The Maritime Hotel

So I came here with my husband and 5 month year old. We drove so the only requirement was that the hotel had parking. First attempt at parking, my husband asked for the self parking area and they pointed us to a ramp which then just led back out to the street. Ok, we have to do a huge loop in traffic and try again. The second attempt the parking attendant refused to take our car, by this time it was already past time for my baby to eat. So we kept looking for parking garages. All full. I call the hotel and they told us to go back to try to park in their garage again, we are now 40 minutes driving to the garage 2 times, and checking 3 other garages. The last time, we go to the parking garage and they try to refuse our car. We can see many spots empty. Basically it takes 15 minutes of my baby crying, ME crying, and my husband giving the attendant $100 cash tip to take our car. A hotel should never say they have parking when they do not, especially in New York City. This whole thing took an hour, and when you have a baby that is a huge amount of time. Our hopes of going on the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty were ruined by this extra hour of parking. Completely unacceptable. Not to mention the restaurant was booked for a private event so we couldn’t even eat there. Also a full flight of steps with no elevator is a disaster with a stroller for obvious reasons. Do not go here with a baby!!

I spent 5 nights with my 10 year old daughter at the Maritime, and we loved it. We were on the 8th floor and had a great view with the Hudson in the distance. You do hear a bit of street noise, but you’re right in the centre of Manhattan, so to be expected. And generally the rooms felt really peaceful. Our room was a decent size and well laid out. Breakfast is relatively simple, but quite a few different options and is good for families - we preferred eating at the hotel to eating out for breakfast…where children end up overwhelmed by enormous portions.

Maritime was a lovely stay. Understated, but classy vibe near Chelsea Market and the High Line. Clientele appeared to be couples more than families, probably due to size of room. For NYC the room was more than spacious enough for a couple Staff was very professional and accommodating. We’d certainly stay again.

It was wonderful! The staff were very very accommodating to our little one and continually checked we were ok. Can’t thank you enough! This was our 5th stay and first with our baby, you made it special.