What Guests Are Saying About The Frederick Hotel

This hotel is just fine. It feels safe, there are comfortable beds, and the rooms get cleaned. However, this place calls itself a luxury hotel, and often charges luxury hotel prices ($450/night during my recent stay), so it’s held to a standard higher than ‘just fine.’ There’s a large difference in the sizes and configurations of rooms that are advertised as being equivalent when you make a booking. This detracts from the experience, especially if you’re a repeat guest. The hvac vent in my room was very noisy the whole time I was there, even after they serviced it. The mini-fridge included a sign that said that if guests move anything in there to store their own perishables, they’ll be charged $25. This is very tacky, unprofessional, and greedy. The snack tray was spare and seemed to be an afterthought. I often refrain from using these, but when you travel for business, the care put into these (especially in New York and certainly at luxury hotels in the city) can be very humanizing and can put you in a good mood and in a ‘I’m in the city now’ headspace after your very long air travel experience. Ice delivered to the room lacked a top for the container. The doors were often unmanned. This ‘halfway luxury’ experience typifies The Frederick. I may stay here again in the future since the location is good and they sometimes have good deals, but I’ll be shopping around more next time. For the same price I’ve stayed at the NY EDITION and that was definitely a 5-star experience.

Make sure not to get a standard single. It barely fits a full size bed and mini desk; the bathroom is comparably small. No room for luggage to even be opened unless you put it on the bed.

Make sure not to get a standard single. It barely fits a full size bed and mini desk; the bathroom is comparably small. No room for luggage to even be opened unless you put it on the bed.