This area also had puzzles, board games and even a large projector where they played movies in the evenings, as well as a corner with a big TV. The vibe was hip and youthful, but I could also see a lot of people were using the space to work on their laptops. Beyond this was Harold’s restaurant, which served food and drinks. One area had a bar, and there was even outdoor space with lots of seating for guests to hang out and relax. With sofas, chairs, large tables and plenty of outlets, it felt like a stylish coworking space and not a hotel lobby. The small reception area gave way to a huge lobby with several different areas. Although I had plans outside the hotel, I could have easily set up shop and worked from the common spaces of the hotel, watched TV, read or met friends there while waiting for my room. My room wasn’t ready yet, and the staff promised to email me if it was ready before the 3pm check-in. It was better to sport ripped jeans and hoodies to fit right in with the trendy vibe. You didn’t see many guests (or any staff) wearing stuffy suits here. I tore my gaze away from the Reese’s Pieces whispering my name and headed to the reception desk, where women wearing the Arlo staff uniform of khakis and chambray shirts greeted me. When I walked into the lobby around 9:30am, my eyes went immediately to the colorful bins of sweet treats at Dylan’s Candy Bar.
#ARLO NOMAD NEW YORK DRIVERS#
Heading north on Hudson was the easiest way to avoid that traffic, and I found that hailing a passing taxi as it was heading uptown was better than trying to get Uber or Lyft, as drivers never failed to get stuck in the tunnel traffic when trying to reach me. It wasn’t all that easy to reach the hotel by taxi or ride-share service, as I always ended up stuck in tunnel traffic. It’s also important to know that the hotel was close to the entrance of the Holland Tunnel, meaning there was always tunnel traffic, no matter what time of day (or night). If you’re visiting New York to see the main tourist attractions, this may not be the best location for you, especially if you aren’t used to walking a lot. Despite the hotel being very far west, I still preferred this area to the NoMad location, because I tend to spend more time downtown. The 1 train’s Canal Street stop was just a few minutes away by foot. I did stumble upon a neighborhood Argentinean restaurant just a few blocks away called Estancia 460 that I would highly recommend for lunch or dinner. Regardless of which neighborhood it’s actually in, you’ll have to walk a few minutes to get to the more active areas of both Soho and Tribeca. Although it was just north of Canal Street, the hotel’s location felt much more like Tribeca. The Arlo SoHo was really on the very edge of the Soho neighborhood. Upon checkout, I paid my daily urban fee using my Chase Sapphire Reserve® card to get 3x per points on travel purchases.
#ARLO NOMAD NEW YORK UPGRADE#
Thanks to my Gold status, I got a one-time coupon for 15% off at the hotel convenience store, a small in-room gift and an upgrade to a city-view room. I used my Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card to prepay for the room, earning 10x miles on purchases made at (ends Jan. Some of the rooms actually had outdoor terraces, which would be really nice when there’s mild weather in the Big Apple.
#ARLO NOMAD NEW YORK MOVIE#
(This was when the UN was in session and hotels in the area were extremely expensive.) This property, like its counterpart in NoMad, charged a $29 “urban fee” on top of the nightly rate for all the extra amenities you got, like coworking spaces, ground-floor outdoor space, a rooftop bar, free New York Sports Club access, yoga and pilates, daily complimentary wine happy hour, movie nights, complimentary bike rentals and more. Room rates were just under $400 per night at the Arlo SoHo, which is pretty average for New York, and much cheaper than the $600 rate I paid at the Arlo NoMad.
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