The Mercer Hotel
Categories: American (New), Hotels [Edit]
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo99 Prince Street
(between Greene St & Mercer St)
New York, NY 10012 (212) 966-6060
- Nearest Transit:
Prince St (R, W)
Downtown Bleecker St-Lafayette St (6, B, D, F, V)
Spring St-6th Ave (C, E)
- Price Range: $$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Attire: Dressy
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
6 reviews
Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo
"i like this place! the decor is very zen and you can sip your tea and just relax. it's located in soho - which is always a plus b/c you…" read more »
13 Reviews for The Mercer Hotel
my favorite hotel in new york! i know there's ultraluxury hotels with that old world charm bit, and i like those too, but this place feels like a home away from home. the rooms are done in such good taste, high ceilings, just so comfortable. i like that the lobby is reserved for guests so you don't have a bunch of obnoxious tourists wandering around gawking. the room service is one of the best i've had...so delicious! the staff are all friendly and laid back... not overbearing or pretentious at all. i'd say the only place that needs improvement is their 'concierge', but that's about it. i just adore this place. you just can't beat the location either.
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The Kitchen at the Mercer was a disappointment, but only because the rest of the hotel VASTLY exceeded my expectations.
The place exemplifies subtle elegance. I've stayed there on a number of occasions and the staff has always been beyond helpful without being even moderately intrusive. The rooms are beautifully outfitted, with any request at your disposal. The hotel itself is wrapped around a small seating area/garden that can be accessed from some of the rooms on I do believe the second floor.
The Mercer is very expensive, yet in my opinion is one of the only premium hotels in the city that makes you feel like you are getting exactly what you paid for.
Tons of people seem to mention the celebrity factor, which has been my experience, but go for the experience, not the people watching. It truly is the lap of luxury in a very swank area of town.
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Location, aesthetic, clientle, staff, and kitchen-wise, this is a top contender for where best to stay in NYC.
First and foremost, the lobby is small, classy and cozy. Refreshingly small actually, as is the trend w/ a lot of modern hotels (think Gramercy Park or even Ws). It lets high profile guests slip in and out rather quickly and inconspicuously, but also offers a few comfy places to saddle up and read a magazine.
Or you could just go straight to the Mercer Kitchen, a place that usually merits a reservation. But if you're nice to the hotel staff, they'll make an exception and get ya in there. And it sort of goes without saying that the Mercer Kitchen is a fine-fine place to eat; the upstairs feels sort of brasserie-chic, the downstairs a bit more intimate if not formal.
The rooms are quality all the way, and the furnishings from the sheets to the toiletries are the result of thought and attention. I didn't notice whether or not there was a concierge, but even if there was it would have been unnecessary because the staff at least seem like locals and never let me down.
And of course, the location is prime. So what more is there to say? This place is pure metro-cool, a class act that doesn't overcompensate. If you want a cool hotel in the heart of cool-town full of coolios, shell out the bucks and go here.
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Worth every single cent- which is quite a few cents.
This hotel embodies, for me, what a luxury hotel should be.
-perfect location in the center of SoHo
-Friendly reception staff, but not too friendly
-beautiful entryway with a very nice lounge
-extremely comfortable, large (for NYC) rooms, high thread-count sheets
-luxurious shower/bath, love the huge shower head + FACE Stockholm bath products
-Great bar/ restaurant downstairs with a bartender who knows what he's pouring and good food
If you have a few extra $$ to stay here, do it.
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Great people watching!
Whenever we travel to NYC and have and a little extra cash to drop we stay at the Mercer. It's an ideal location if you love to shop because it's in the heart of Soho which is shopping central and close enough to Broadway so you can catch a cab easily. We always, always see celebs in the lobby having drinks so if you're into that you should at least stop by for cocktails. Great rooms, not too small and a nice staff to boot. I feel extra special staying here because you really get the vibes from the city and the flavor from the street vendors. I can't recommend it enough.
It's one of my favorite hotels.
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I have stayed at many 5-Star hotels, but The Mercer far exceeded my expectations. The biggest (and best) surprise was the sincerity and kindness of the staff. From the moment we arrived until my late check-out (granted without any hassle), every request and interaction was beyond pleasant. They don't even need a concierge because anyone at the front desk can answer any question you have, get you any reservation, organize any last minute whim...in other words, the epitome of super service!
Oh yeah, the paps were parked outside. The hotel is so discreet that we couldn't figure out who was in-house until a personal encounter...I won't tattle, but check out tmz.com to find out who sat across the lounge from me on Sunday...
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A dear friend recently took me here for dinner. WOW. I had the chicken and it just melted off the bone. The green beans were fantastic. I also had the corn pudding on the side and it was a bit runny...I think I still prefer grandma's version better. Dessert was the real winner. I had some hazelnut type thing...I don't even remember. It was amazing though. Oh and the ice cream that came with the desserts!! oy!! heaven. Riesling ice cream?! yum!! I wanted to order a second dessert.
Great service, great atmosphere, and fantastic food.
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I was checking my e-mail in the lobby when a friend said: look, there's George Lucas. Yeah, right. But looking up from the laptop, the guy's salt and pepper beard, glasses, lumberjack shirt, old jeans and boots very much fitted your average picture of Mr. Star Wars. I think I didn't even notice a neck. Shortly after the mysterious gentleman had checked in, my friend walked up to the front desk, asking: say, did I just see George Lucas? And them, being the good, well-trained staff that they are, politely declined.
Oh, and my room? Let's put it this way: the only tiny unplesant thing about it was that the dimmer made the stylish main light hum at a clear, audible frequency. Your ears might not even hear that, so you can go ahead and give the place 5 instead of my 4.5 stars.
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Hello? The Mercer is a 5-star hotel! It rates 5 stars! Never in my life have I ever been treated so nicely. They have FACE products in the bathroom.... the beds are SO comfy, and when we needed an extra for a friend staying a few nights, they were happy to bring up another bed for her. The staff was very friendly, and the doormen and bellboys were all cute and had good manners. I don't remember touching the door handles... the food in the restaurant was very good, and it definitely seemed like the lobby was a posh hang out.
Two celebs were staying there while we were there for fashion week, but I won't say who. It was a little disconcerting to walk out into paparazzi with all their cameras waiting outside the door, but an interesting experience nonetheless.... I just don't know why they didn't want to take any pictures of ME??!? Don't they KNOW who I AM??
Not a very bright lot, are they? lol
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I didn't have high expectations for this place, so I was pleasantly surprised by the attentive staff and well-appointed room. Plush bed with feather down comforter, big closet, ample seating area and fresh fruit. Their staff was very accommodating and always engaged in exchanging niceties. Their swank lobby was a regular meeting place for our friends so we always had drinks there before a night out. Night or day, the lobby always had lovely people hanging out and, oddly enough, everyone seemed so relaxed... or maybe it was just us.
With our itinerary, the Mercer was an ideal location -- friends nearby, in SoHo, near NoLita, a few blocks from Lupa, several blocks from BDDW, hop skip to Balthazar, etc... Jean-Georges heads The Kitchen, adjacent to the lobby, but we didn't go beyond a few small dishes. Would I stay here again? Absolutely.
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GREAT location in SoHo, beautiful rooms, best hotel staff, delicious breakfast and a warm, friendly lounge. My girlfriend and I had a wonderful stay at The Mercer the weekend after fashion week (13-16 Sept 07). The lobby area was a great place to sip drinks while looking at gorgeous people (models) passing by. Kate Bosworth was a guest and Whoopi Goldberg walked by while we were having a nicotine break at the hotel bench outside. Last time we visited The Mercer we had breakfast next to Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford... I asked for an adaptor at the reception desk and two adaptors were delivered within 5 minutes to our room! It did not feel uptight and stiff as other luxurious hotels can seem, we felt very welcomed and well taken care of during our stay. One of the major Norwegian newspapers wrote a review summer 2007 where they wrote that the only thing bad about the hotel was that the beds were too soft - we don't agree - we have not slept this good with jetlag anywhere else in the US ever. The breakfast at The Mercer is expensive but well worth the money - especially the omelette with cheese and the tiny extremely tasty tomatoes. Yummy! We will definitely go back to The Mercer - just have to save up first!
I stayed here for a week while doing a shoot for my work. My boss stays here all the time, so when i booked my room under his name, they thought i was him, I had a bottle of wine and the corner suite waiting for me when i checked in. It was a great luxurious experience, expect when i stayed there were no celebrities. My room was not small- even for 2 people, our bathroom was a good size and we had plenty of room to lounge in our room. I loved having a little balconey that over looked soho, it felt very european. I had high expectations on their decor, it was a little too minimalist and modern for me. I had dinner downstairs, and our waitress was the worst i've ever had. She didnt know anything, we didnt have water for about an hour, and she fucked up our orders. The food arrived and we were really unimpressed with the favors, and presentation. They did however have good drinks. When I told the waitress to charge the room, she didnt even do that correctly, because my room never got charged!
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Does anyone else immediately feel like a celebrity when eating here or going to the bar? I actually have stayed here once with my parents, long ago before moving to New York, and all I remember was that the rooms were somewhat small, but awesomely decorated and that there was a little container on the nightstand that said "The Mercer: Details" on it and had breath mints, q-tips, a sewing kit, and a condom in it. At 14, this was the coolest thing I had ever seen. Now that I'm a New Yorker (or at least calling myself one), I've eaten here a couple of times and it can only be described as an orgasmic experience. Unbelievable food and unbeatable, sophisticated, elegance and surroundings. Expect a wait on weekends, and to pay at least $50/person but it's worth it. And did I mention I saw Gwyneth there? Need I say more?
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