Sixty Lower East Side

About Sixty Lower East Side

The hotel sits on Allen Street, in a neighborhood of older tenements, small shops and late-night eating, with the subway a short walk away. Couples who like to walk to dinner, business travelers with meetings below 14th Street and groups who want a pool in summer will find the address practical. The Lower East Side rewards slow mornings and long evenings, and this four-star property keeps you inside that rhythm.

Sixty Lower East Side is a 4-star hotel. The guest score comes from the booking supplier, not from this guide: 3.7 out of 5 from 946 reviews. Read that figure as a starting point and check recent comments before booking. The property runs as a full-service city hotel, with a restaurant, a bar and a pool among its listed facilities, and it takes both short leisure stays and working trips in its stride. Allen Street is a downtown address, so days tend to start with coffee nearby and end with dinner within walking distance.

Rooms and listed facilities

Guest rooms at Sixty Lower East Side come with air conditioning, a minibar, a safe and a kitchenette, all listed by the supplier. Couples can treat the kitchenette as a breakfast bench; families should ask the property which layouts fit a cot, since cots are listed. Business travelers get a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage and room service, useful when a flight lands late. Confirm the room type, the floor and whether a kitchenette is included in the rate you choose, and check the total price with taxes and fees with the property.

The setting

Sixty Lower East Side stands at 190 Allen Street in the Lower East Side, a downtown neighborhood of older buildings and narrow cross streets, with a long evening food culture. The address is about 2.5 miles (4 km) in a straight line from Times Square and about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from Grand Central Terminal, though road distance and traffic make the trip longer than that. The 9/11 Memorial is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away in a straight line, and Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street about 3.0 miles (4.9 km).

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 Sixty Lower East Side. 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. Sixty Lower East Side 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 Sixty Lower East Side, the nearest station is around 2.2 miles (3.5 km) away, and the ride to Midtown is short. JFK and Newark are each around 12 miles (19.9 km) by road, so allow for traffic. The area center is around 2.5 miles (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 Sixty Lower East Side

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 Sixty Lower East Side, the whole day stays within walking distance, with the subway for the one long leg.

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
• 24-hour security
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Balcony
• Banquet
• Bars
• Bathroom
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• First aid
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Hairdryer
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Kitchenette
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Minibar
• Night club
• Non smoking rooms
• Outdoor pool
• Pets allowed
• Pool bar
• Restaurant
• Room Service
• Safe
• Sauna
• Shower
• Smoke detector
• Smoking area
• Swimming pool
• TV
• Telephone
• Terrace