The Dominick Hotel

I have stayed here at least 2 times a year for the past few years. Generally the rooms are quite large for NY, generally the views are great (if you get a Skyline room category or above), and the price is reasonable by NY standards, they have great bathroom amenities (Dyptique), a great outdoor pool and a nice spa. That being said, there are some issues - the most glaring is the elevator situation. Everytime I have stayed there has been at least one time where I have had to wait on my floor for 10-15 minutes for an elevator, or stand with a huge scrum in the lobby waiting for the elevator. The hotel uses one of those systems where you plug your floor into the wall monitor in the lobby or hallway and then the system is supposed to efficiently assign an elevator to you. Only it doesn't - I can't say how many times we have watched an elevator come down to the lobby, disgorge passengers and then close and head back up empty even though there are 25 people waiting in the lobby. This visit was even worse because one of the elevators was being repaired. Until this issue is fixed I am thinking about abandoning the property. Also, I stayed at the Faena for the first part of the trip, and the difference between the doormen at the Faena compared to the Dominick was night and day. The Faena doormen were friendly, helpful, kind - the Dominick doormen generally don't speak, don't usually actually open the door and are not helpful.

This was our 2nd visit to the Dominick. Great location and big rooms for NYC, but starting to feel a little dated. Feels like 90s luxury with a TV in the bathroom. Views are incredible though and room service breakfast was expensive but excellent. I'd stay here again because it's still good value for the price.

Nice summer break in swanky hotel in Soho with a pool. elevator issues mean it would take 5 mins to wait for one and staffing issues meant things were more chaotic than expected for a 5 star hotel.

Beautiful hotel with very friendly staff

On the plus-side, fantastic views from high floors and good sized, modern rooms with big bathrooms. Of concern: Elevator wait time was out of control during peak hours. Service at Mezz was hit-and-miss with breakfast order accuracy also a lottery. Room cleanliness also not great. Overall, expected a bit more for such premium pricing.