We chose Park 79 because of the location and for that we would give it 4 stars. The website is deceiving though - the rooms do not look like the one example they give. (OK, maybe one room might look like that!) Even so, once we saw our room we knew we payed too much for this place. Having stayed in NY many times, we automatically knew that anything under $200 a night is by chance. This was our first time staying here. The entry and foyer were presentable and the doorman was very accommodating. Can't say the same for the reservation clerk though. We liked the looks of the outside but our first impressions were dashed once we got to our room. Small is being kind! I kid you not, the room was no larger than 10x10 feet and within that cubical they had managed to squeeze in a tiny bathroom just large enough to back into the toilet then go forward 2 steps into a cubical shower, squeezing past the tiny sink in the process. No place to hang towels, NO closet. Our double bed was shoved over in the corner against the wall with about 3 feet of space to move about at the bottom of the bed past the only open side to the bed. . Traveling on the cheap in New York City does have its up-side, however - the $140+ dollars we saved at the 79 was spent going to the opera! Bottom line: an OK cheap place to stay for the buck. Good location to stay at night but get out of there during the day or you will go nuts stepping over your luggage which takes up all the empty space surrounding the bed!
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