Hotel Beacon

Hotel Beacon is at 2130 Broadway, at West 75th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The 1929 building sits a few blocks from the 79th Street and 72nd Street subway stations on the 1, 2 and 3 lines and within walking distance of Riverside Park, Central Park, Lincoln Center and the American Museum of Natural History. The neighbourhood is residential and family-oriented, with grocery stores, bakeries, delis and casual restaurants along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, including the famous Zabar's food market nearby, and the atmosphere is calmer than Midtown. The hotel is known for practicality more than for glamour. Its main selling point is space, and most rooms and suites include kitchenettes with a refrigerator, microwave and cooking equipment, which reduces dining costs for families and longer stays. Categories include Standard Rooms, Deluxe Suites and Junior Suites, with suites offering separate sleeping and living areas and multiple-bed configurations that suit families of four or more. An on-site restaurant serves meals, and there is a fitness centre and free wifi. Service is straightforward and friendly, with a concierge desk that can advise on Upper West Side attractions and help with theatre and museum tickets. The hotel attracts families, visitors attending events at Lincoln Center, and travellers who want extra room at a price lower than comparable Midtown hotels. Nightly rates typically run from about $200 to $450 depending on season and room type, and larger suites carry the higher prices. The subway offers fast access to Times Square in about ten minutes and to Lower Manhattan in about twenty-five minutes. Because the building dates to the late 1920s, some finishes are more traditional than at newly built hotels, but rooms are regularly updated. Weekend visitors can also stroll to the Upper West Side's farmers markets and the Hudson River waterfront a few blocks west.