Blue Moon Boutique Hotel

About Blue Moon Boutique Hotel

Blue Moon Boutique Hotel suits travelers who want to stay downtown and see Manhattan from street level. The Lower East Side setting puts older, irregular blocks, small shops and late-night food within a short walk, while the subway connects you to Midtown and the Financial District. Couples who prefer a modest, practical base, and solo travelers who plan to be out most of the day, get the most from it. Business guests with meetings downtown are well placed here too.

Blue Moon Boutique Hotel is a three-star hotel with a direct, unpretentious feel. The booking supplier's guest score is 4.0 out of 5 from 515 reviews, which points to steady satisfaction rather than luxury. Expect a straightforward city stay: a place to sleep, leave bags and set out from. The building sits on Orchard Street, so street life and subway access shape the day more than any resort-style amenities. Read the score as a summary of guest experience and check recent comments for specifics that matter to you.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities listed by the supplier cover the practical basics: air conditioning, free wifi, a 24 hour front desk, luggage storage and lifts. That combination works well for late arrivals and for anyone who wants a staffed desk at any hour. Couples may value the garden as a quiet pause, while business travelers have a business center, a meeting room, a concierge and a safe. Families should confirm bed arrangements and room size with the property, and guests with accessibility needs should ask which areas the wheelchair accessible routes reach.

The setting

Blue Moon Boutique Hotel stands at 100 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, in downtown Manhattan. This is old street grid territory, south of 14th Street, where named streets run at angles and Broadway cuts across the pattern. Times Square is about 2.7 miles (4.4 km) away in a straight line and the 9/11 Memorial about 1.3 miles (2.1 km). Central Park, at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, is about 3.3 miles (5.3 km). Expect a dense, lived-in neighborhood rather than a quiet one, with the subway as your main link.

Location and neighborhood

The Lower East Side rewards a slow weekend. Tenement streets run east from the Bowery toward the East River, with Orchard and Ludlow Streets holding galleries, small shops and bars that stay open late. Mornings are quiet enough for a long walk without a plan. Couples tend to use the neighborhood as a base rather than a checklist: coffee, a gallery, a late dinner, then a short walk back to Blue Moon Boutique Hotel. The streets below Houston Street bend and change name without warning, which makes wandering the point. Give the area two full days before deciding what it is.

Ask two people what the Lower East Side is and you get two answers. One describes a historic immigrant quarter of walk-ups, synagogues and the Tenement Museum on Orchard Street. The other describes a nighttime district of small bars and music rooms. Both are accurate, and both fit a weekend built around company rather than coverage. Sunday mornings are the calmest hours: the market streets fill later, brunch queues form, and the side streets stay empty. Plan the busy hours for a museum and keep the quiet ones for walking. Blue Moon Boutique Hotel puts you inside that rhythm, close enough to walk to most of it.

Getting there and around

The Lower East Side sits within reach of the rest of downtown on foot, and the subway fills the gaps. Check the MTA's service updates before a late trip, since weekend changes are common. From Blue Moon Boutique Hotel, the nearest station is around 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away, and the ride to Midtown is short. JFK and Newark are each around 12 miles (19.8 km) by road, so allow for traffic. The area center is around 2.7 miles (4.4 km) away, close enough to walk. Tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstile; OMNY caps weekly spending after a set number of rides.

Nearby sights and food

Most of downtown's sights are close. The Brooklyn Bridge walkway begins a short stroll west, and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum sits beyond it at the World Trade Center site. Battery Park is where ferries leave for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; tickets are needed and the crossing fills early. Little Island and Hudson River Park give a green edge along the water, and the High Line continues north from Gansevoort Street. Observation decks give the wide view without the walk. Pick two in a day rather than four, and check current opening hours before setting out.

Eating here suits a slow weekend: small plates shared at a counter, a long brunch, or a bowl of noodles late at night. The old immigrant food culture survives in delis, bakeries and dumpling shops along the side streets, while newer kitchens run toward Mediterranean, Southeast Asian and modern American cooking. Vegetarian and vegan options are easy to find. Reservations help on Friday and Saturday; walk-ins work better at lunch. Sunday brunch is the busiest sitting of the week, so go early or late. For a quiet dinner, the blocks east of the Bowery are calmer than Ludlow Street.

A day from Blue Moon Boutique Hotel

Start with a walk west to the Bowery and then south, letting the side streets set the pace. Mid-morning suits the Tenement Museum on Orchard Street; timed entry is usual, so check the day's schedule and book ahead. Lunch follows on a nearby block, then a slow afternoon: galleries around Orchard and Ludlow, or a longer walk to the Brooklyn Bridge walkway for the skyline. Return in the evening, when the bars open and the streets get busier. Dinner early if you want quiet. From Blue Moon Boutique Hotel, the whole day stays within walking distance, with the subway for the one long leg.

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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
• Adjoining rooms
• Air conditioning
• Bathroom
• Business Center
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Fan
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garden
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Iron and board
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Meeting room
• Refrigerator
• Safe
• Shower
• Toiletries
• Wheelchair accessible