shops, delis, sushi bars and food halls, many of them in the arcades and concourses under the towers. The evening choice is smaller but solid: steakhouses, seafood rooms and Italian restaurants along Stone Street and the side streets near Wall Street, plus a few hotel dining rooms. Battery Park City adds casual places near the esplanade and the marina. Expect queues at peak lunch hours, and check opening days, since some counters close at weekends.

A day from 17John

A day from 17John: start early at Battery Park and take the first Staten Island Ferry crossing for the view back to the skyline and the Statue of Liberty, then return and walk the Battery Park City esplanade north to Little Island. Break for lunch around Stone Street or the marina. In the afternoon visit the 9/11 Memorial pools, then the museum if time allows, and finish with the walk across Brooklyn Bridge toward sunset, when the light hits the harbor. Check ferry times and museum opening hours before setting out, and keep a layer for wind off the water. 17John is close enough to return on foot between stops.

Distances

Facilities listed by the supplier

As listed by the booking supplier; a facility not listed here may still exist. Confirm anything important with the property.

• 24 Hour Front Desk
• Concierge
• Free Wi-Fi
• Housekeeping
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Lounge
• Luggage storage
• Shuttle service
• Terrace
• Wheelchair accessible