We stayed here for a short weekend trip, and would definately stay here again for a longer trip next time. It was our first time staying at the Hotel Palomar or at any Kimpton Hotel. We decided on this hotel because it was pet friendly and we had our two dogs with us for the weekend. We booked our room through the hotel's reservations directly because they were able to give us a better deal than all the other travel websites. Would highly recommend that you contact the hotel and see what their best available prices are before you book your rooms via Expedia or Orbitz, etc. The minute we pulled up to the front, we were instantly greeted and helped out. They also greeted our puppies which made us felt very welcomed. When we were checking in, the people at the front desk even gave our pups doggie treats. We had heard great things of a Thai restaurant but we couldn't remember the name exactly so we asked the gentlemen that was helping us with the check-in. He instantly looked up the name of the restaurant for us, and even helped us make reservations for the night! The location of the hotel makes going everywhere super convenient too....it's right in the heart of downtown, Union Square. We had a car with us so we had it valeted for the weekend. The hotel parks the car in their indoor parking lot located downstairs of the hotel, which is great because we didn't have to worry about the car being in an outdoor lot. Oh, and did I mention the complimentary wine hour!?!! The hotel hosts a complimentary wine hour where they introduce a red wine and white wine for their guests to try! Our overall experience was just absolutely awesome. The hotel is super accommodating, the staff were all very professional, and friendly. LOVED IT! Highly recommend it, hands down.

I love Kimpton properties in general - Stayed here for business. Walking distance to the convention center. Nice updated rooms... flat screen tv.

Great service - from the bellmen to the front desk. Had some slow service for breakfast but the waitress was very nice about it.. I actuall fell in the middle of the restaurant and no one came to see if i was ok - but that's ok since it was embarassing.

I would stay here again.

This hotel is in a great location but as several reviewers have stated the rooms are very small. The big problem we had here was the michelin star restaurant, located on the 5th floor. The food was lovely but our table was situated near the air conditioning vent and it was absolutely freezing. Three times we asked for the air conditioning to be turned down before the manager eventually came to our table and told us they were aware of the problem but they were unable to do anything about it. I pointed out to him that three people in the table behind us were actually wearing their jackets and he agreed it was not a satisfactory situation. Our tea and coffee was on the house but considering we had paid $500 for the meal I felt this the least that could have been done.

Great rate on Travelzoo.com - $139.00 for two doubles. Nick-Dal thought room was small, but perhaps has never stayed in a NYC 85 sf shoebox "boutique" hotel for $350 ... our Palomar room was HUGE! Well appointed, comfortable (except for the pillows; I dislike down, and the foam pillows that were brought up were hard as rocks). Staff was very friendly, but it took forever for them to bring our bags to the room. (Three calls to the desk and one personal trip to look for them; apparently there was one bellman on duty and couldn't deal with several people checking in at once ... we were late for an appointment because of that. When he finally did deliver the bags he said there would be a bottle of wine delivered to our room for our trouble, but the wine never materialized.) Towels were not changed daily, which didn't bother me, but it did bother my travel companion (there was no note in the bathroom indicating that towels would not be changed, as I've seen in other hotels). Didn't eat in the hotel restaurant, so can't comment on that. Annabelle's Bistro just down the block had one of the best Ceasar Salads that I've ever tasted. Hotel offers a free wine tasting daily from 5-6, which is a lovely idea, but we were out sightseeing all day, and never in our hotel at that hour. Would have been a nice end to the day at 9 pm or so. Overall, good experience at the Palomar. Very clean, comfortable, friendly and quiet.