Review: IHG’s EVEN Hotel New York Midtown East – what is this ‘wellness’ brand about? (Part 2)

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• Oliver E says:

  14 May14 May 03:29

  I stayed here for thanksgiving last year on points & got an upgrade. It was a very nice hotel I have still kept the water bottle and the staff seemed to be fantastic. I would 100% stay again

• William PH says:

  14 May14 May 06:28

  We stayed at the Seattle Even last weekend. It’s only been open for a couple of weeks, and reception thought we were the first people in our room. Car park was almost empty (self park, no valet), and no crowds around. I used the impressive gym, and my wife used the yoga mat and appropriate TV channel to work out in the room. We had the super healthy breakfasts both days. Breakfast coffee was excellent. Staff were still finding their feet – took them some time to work out when Sunday breakfast would start, but they were very helpful and positive. Very friendly.

  The location was good for us – close to South Lake Union ( we could see the seaplanes taking off from the lake) and easy to get to the centre of town on the shuttle/tram.

  I didn’t like the shampoo/bath gel – four dispensers on the wall rather than bottles , but overall liked the concept. Fresh, modern. Definitely not a luxury hotel, but a step up from a HI Express. About the level of an Indigo but going down the health route.And I have a nice new water bottle.

  Would be happy to use one again, but not sure how big the market will be for the concept.

  • mark2 says:

    14 May14 May 19:47

    Glad to hear that you had excellent coffee in Seattle; we found that most places served Starbucks coffee. The only decent coffee that I had in Seattle was in a French bakery, ironically a few doors from the first Starbucks shop – now a museum.

• george says:

  14 May14 May 07:03

  this is an excellent review

  • PAL says:

    14 May14 May 08:09

    Agreed, to the point. Thanks for review.

    • Cate says:

      14 May14 May 09:25

      Yes thank you Jamie. Good photos, pertinent points covered and easy on the eye to read..

  • @andrewseftel says:

    14 May14 May 15:50

    Agree, in particular thought there was a good balance of description and opinion.

• BP says:

  14 May14 May 13:45

  I’ve got 6 nights booked at the Times Square South Even Hotel in November. I’m hoping that’s as good as this one.

  I found it cheaper to buy points with the 80% free offer than to pay the cash rate!

• Amerikajin Janai says:

  16 May16 May 11:48

  I like this idea but I’m not entirely sold on the delivery. Business travel has repeatedly interrupted my exercise routine in the past, which is very detrimental given how hard I find getting back into my routine. For this reason I now insist on hotels with at least some kind of gym facility if I am away more than one night. A larger, better equipped gym is a good thing.

  But I do agree the in-room items seem gimmicky, especially given the lack of space to properly use them. I think this effort and money might be better spent on the main gym or additional communal items. For me a small weights rack in the room would be lovely, as I need both weights and a bed for my physio routine, but I admit this is probably not a requirement for many people. Perhaps having a wider variety of equipment people can take (or request be delivered) to their room might be more practical.

  The healthier food options also sound like a real plus. I typically use business travel as an excuse to break my diet (full English breakfasts and Burger King lunches – a big shift from a diet consisting largely of fat free Greek yoghurt!), so having some unusual yet healthy alternatives would be very welcome.

  I would consider an EVEN, and would love to see them build on the concept.

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