Hotel 309

About Hotel 309

Hotel 309 suits travelers who want a simple base in Chelsea and plan to spend most of the day out. The address on West 14th Street is about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in a straight line from Penn Station, with the Village and the High Line nearby. Couples traveling light, friends sharing a room and business travelers on a short trip all fit here. Book in the IMPT app, where the page shows prices and availability from the supplier for the dates you choose.

Hotel 309 is a 2-star hotel, and the official rating sets expectations: a straightforward place to sleep, shower and leave your bag rather than a full-service property. The supplier's guest score is 3.1 out of 5 from 478 reviews, which is worth reading against your own priorities before booking. Guests who value location over polish tend to do well here. Confirm room details and the total price with taxes and fees in the IMPT app before you commit.

Rooms and listed facilities

The facilities listed by the supplier cover the basics well: air conditioning, free Wifi and internet access, a kitchen and a kitchenette, family rooms, a garden, a safe, luggage storage, laundry service and a 24 hour front desk. Couples may prefer a room with the kitchenette for simple meals. Families can ask about family rooms and how many guests each takes. Business travelers have Wifi, a safe and laundry service for a working trip. Late arrivals can rely on the listed 24 hour front desk, though it is worth confirming staffing and the kitchenette details with Hotel 309 when you book.

The facilities listed by the supplier cover the basics well: air conditioning, free Wifi and internet access, a kitchen and a kitchenette, family rooms, a garden, a safe, luggage storage, laundry service and a 24 hour front desk. Couples may prefer a room with the kitchenette for simple meals. Families can ask about family rooms and how many guests each takes. Business travelers have Wifi, a safe and laundry service for a working trip. Late arrivals can rely on the listed 24 hour front desk, though it is worth confirming staffing and the kitchenette details with Hotel 309 when you book.

The setting

Hotel 309 sits on West 14th Street in Chelsea, a crosstown street at the northern edge of the older, irregular Village street pattern. The hotel is about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in a straight line from Penn Station, about 1.6 miles (2.5 km) from Times Square, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Grand Central Terminal and about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street. The 9/11 Memorial is about 2.1 miles (3.3 km) away, and observation decks sit about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) out. Subway and bus routes along 14th Street change with service, so check with the MTA on the day.

Location and neighborhood

Two districts share this stretch of the West Side. Chelsea runs from roughly 14th to 34th Streets, a grid of brick warehouses, walk-up galleries and quiet residential blocks between Sixth and Eleventh Avenues. Hudson Yards rises at its northern edge, a cluster of glass towers built over the rail yards west of Tenth Avenue, with the High Line threading between them. Below 14th Street the street pattern turns older and irregular; above it, numbered streets run east to west and avenues run north to south. Hotel 309 sits within this overlap, close to both the galleries and the towers.

The district suits a working trip. Weekday mornings bring a steady flow of people toward the offices around Hudson Yards and the eastern edge of Chelsea, and the sidewalks thin out after the evening rush. Galleries keep their own hours, which vary by day and season, so confirm before setting out. The Theater District and Times Square lie a short ride or a manageable walk north, and the Financial District is a straight run south for meetings downtown. Hotel 309 places you inside that working geography, with appointments reachable on foot or by a short subway ride.

Getting there and around

Chelsea is well served by subway, with stations along Seventh and Eighth Avenues and trains running 24 hours a day. Fares are paid by tapping a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, and the system caps weekly spending after a set number of rides. On paper the distances are modest: Hotel 309 is around 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Penn Station, around 1.6 miles (2.5 km) from the Midtown business core and around 14 miles (21.9 km) from the nearest airport. Allow 45 to 75 minutes for JFK or Newark by road and rail, depending on traffic and connections. Check current subway service changes and airport transfer options before setting out.

Nearby sights and food

The High Line is the obvious first walk: an elevated park on a former freight line from Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street, free to enter. At its northern end, Hudson Yards and the Vessel stand among the towers. Little Island and Hudson River Park follow the waterfront west of the neighborhood, and the Intrepid Museum sits on a pier at the Hudson's edge. Broadway theaters cluster around Times Square to the north, roughly 40 houses in all, with evening curtains usually at 7 or 8 pm; check the show. Observation decks at Hudson Yards, the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center show the skyline from above.

Eating in Chelsea covers a wide range without leaving the neighborhood. Chelsea Market packs food stalls and small counters under one roof, useful for a quick lunch between meetings. Along Seventh and Eighth Avenues, casual places serve pizza by the slice, tacos, ramen, falafel and bagels. The gallery blocks south of 24th Street hold a scattering of quieter cafés and bakeries for a sit-down break. Hudson Yards adds sit-down restaurants and a food hall. For a business dinner, the Theater District north of 42nd Street has steakhouse and seafood rooms that take reservations well ahead.

A day from Hotel 309

A day from Hotel 309 can start early with a walk north on the High Line before the crowds arrive, entering near Gansevoort Street and following the planted path to Hudson Yards. Pause at the Vessel and the surrounding towers, then drop down for a working lunch around the market halls near Ninth Avenue. The afternoon suits the gallery blocks between 20th and 26th Streets, where small rooms show contemporary work, or a ride uptown to Museum Mile if a larger collection is the goal. Finish with an early Broadway curtain, typically 7 pm, and a walk back through the Theater District lights. Check opening days and show times before booking.

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
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Bars
• Bathroom
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Express check in
• Family rooms
• First aid
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garden
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Kitchen
• Kitchenette
• Laundry Service
• Luggage storage
• Microwave
• Non smoking rooms
• Radio
• Refrigerator
• Safe
• Shower
• Smoke detector
• Sofa bed
• TV
• Table tennis
• Telephone
• Toiletries
• Towels
• WC
• Wi-Fi