Gem Midtown West Ascend, New York Details

Property Name: Gem Hotel - Midtown West, An Ascend Collection Hotel
Hotel Chain Name: Ascend Collection
Address: 449 W 36th St
Number of Rooms: 39
Number of Floors: 10
Longitude & Latitude: -74.00, 40.76
Room Types Available: Mobile Exclusive, Standard - 2 Double Beds, Standard - King, Standard 1 King Non Smoking, Standard 2 Doubles Non
Bed Types Available: 1 King, 2 Doubles
Number of Photos: 35

Weekday Room Price Range: $169 to $309
Weekend Room Price Range: $169 to $309
Extra Person Charges: $53.32
Promotions: Room type: Standard - King :: Free Wireless Internet on 05/29/2012

Star Rating: 3.0
Average Review Rating: 4.19
Number of Customer Reviews: 139
First Customer Review Date: 07/26/2007
Last Customer Review Date: 04/21/2012

Recent Gem Midtown West Ascend Review: "I was in NYC for a conference at the Javits Center and the GEM Hotel was perfect for this. Great value for the money too. The hotel was clean and the staff was friendly and informative. The room was *very* small but clean and well-appointed. How smallr Well, there was a desk and chair against the wall at the end of the bed, and I couldn't pull the chair out all the way because it hit the end of the bed. The room had wired high-speed Internet and a nice flat-panel TV, the bed was comfortable, and the bathroom was actually a little larger than I expected. A few doors down from the hotel (36th and 10th) there's a gas station with a Dunkin' Donuts in it that serves hot breakfast sandwiches. This was right on the way to the Javits (maybe a 3-5 minute walk) so it great for getting breakfast on the go in the morning and a coke in the evening."


Check-in Time: 3:00 PM
Check-out Time: 11:00 AM

Restaurants Near Gem Midtown West Ascend: Roy Rogers, Pizza Hut, Diner's, Krispy Kreme, Domino's Pizza
Attractions Near Gem Midtown West Ascend: 7-Eleven, Park, Attractions, Mikomos (dating spots), Da Vinci Tour
Other Hotels Near Gem Midtown West Ascend: Wingate By Wyndham Manhattan Midtown, Hampton Inn Manhattan/Times Square South, Wyndham Garden Hotel- Midtown Convention Center, Candlewood Suites New York City-times Square, Comfort Inn Theatre District


Dining at Gem Midtown West Ascend

The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding Midtown West area.

Nearby restaurants:
Morimoto Restaurant

Cara Mia Italian

Daisy May's Café

Earth NYC

Copacabana Nightclub

Pacha Nightclub

Recreation

The Gem Hotel - Midtown West does not have a fitness center, but you're just a half-mile from the High Line, a new elevated park with smooth-surface running and walking paths, exhilarating views, public art, and wild urban greenery.

A short guide to Midtown

Some of NYC’s best-known landmarks are north of 14th and south of 59th—or Midtown Manhattan. Here, couples kiss atop the Empire State Building. Grand Central Station’s opal-faced clock is a famed meeting spot. While fortunes are made on Wall Street, fortunes are spent at Fifth Avenue’s shops. Other highlights include Madison Square Garden, the United Nations, and the Garment and Diamond districts.

Overview

An intimate hotel with just 39 rooms, the Gem Hotel - Midtown West is a 5-minute walk from the Javits Convention Center. The hotel is nestled on a relatively quiet street west of Midtown in a neighborhood sometimes referred to as Hell's Kitchen. Once one of the city's roughest neighborhoods, today's revitalized Hell's Kitchen bears little resemblance to its past or the images conjured by its fiery name. This newly hip neighborhood--also known as Clinton--is now home to renovated brick warehouses and lofts that house theaters, bars, and a diverse selection of restaurants. If you're visiting on a weekend, join the bargain-hunters seeking unique merchandise at the Hell's Kitchen Outdoor Flea Market, 3 blocks north.

While the less-trafficked Midtown West location will give you a buffer from the throngs of sightseers swarming central Midtown, the heart of New York City action is less than a 20-minute walk away in Times Square. Surrounding Times Square is the Theatre District, where you can catch Tony Award–winning shows in iconic Broadway theaters. The heart of Manhattan's visual-arts scene can be found just south of the hotel in Chelsea, home to hundreds of galleries showcasing established and up-and-coming artists.

Traveling farther afield? Penn Station, a 10-minute walk from the hotel, provides direct access to the city's extensive subway system. At Madison Square Garden, adjacent to the station, you can catch a Knicks or Rangers game, a championship boxing showdown, or a big-name concert.

When you're ready to bed down for the night, you'll return to a quiet, cleanly designed Hotel Rooms. You can plan your next day via complimentary wireless Internet access, available throughout the Gem. Your Hotel Rooms also features an LCD TV with Showtime and pay movies. The coffeemaker comes with premium Wolfgang Puck blends, and bottled water is complimentary. The bathroom has some perks you'd find at more-expensive hotels: monogrammed bathrobes and Gilchrist & Soames luxury amenities. Connect your iPod to the docking station, and drift off to your favorite tunes. And you can rest assured: This New York hotel is smoke-free.

Awards

  • This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
  • Terms & conditions

    Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
    Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at Check-In for incidental charges.
    Special requests are subject to availability upon Check-In and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

    Services
  • Concierge desk
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour assistance
  • General
  • Fax machine;
  • Number of floors: 10;
  • Number of rooms: 39
  • Check-In time is 3:00 PM
    Check-Out time is 11:00 AM

    Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
    Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at Check-In for incidental charges.
    Special requests are subject to availability upon Check-In and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

    Know before you go
  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
    Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at Check-In for incidental charges.
    Special requests are subject to availability upon Check-In and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

  • Location

  • The GEM Hotel - Midtown West, an Ascend Collection hotel is located in New York, N.Y.
  • One block from the Jacob Javits Convention Center
  • Three blocks from Herald Square
  • Six blocks from Chelsea

  • Hotel Features

  • Complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the hotel
  • Complimentary newspapers in the lobby
  • Smoke-free

  • Hotel Rooms

  • Coffeemakers
  • Complimentary laptop-compatible in-room safes
  • Flat-panel televisions and MP3 adaptors
  • Complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access
    Property Facts
  • Check-In time starts at: 3 PM
  • Check-Out time is: 11 AM
  • The GEM Hotel is a smoke-free property.
    Guests must be at least 21 years old to check in at this property.