Being a 'Good Neighbor' Pays Off at The Franklin
Just like JDV's Locals Only Offer at the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, The Franklin Hotel on Manhattan's Upper East Side is offering The Good Neighbor Policy which is a 15 percent discount off the best available room rate, all year round.
This is probably a good idea for when guests are in town and you can't seem to squeeze any more people onto the pull-out couch in your shoebox apartment. Instead, have them help you out with your hotel room here. The Franklin only has 49 rooms, so it gives off a bit of a residential feel ("home away from home") with detailed decorations like:
European antiques, crystal chandeliers, original mosaics, and Cowtan and Tout wallpapers.
Thankfully, there's no scary floral bedspreads here. Additionally, the hotel has complimentary European breakfast each morning and wine reception in the evening.
However, there are some so-so reviews on TripAdvisor with a few citing the breakfast, the tiny rooms, the out-of-the-way location (if you're trying to do some mid-town sightseeing), and the noisy elevator as the hotel's faults.
But the staff was described as professional and helpful and the rooms are stocked with the newest amenities. Plus the hotel manages to beat the NYC hotel average rate of $400+ for a weekend night with a rate of $319.
And if you look real close, you will see that the hotel "guest" in the picture above does not suffer from any suitcase OCD at all.
Another picture of the hotel room after the jump.
Related Stories:
· Locals Only Offer [HotelChatter]
· The Franklin reviews [TripAdvisor]
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