PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel

About PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel

PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel suits travelers who want a downtown base with a clear design point of view, within walking distance of the Lower East Side's food, galleries and nightlife. Couples on a city break, friends traveling together and business guests with meetings south of Midtown all fit here. The Chrystie Street address keeps the Financial District, SoHo and the bridges close, and the rest of the island stays within reach by subway. Book through the IMPT app to check prices and availability for your dates.

PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel carries a 4-star official rating, and the booking supplier's guest score is 4.1 out of 5 from 3354 reviews. That combination points to an upscale city hotel with a strong following. Expect a full hotel setup: concierge service, a fitness center, a restaurant and bars, and a garden and terrace among the listed facilities. The score is the supplier's own summary of recent guest ratings, so treat it as a general guide and check the total price with taxes and fees before booking.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities listed by the supplier include free wifi, a fitness center, a restaurant, bars, a pool bar, a garden, a terrace and a banquet and meeting room, all useful whether you travel as a couple, with children or for work. Concierge, luggage storage, lifts and wheelchair access cover the practical side, and car parking and self parking are listed for guests arriving by road. Confirm with the property which services run late, whether a meeting room needs booking ahead, and how parking is arranged before you arrive.

The setting

PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel stands at 215 Chrystie St. in the Lower East Side, a downtown Manhattan neighborhood where named streets take over from the numbered grid below 14th Street. SoHo and the East River bridges are close, and walking is a natural way to explore. Straight-line distances run about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to Penn Station, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to Grand Central Terminal, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to Times Square, 3.0 miles (4.9 km) to Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, and 1.4 miles (2.2 km) to the 9/11 Memorial.

Location and neighborhood

The Lower East Side sits at the downtown end of Manhattan, south of 14th Street and east of the Bowery, where the tidy grid gives way to older named streets. Orchard, Ludlow, Allen and Delancey run at angles that repay a map. This is tenement country: walk-up buildings five and six stories tall, fire escapes, former synagogues, storefronts and small galleries. The Tenement Museum anchors the neighborhood's story of immigration. Evenings bring gallery openings and late bars around Orchard and Ludlow. Streets stay busy and mostly flat, so a day on foot covers a lot.

First-time visitors do well to treat the neighborhood as a base for downtown. From PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel, the East River waterfront is a short walk east, with the Williamsburg Bridge landing at Delancey Street and paths along the water. Fifth Avenue divides East from West street numbers uptown, but down here the named streets rule, so pick a north-south spine such as Essex Street or Allen Street and navigate from it. Broadway cuts diagonally across the city and passes just west of the neighborhood. Subway stations sit along Delancey, Essex and East Broadway; check current service with the MTA before a late night.

Getting there and around

The subway runs 24 hours a day and is usually the quickest way around downtown. Fares are paid by tapping a contactless card or phone; the MetroCard is being phased out, so tap to pay. Driving in below 60th Street incurs a congestion toll. JFK and Newark Liberty are typically 45 to 75 minutes from Midtown depending on traffic and connections; LaGuardia is closest by road. PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel is around 13 miles (20.2 km) from the airports, around 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from Penn Station and Grand Central, and around 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from Midtown. The neighborhood is flat, so walking covers most of it.

Nearby sights and food

The Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway begins west and south of the neighborhood, and the walk over the East River to Brooklyn is the draw. The 9/11 Memorial's reflecting pools are free; the museum is ticketed. Ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island leave from Battery Park, and the free Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall Terminal passes the statue. Little Island and Hudson River Park sit along the west side; the High Line runs from Gansevoort Street to Hudson Yards. Observation decks at the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, One World Observatory, Edge and SUMMIT One Vanderbilt are ticketed, so check hours.

Eating here mixes old and new. The neighborhood's Jewish immigrant history shows in appetizing counters, bagel shops and deli sandwiches, some of them very old. Alongside them sit Dominican and Puerto Rican kitchens, Chinese bakeries and noodle shops, Vietnamese and Thai restaurants, taquerias, ramen bars and pizza sold late. The market hall on Essex Street has stalls for cheese, fish, produce and prepared food. Galleries along Orchard and Ludlow bring wine bars and small plates. Weekend brunch lines form on Ludlow and Clinton; book ahead or eat early. Some counters still take cash only.

A day from PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel

Start early from PUBLIC an Ian Schrager hotel with coffee and a bagel nearby, then walk the tenement blocks while they are quiet. Book a Tenement Museum tour for late morning; timed entry fills up, so reserve ahead. Lunch on a banh mi or tacos, then head south on foot to the Brooklyn Bridge and cross to Brooklyn for the skyline view, or turn west to the 9/11 Memorial pools. Late afternoon suits the High Line, which is thinnest on weekday evenings, or a ferry from Whitehall Terminal past the Statue of Liberty. Check opening days for the museum and the decks before you set out. Return for gallery openings on Orchard or Ludlow, dinner, and a late drink.

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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.

• ATM
• Banquet
• Bars
• Cafe
• Car parking
• Concierge
• Dry cleaning service
• Express check in
• Express check out
• Fireplace
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garden
• Health club
• Elevators
• Lounge
• Luggage storage
• Meeting room
• Multilingual staff
• Night club
• Pool bar
• Restaurant
• Self Parking
• Shops
• TV
• Terrace
• Wedding services
• Wheelchair accessible