The Beekman looked after me on my own, twice, but it hasn't earned the mark. It didn't meet the WTD Standard for a woman traveling alone because it didn't answer my questions about women on staff, or what a woman should do if she feels uncomfortable, and I asked twice. It also only arranges cars during business hours. I stayed there on my own in May and July 2025, and at Le Gratin I was seated right away at a lovely table by the window and even asked if it was OK for me.
The access score is for how it answered, not for how easy it is to get around.
Read for: Solo. Not read for Partnered or Friends.
How this read was booked. Booked at a preferred rate through my own agency and paid for by me. I earn a booking commission on stays I book, and I earned one on both stays. No property paid to be read, and no payment has ever changed a verdict. I stayed as a paying guest. When I wrote to the property in August I identified myself as a travel advisor; my line saying I share what I learn publicly reached it on 24 September 2026, with my access questions. I did not tell any property it was being scored against a standard. The properties that haven't earned the mark yet are published too, with the reason stated.
Stayed and read: May and July 2025
Scored: October 2026
Property knew I was an advisor: in May, at check-out; in July, yes, from my reply to its email before I arrived
Mode: Solo
This is a hospitality read, not a safety rating. I score how a hotel treats a woman on her own. I do not certify that anywhere is safe, because nobody can. How the WTD Standard works →
My two stays alone at The Beekman
New York was the first city I ever fell in love with, and in May 2025 I was there for a conference for women in travel while I was ending a thirteen-year career in medical device sales, so being in that city for that change just felt right. I picked The Beekman because it was a walk from my conference, it has a MICHELIN Key, and it has several restaurants under one roof, which I love after a busy day. I came back in July for another conference, and both stays were on my own.
I booked both at a preferred rate through my own agency. In May the hotel didn't know I was an advisor until I checked out, and by July it did, from my reply to its email before that stay. In May I booked the King Premium and was moved to a higher floor when I arrived, and in July I booked the King Deluxe and was upgraded to the King Premium before I got there, so every room detail here comes from a King Premium, which isn't exactly the room most women would book.
It wrote to me before both stays, from a named person at the hotel, and nobody at the desk asked if I was waiting on someone either time. Without my asking, the concierge gave me a rundown of the hotel, where to eat, the history of the building and the area, and my room number was never said out loud. Both times the welcome that came with how I booked was waiting in the room, a bottle of sparkling water, a note and a box of truffles, with no alcohol in it.
The peephole and the second lock both worked. A higher floor tends to be quieter here, because The Bar Room sits right below the rooms and its beautiful, historic space opens all the way up to the ceiling of the building, so a little of the noise carries to the first few floors. The safe took my laptop, the robe and slippers fit, and there were several mirrors, including a full-length one, with outlets near them for getting ready.
Dining alone at The Beekman
The dinners are the part I tell people about. On my second night the concierge booked me a table for one at Le Gratin, and I was seated right away at a lovely table by the window and even asked if it was OK for me. One of the things I love to do in New York is sit in a cozy little restaurant with jazz playing while I look out the window at the loud, busy city, and that table gave me exactly that. There's something about finding stillness in the middle of the hustle and bustle of New York. I'd been out exploring the city all day, so it was the perfect end to it, and I never had to leave my hotel.
On my last night I'd been in trainings and workshops all day and I was tired, so going out didn't appeal, but I still wanted a nice meal. It was a last-minute decision, and the concierge got me a table for one at Temple Court, the hotel's fine dining restaurant, where the hostess walked me in and asked if the table would work. My back was to the wall and I faced the middle of the room, with the wine display and the chandeliers in front of me, and it was perfect. I had the American Wagyu Denver Steak with creamed spinach, hen of the woods mushroom and bordelaise, a glass of cabernet, and a chocolate crème brûlée.
My first night went differently. I'd arrived late and wanted somewhere that didn't need a reservation, so I went to The Bar Room, the lounge that serves a full menu. The hostess seated me without a question, but my server asked if I was waiting on anyone, asked again before I ordered whether I wanted to wait for the rest of my party, and later brought my check instead of the second glass of wine I'd ordered. He fixed it, and I stayed and enjoyed that glass in a lively room, and that was one server on one night. I've been back since, and I haven't seen him again.
If you're eating at your hotel on your own, ask the concierge to book it as a table for one, even when the restaurant is just downstairs. At The Beekman, the two dinners booked that way were the two where nobody asked who else was coming.
What The Beekman told me when I asked
In August I wrote to the hotel as a travel advisor with ten questions about how it looks after a woman on her own. The concierge answered five of them in a little over an hour and passed the rest to the front office team.
On room service, it said "In-room dining is available 24 hours a day," with "dedicated breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night offerings," so there's a late-night menu rather than the full one at every hour. On drinks, it said it offers "a variety of non-alcoholic beverage options throughout our restaurants, bars, in-room dining program, and minibar selections," which covers everywhere I'd be.
On restaurants, it said the concierge team is "happy to secure reservations and provide personalized dining recommendations," which is what happened at Le Gratin and Temple Court. On airport cars, it said the concierge team "coordinates transportation during business hours and provides guests with all driver and vehicle details in advance whenever available." It said plainly that it's business hours only, so I couldn't count on a car for a late arrival, and it didn't say whether a female driver is possible.
The other five went to the front office, which the concierge said would "be best equipped to answer questions regarding occupancy pricing, guest privacy policies, staffing, housekeeping services". Those were what one person pays for a room, how it keeps a guest's room number private, whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping, what a woman should do if she feels uncomfortable, and period care. The front office never wrote back.
The Beekman accessibility: the six facts
I publish the same six facts for every hotel, and I don't rate them. I didn't take a tape measure on either stay, so every fact below comes from the hotel's own website, and I've marked what it doesn't say. NEEDS RULING (31 Oct): I sent my access questions in September 2026 and again in October, and the hotel hasn't answered them.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: The registration desk, the accessible guestroom and "All on-site restaurants" are listed as "Accessible from Accessible Public Entrance." No step count or route.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing on the page. Which floors it reaches isn't stated.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: The accessible guestroom has "doorways that provide 32″ of clear width." Nothing on the route from the street.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Beekman told me: Asked twice, no answer.
What its website says: Accessible vehicles can be accommodated through our valet services at an off-site garage." Nothing on a drop-off.
Its website also says it offers accessible rooms, booked by email or by calling 212-233-2300, and a TTY on request, though it doesn't say how many accessible rooms there are. If the hotel answers my questions, I'll finish the read and update this card, with the date. A re-read is available to any property at no charge, and payment plays no part in it.
What The Beekman does well
It wrote to me before both stays, from a named person at the hotel.
The concierge booked me two tables for one, at Le Gratin and Temple Court, and at both I was given a good table and asked if it suited me.
Nobody at the desk asked if I was waiting on someone, either time, and I got a rundown of the hotel, its history and the area without asking.
When I asked, the concierge answered five questions in a little over an hour, and said plainly that cars are booked during business hours rather than claiming any hour.
What didn't happen
Five of my ten questions went to the front office and were never answered, though I asked twice: what one person pays for a room, privacy, women on staff, what a guest should do if she feels uncomfortable, and period care.
At The Bar Room a server asked twice if I was waiting for someone, and brought my check instead of my second glass of wine, which he fixed.
The concierge books cars during business hours only, so I couldn't count on one for a late arrival.
My access questions went unanswered too, asked in September and again in October.
Who The Beekman is for
It suits a woman on her own downtown who wants dinner in the hotel, a table for one the concierge will book, and room service at any hour. NEEDS RULING (31 Oct): If you need to know who's on staff, or how the hotel looks after a guest who feels uncomfortable, ask before you book, because when I asked, I didn't get an answer.
Questions about The Beekman for a woman traveling alone
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It looked after me on two solo stays, in May and July 2025, and at the two tables for one the concierge booked for me, nobody asked who else was coming. It didn't meet the WTD Standard because it didn't answer my questions about women on staff, or what a woman should do if she feels uncomfortable, and I asked twice. It also only arranges cars during business hours.
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Yes. The concierge booked me a table for one at each. At Le Gratin I was seated right away at a table by the window and asked if it was OK for me, and at Temple Court the hostess walked me in and asked if the table would work.
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The hotel told me in-room dining is available 24 hours a day, with a late-night menu. I didn't test it on either stay.
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The Bar Room sits right below the rooms and opens all the way up to the ceiling, so a little of the noise carries to the first few floors. In May I was moved to a higher floor when I arrived, which tends to be quieter.
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Its website says it offers accessible rooms, with 32 inches of clear width in the accessible guestroom's doorways, booked by email or by phone. I sent my own access questions in September 2026 and again in October, and the hotel hasn't answered them. If it does, I'll update this card with the date.
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The hotel didn't say. I asked in writing, twice, whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping, and I didn't get an answer.
The Beekman is the fourth New York hotel I've scored, and the only one I've stayed in twice. I've also scored Fouquet's New York, which passed, The William Vale in Brooklyn, and The Wall Street Hotel nearby, where I spent my last night in New York that May. In Nashville, I've scored The Hermitage Hotel. I've written about how I choose a hotel when I'm traveling alone too. Every card is scored the same way, and the full method is here.
Details change. Every fact on this card was true on the date of the read. Confirm anything you are relying on with the property when you book. If something here is now wrong, tell me and I will update the card and date the change.
I'm Kayla Mason, founder of World Traveling Daughter.
