Kaoru M.
Yelp
The Martinique is an nicely updated hotel in a historical building. It being a historical building, the guest rooms all vary in shape and size quite a bit. Some are absolutely tiny while others are large and spacious. So do be aware when you choose your room category. I have Hilton Diamond status, but this particular hotel seems rather stingy when it comes to room upgrades-- I rarely get upgraded here.
The Martinique is very close to the Empire State Building, so it could be a good place to stay at for tourists. The view outside most guest rooms are pretty boring however. Although it has "Broadway" in its name, this hotel isn't necessarily that convenient for Broadway Shows. The hotel is at 32nd and Broadway whereas most Broadway shows are clustered around Times Square (42nd and Broadway! which is 10 blocks to the north.
The area around this hotel is actually Korea Town, so there are ample Asian dining options. I especially love that there's an H-Mart literally across the street! But if you're not into Asian food, it might not be convenient.
I travel almost every week to Midtown Manhattan for work, and The Martinique used to be my favorite hotel to stay at in NY due to the its location, front desk staff, and great on site dining. Really annoying changes that they've made to their mandatory daily destination fee, however, has knocked The Martinique out of my hotel rotation in NYC for the foreseeable future.
Back when I started staying at the Martinique, in early 2022, the mandatory daily destination fee was $35/night. It then went up to $40/night. And then it went up to $45/night. I was still ok with that fee because the entirety of the fee could be applied as dining credit at their excellent on site restaurant, The Press Club Grill. Easily my favorite hotel breakfast in NYC. Unfortunately, sometime in 2024, they decided that now, only $15 of that daily destination fee will count as dining credit. Although they also decreased the fee back down to $40/day, what does the other $25/day get you? Wifi, Citi Bike rental, and digital newspaper. We all have smart phones with data plans so the wifi and digital newspaper is worthless. Plus I'm pretty sure Hilton as a brand advertises free wifi for all Hilton Honors members. I also get free Citi Bike rentals already through my Lyft Pink membership... so the Martinique's destination fee for me is completely a junk fee. I've stayed at over 10 other Hilton properties in Manhattan, and the Martinique is the only one with such a junk fee.
This is a hotel that charges $400+ per night usually... they really shouldn't be nickel and diming their customers on top of the room rate for "wifi access and digital newspaper access." Until they remedy or eliminate this junk fee, I will be staying at other hotels that either don't have a destination fee at all, or at hotels that will let me use the destination fee in full as a dining credit!