stevens397
TUG Member
We had a tour of the Manhattan Club about 5 years ago. Price was over $30,000 for the full 1 bedroom and we passed. We purchased a resale from Seth Nock about two years ago at the then unheard of price of $17,000. We were thrilled with our patience and our savvy! Looks like they can be had now for $10K (for the Founders Pkg).
As has been posted, our $1,200 maint fee has shot up to just shy of $2,000 per year - a bit more and we'll be paying $300/nite for our suite. My clear concerns is about what the fees will be 10 years from now!
In addition, there are real concerns about availability. We were led to believe that other than Thanksgiving, reservations are not a problem. In less than one year, that changed dramatically and no one seems to know why. Our hope about finding a show to see next month and making reservations is now laughable. For next year we are committed to planning 9 months ahead.
The final upset is a seemingly small one but it irks me nevertheless. They did a nice job with the renovation. I told my wife today that we really have been spoiled. Christmas was spent in an oceanfront, magnificent suite at the Ritz in Palm Beach and in a lovely oceanview suite at The Atlantic in Fort Lauderdale. The MC suite is lovely and comfortable so I can live with the fact that it is not over the top. But having renovated the rooms with carpeting, new wonderful mattresses and new TVs, I am appalled at the awful showerheads in the stand-alone shower. They would be unacceptable at at Motel 6. When you think of the thousands it costs to upgrade a suite, it is crazy to leave these awful units. I have experienced this the last three or so times there and have always mentioned it. So far nothing.
All that said, we really do enjoy our time there. We love the area. We feel comfortable knowing lots of restaurants in the area. We have a subscription to a series at City Center and it is a treat to get there by walking one block as opposed to dealing with the traffic from NJ on a Saturday night. It is a true luxury to have so much room in NYC but in this economy, being able to rent a suite at the London/NYC two blocks away for $249 + taxes really hurts (obviously can't do that year round!) but we are nervous about the future. I filled out their request for a review and basically said that the spectre of continued large MF increases and the difficulty getting reservations would preclude us from recommending this to anyone. How sad for such a lovely place.
As has been posted, our $1,200 maint fee has shot up to just shy of $2,000 per year - a bit more and we'll be paying $300/nite for our suite. My clear concerns is about what the fees will be 10 years from now!
In addition, there are real concerns about availability. We were led to believe that other than Thanksgiving, reservations are not a problem. In less than one year, that changed dramatically and no one seems to know why. Our hope about finding a show to see next month and making reservations is now laughable. For next year we are committed to planning 9 months ahead.
The final upset is a seemingly small one but it irks me nevertheless. They did a nice job with the renovation. I told my wife today that we really have been spoiled. Christmas was spent in an oceanfront, magnificent suite at the Ritz in Palm Beach and in a lovely oceanview suite at The Atlantic in Fort Lauderdale. The MC suite is lovely and comfortable so I can live with the fact that it is not over the top. But having renovated the rooms with carpeting, new wonderful mattresses and new TVs, I am appalled at the awful showerheads in the stand-alone shower. They would be unacceptable at at Motel 6. When you think of the thousands it costs to upgrade a suite, it is crazy to leave these awful units. I have experienced this the last three or so times there and have always mentioned it. So far nothing.
All that said, we really do enjoy our time there. We love the area. We feel comfortable knowing lots of restaurants in the area. We have a subscription to a series at City Center and it is a treat to get there by walking one block as opposed to dealing with the traffic from NJ on a Saturday night. It is a true luxury to have so much room in NYC but in this economy, being able to rent a suite at the London/NYC two blocks away for $249 + taxes really hurts (obviously can't do that year round!) but we are nervous about the future. I filled out their request for a review and basically said that the spectre of continued large MF increases and the difficulty getting reservations would preclude us from recommending this to anyone. How sad for such a lovely place.
Is it probable they'll back down after the refurbishment is done? It is a very nice place to stay and we are loooking forward to our Spring Break trip.