Hotel Scherman

About Hotel Scherman

Hotel Scherman suits travelers who want a Midtown base within walking distance of the Theater District and Times Square. Couples on a short city break, small groups of friends and business travelers attending meetings in west Midtown all fit here. The address on West 46th Street puts evening shows and late dinners close by, and the street grid makes it easy to reach the rest of Manhattan. Families who need space and a kitchen find options in the room list. It is a practical choice for a first visit or a repeat trip.

Hotel Scherman is a four-star hotel in Hell's Kitchen, Midtown Manhattan, run as a straightforward city stay rather than a resort. That score reflects how recent guests rated their stays through the supplier. Expect a compact, functional base where the room and the address do most of the work. Book through the IMPT app to check prices and availability and the total with taxes and fees before deciding.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities listed by the supplier cover the basics a city stay needs. Air conditioning, free Wifi and internet access keep a room workable for business travelers and for couples planning the next day. A 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security help guests arriving on late flights, and luggage storage covers a gap between check-out and a train. Family rooms and cots appear on the list, and kitchens and kitchenettes suit longer stays. Lifts and wheelchair access are listed too. Confirm room layout, kitchen equipment and cot availability with Hotel Scherman when booking.

The setting

Hotel Scherman sits at 346 West 46th Street, on a block in Hell's Kitchen between the Theater District and the Hudson side of Midtown. Times Square is about 0.2 miles (0.4 km) away in a straight line, so evening curtains are a short walk. Penn Station is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and Grand Central Terminal about 0.9 miles (1.4 km). Central Park, at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, is about 0.9 miles (1.5 km). JFK is about 14 miles (22.2 km) in a straight line, LaGuardia about 6.2 miles (9.9 km) and Newark about 11 miles (17.4 km).

Location and neighborhood

Hell's Kitchen is best read on foot, block by block. The neighborhood's shape comes from the river: piers and rail yards once lined the Hudson shore, and the tenement streets behind them filled with dock workers, then with successive waves of newcomers. Walking west from the Theater District, the scale drops from office towers to four- and five-story walk-ups with fire escapes, small churches and corner storefronts. The grid makes navigation easy: numbered streets run east to west, avenues north to south, and the blocks between Ninth and Tenth Avenues hold most of the low-rise fabric. Start at Hotel Scherman and go west.

The cultural life here is mixed and unpolished. Broadway houses sit a few blocks east, so rehearsal studios, costume shops and small back-room theaters fill the side streets, and the neighborhood has long housed people who work in the theater. Ninth Avenue is the neighborhood's main walking spine, lined with food shops and bakeries that change with each block. Look up: the architecture is a record of building booms and recessions, from ornate 1900s apartment fronts to plain mid-century brick. A walk of an hour or two covers the whole width of the neighborhood, from the Theater District edge to the river.

Getting there and around

Hell's Kitchen is a transit crossroads. Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal sit at the neighborhood's edges, and Grand Central Terminal is a walk east across Midtown. Measured from Hotel Scherman, the airports are around 14 miles (22.2 km) away, the main rail stations around 0.9 miles (1.4 km) and the city center around 0.2 miles (0.4 km); road time varies with traffic, so allow slack on the way to a flight. The subway runs 24 hours. You pay by tapping a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, and the system caps weekly spending on its own. Streets are flat, the grid is simple, and most of the neighborhood is walkable.

Nearby sights and food

Most of the well-known sights sit within walking range of Hotel Scherman. The Intrepid Museum occupies a Hudson pier west of the neighborhood, with a retired aircraft carrier, aircraft and a submarine to walk through. East across the Theater District, the Museum of Modern Art holds a large collection of modern and contemporary work, and Grand Central Terminal is worth a slow look at its concourse and ceiling. Hudson Yards, at the southern end of Hell's Kitchen, has an observation deck with an open-air platform and a glass floor. Broadway's theaters cluster around Times Square, with evening curtains usually at 7 or 8; check the show.

Eating here means choosing between a few dozen small rooms and long-standing neighborhood places. Ninth Avenue and the blocks around Restaurant Row, the stretch of West 46th Street lined with kitchens, carry the widest spread: Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Indian, Spanish and Chinese cooking, plus a few West African and Caribbean kitchens. Expect narrow dining rooms, counter seats, tiled floors and menus that change at lunch. Bakeries, delis and groceries fill the avenues for picnic supplies, and the Hudson River parks at the western edge give you somewhere to sit with them. Book ahead on show nights.

A day from Hotel Scherman

Begin with a walk west to the Hudson, following the numbered streets to the water, then turn north along the river path toward the Intrepid Museum; check its hours before setting out. Walk back east for lunch on Ninth Avenue or along West 46th Street, where the restaurant row sits. Spend the afternoon at the Museum of Modern Art, or cross to Fifth Avenue for the Empire State Building's open-air deck; timed entry helps. Return through the Theater District as the lights come on, eat early, then catch a Broadway curtain, checking the show for its start time. Finish with a loop around Times Square and back to Hotel Scherman.

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
• Bars
• Bathroom
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• Express check in
• Family rooms
• First aid
• Free Wi-Fi
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• Iron and board
• Kitchen
• Kitchenette
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Microwave
• Non smoking rooms
• Patio
• Picnic area
• Refrigerator
• Safe
• Security Features
• Shower
• Smoke detector
• TV
• Terrace
• Toiletries
• Towels
• WC
• Wake-Up service