Fairfield Inn Shows Some Skin
The Fairfield Inn, which went from a “soonish” opening date to a September one, according to their website, looks like it’s close to shedding its netting. The website boasts that the hotel is “ideally nestled in the vibrant heart of Brooklyn,” which would put the vibrant heart right at 3rd Avenue and Douglass. We wonder…
The Fairfield Inn, which went from a “soonish” opening date to a September one, according to their website, looks like it’s close to shedding its netting. The website boasts that the hotel is “ideally nestled in the vibrant heart of Brooklyn,” which would put the vibrant heart right at 3rd Avenue and Douglass. We wonder which Gowanus hotel will prove to have the most ideal location: will it be the Fairfield, Union Street’s Holiday Inn Express, Butler Street’s Comfort Inn, or could it be Fourth Avenue’s Hotel Le Bleu?
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cuz like you know, my frail grandmother was NOT going to be staying in some fancy hotel in manhattan and have to take the subway or car service, and well she nor i could have afforded it, nor would have wanted to even if we could. someones parents coming up for a weekend arent going to give a crap about their hotel as long as it’s affordable and clean because they will be spending most of their time outside the hotel room anyway.
*rob*
ENY and 11217 are correct, people sorely underestimate the need for CLOSE hotels where TONS of people live. my grandmother was gonna come up recently (unfortunately she cant anymore) but one of these would have been the options because 1.) i dont have room in my apt 2.) these are CLOSE and 3.) they are affordable. there are TONS of people in my same situation. i was easy to laugh at these hotels a while back too. these are not destination hotels, duh, but they DO serve a need..
*rob*
future sros
Can someone remind me why these are all in Gowanus?
If you are rating best views, don’t forget the one at the Brooklyn entrance to the Battery Tunnel.
I told you guys a long time ago:
1. Brooklyn is actually underserved by major hotels in comparison with other U.S. cities
2. There is a market for these sorts of hotels here in Brooklyn
3. These hotels are APPROPRIATE for these locations.
Not everyone has the budget to stay in a Four Seasons wherever they go.
Heh. Don’t forget the Super 8 on 3rd ave, which according to an obviously fake Yelp review is “located centrally in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a great, quiet area.”
But yes, kidding aside, there does seem to be plenty of demand for these, there really aren’t a lot of affordable alternatives, and, Gowanus’s questionable appearance aside, it’s perfectly true that these are located conveniently to transit, bars, food, etc. (probably more so than the pricier hotels in downtown brooklyn, in fact). So.. whatever. Just too bad they’re pretty ugly.
From the Fairfield Inn, guests will have a nice view of the empty DD Pool.
Bob, have you been along 4th Avenue recently, because the restaurants/bars and coffee shops now outnumber gas stations and junk yards.
It’s certainly not gorgeous, but in terms of proximity to things young people like to do (I’ve noticed many European tourists hanging around outside the Holiday Inn) this part of Gowanus/Park Slope is changing rapidly. The Bell House is there, the new pie shop on 3rd Avenue, Zuzu Ramen, etc.
Best 2 bars in the area are Mission Dolores and The Rock Shop, both new places on Garfield and 4th and they are PACKED every night.
“We wonder which Gowanus hotel will prove to have the most ideal location”
The answer is SO subjective; it depends on what amenity you want a view of–gas station, junk yard, truck rental, etc. There’s no accounting for taste.