The Broome

About The Broome

The Broome suits travelers who want to stay inside SoHo rather than visit it from Midtown. Couples and solo travelers can walk out to galleries, cast-iron blocks and the shops along Broadway and Spring Street, then return to a quieter side street. Business travelers are close to downtown offices and about 2.1 miles (3.3 km) in a straight line from Penn Station. Families get air conditioning, cots on request and a 24 hour front desk. Late arrivals find someone at reception at any hour.

That combination points to a downtown base with polish rather than spectacle: a place to sleep well, leave bags, and step straight into SoHo on foot. Expect a downtown base where a terrace and bars appear among the listed facilities. Rates move with season and demand, so check the total price with taxes and fees in the IMPT app before booking.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities listed by the supplier cover the practical parts of a city stay: air conditioning, a safe and a minibar, plus free wifi and internet access across the property. Couples can ask for breakfast in the room. Business travelers get a concierge, laundry service, lifts and luggage storage, and families can request a cot. The 24 hour front desk helps late arrivals. Banquet space and bars also appear. Confirm room type, bed size, terrace access and any facility fee with the property when booking.

Rooms at The Broome work best for guests who treat the hotel as a base and the neighborhood as the day. The listed facilities lean practical: air conditioning, a minibar, a safe, free wifi and lifts to every floor. Ask the property about room size, bed configuration and terrace access, since these details vary by booking. Breakfast in the room and a 24 hour front desk make early starts and late returns easier on a short Manhattan stay.

The setting

431 Broome Street places The Broome in SoHo, Downtown Manhattan, an area of cast-iron frontages, narrow side streets and galleries south of Houston Street. The address sits on a side street rather than a broad avenue, so the block stays calmer than the shopping streets nearby. Straight-line distances are short: about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to Times Square, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to Grand Central Terminal, 2.1 miles (3.3 km) to Penn Station and 1 mile (1.6 km) to the 9/11 Memorial. Observation decks are about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away, and subway stops are a short walk.

Location and neighborhood

A slow weekend in SoHo, Little Italy and Hudson Square runs at walking pace. The three neighborhoods share the blocks between Houston Street and Canal Street, and each has a different rhythm. SoHo is cast-iron facades and shopping streets on a pattern of blocks that predates the Commissioners' Plan of 1811. Little Italy is a few tight blocks of Mulberry Street and the streets around it. Hudson Square, toward the Hudson River, is quieter, with former printing houses and warehouses now in other uses. Staying here puts most of downtown within reach on foot, which suits two unhurried days better than a packed schedule.

Couples staying at The Broome tend to like this area in the evening, when the shopping crowds thin and the side streets go quiet. The light on the cast-iron fronts is best in late afternoon. Spring and autumn are the mildest seasons for walking, and Central Park's autumn color usually peaks in early to mid November, though the park is a long walk north. December brings the heaviest visitor numbers; January and February are the calmest. Plan the stay as a pair of slow days rather than a checklist: one long walk south, one quiet morning, and room left for whatever the weather allows.

Getting there and around

The Broome sits about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) from the center of the area, so most of the neighborhood is walkable. JFK and Newark Liberty are typically 45 to 75 minutes from Midtown depending on traffic and connections, and the airport is around 13 miles (20.7 km) away by road, with rush hour adding time. The nearest major rail station is around 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away. The subway runs 24 hours a day. Payment is by tapping a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, and spending is capped weekly after a set number of rides. Check with the MTA for weekend service changes, which are common. Congestion pricing applies to vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street.

Nearby sights and food

Most of downtown's sights are within walking distance or a short subway ride. The 9/11 Memorial's two reflecting pools need no ticket, and the museum is ticketed; One World Trade Center's observatory is on floors 100 to 102. The walk across the Brooklyn Bridge begins near City Hall and is best early, before the path fills. Little Island and Hudson River Park run along the west side. The High Line starts at Gansevoort Street and runs north to Hudson Yards, where the Vessel stands. Ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island leave from Battery Park and are ticketed.

Eating here mixes old and new. Mulberry Street and the blocks around it hold the core of Little Italy, where Italian-American cooking, old bakeries and espresso bars sit alongside newer places. SoHo has plenty of sit-down rooms for a long dinner and counters for a quick lunch between shops. Hudson Square is more workday: sandwich counters, salad places and coffee bars that fill at noon and empty by two. Chinatown, immediately east, adds dim sum parlors, noodle shops and bakeries. Reservations help at weekends, especially for dinner, so check with each place directly.

A day from The Broome

A day from The Broome works best on foot. Start early and walk south through SoHo while the streets are still empty, then cut east into Little Italy for coffee and a pastry. Continue to City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge, and cross it if the weather holds, since mornings are quieter on the path. Come back through the Financial District to the 9/11 Memorial, where the pools need no ticket and the museum is ticketed. In the afternoon, head west to Hudson River Park and Little Island, then north to the High Line entrance at Gansevoort Street. End with an early dinner in SoHo, and check opening days before you set out.

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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
• ATM
• Air conditioning
• Balcony
• Banquet
• Bars
• Bath
• Bathrobe
• Bathroom
• Breakfast
• Breakfast in room
• Car rental service
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• Dry cleaning service
• Express check in
• First aid
• Free Wi-Fi
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Minibar
• Non smoking rooms
• Radio
• Refrigerator
• Safe
• Shower
• Slippers
• Smoke detector
• TV
• Telephone
• Terrace
• Toiletries