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Few place names in the world are as evocative as New York's famed Wall Street. At once a byword for high finance, commerce, glamor and excess there isn't another part of the United States of America which so perfectly embodies the conflicting elements that combine to make up this most dynamic of countries. Set within the heart of New York City's financial district, this one street has become synonymous with the best and worst of modern American culture and, despite recent setbacks to world finance, few places have such an immediate and unmistakable buzz that rarely fails to affect anyone who experiences it first hand. If you're planning on a visit to NYC make sure to check out some of the great Wall Street hotels that are to be found around this part of town: few neighborhoods in the city can provide that unmistakable sensation of being right at the heart of the action, with that unique feeling of being a part of 'The City That Never Sleeps'.
Being at the sharp end of Manhattan Island, you'll find that the transportation routes to your chosen lodging are plentiful, whether you use the city's famed subway, overground railway, buses, taxis or your own car. If you've arrived in New York via one of its main airports, JFK International, La Guardia or Newark Liberty, you can also take advantage of the free shuttle bus services that most establishments run, allowing you to touch down at the airport and be in your comfortable, air-conditioned hotel room with the minimum amount of fuss. Car drivers will probably find the famous Brooklyn Bridge (which intersects Interstate 278/Brooklyn - Queens Expressway) to be the most convenient access point for a hotel in the city's financial district, although the southerly Brooklyn Battery Tunnel might be preferable if you're arriving from the south. It's worth noting that, while parking in this part of town can be prohibitively expensive, many of the larger Wall Street hotels offer valet parking services.
Once you're safely ensconced in your guest room you'll be able to appreciate some of the finer points that distinguish these sort of lodgings from their less-salubrious counterparts. Being built on some of the most expensive real estate anywhere in the world, Wall Street hotels have a lot to live up to and, on the whole, they don't disappoint. With a clientele typically comprised of the world's highest paid and most demanding businesspeople the hospitality sector native to this part of New York works on strict Darwinian principles, where hostelries that fail to keep up to scratch quickly go under. The result of this unforgiving financial climate is that a guest of a modern 4- or 5-star hotel in this New York neighborhood will invariably receive the very best in comfort, service and value for money.
While it's true that business accommodation is (to coin a phrase) big business for this part of Manhattan, not all Wall Street hotels correspond to the straight-laced and freshly starched stereotype of the typical business lodging. New York is becoming increasingly well-known for its booming boutique hotel sector, where a distinctly laid-back vibe replaces the more formal settings of a traditional hotel or motel. Boutique accommodation aims to provide an alternative ethos to conventional 4- and 5-star hotels by placing an emphasis on cutting edge design with a sometimes-quirky avant garde sensibility. By creating an environment that is geared toward younger, affluent hotel guests boutique lodgings have, over the last ten years or so, enjoyed an increasingly-large slice of hotel revenues across the whole of New York City, a phenomenon that has not gone unnoticed by several of the larger hotel and motel chains that operate throughout Manhattan.
In response to their upstart rivals, many Wall Street hotels that were not previously noted for their iconoclasm have adopted some of the characteristics of boutique hotels, creating a less formal atmosphere that would be considered inappropriate in days gone by. It is not uncommon to find, for example, that hotel staff now use guests' first names upon check-in with this more personal ethic also extending to small details such as the choice of artwork in hotel rooms and suites and extra attention paid to furnishings and fittings. It should be stressed, however, that the superb levels of care and efficiency that have for decades been a hallmark of the best Wall Street hotels have not been sacrificed in favor of over-familiarity. Indeed, if anything the service you'll receive at even the area's most modest and affordable motels will invariably be of the very highest order.
Given the importance this part of New York City plays in the financial world, many companies and conglomerates have made their bases here and the resultant influx of businesspeople who arrive in the city every year need a place to stay. As well as providing guestrooms and suites to New York's business community, many of the most prestigious hotels also provide exceptional meeting and conference facilities that are available for hire. With most premises able to provide state-of-the-art technological support including audiovisual equipment for presentations and videoconferencing as well as trained event co-ordination staff, the best hotels on Wall Street have become an invaluable component in the machinery of modern commerce.
Next time you're in town for business, make sure to check out the array of top-quality Wall Street hotels that are presented here. As well as offering great value for money, you'll receive the best of care from the most attentive and efficient staff you'll find anywhere, assuring you of a relaxing, comfortable and productive stay.
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