Spent 2 nights here for a work event and bonus weekend day. In the past, I have stayed in much nicer hotels for much less money (this was over $300 a night), so I guess the NY tourist industry is doing well. TINY room, tiny bath, and good acoustics for hearing all the hallway conversations. "Desk" was about 2 feet across with a kiddy chair that was about 12 inches high, making it extremely uncomfortable to reach my laptop. Not one of the nice new recently renovated Holiday Inns, which I have come to expect.
Location was ok, depending on what you want to do & see. Relatively convenient to Union Square (we saw the Occupy Wall Street protesters, just before police arrived), Chelsea Market, High Line.
Only bonuses are decent location, cheap parking and free coffee in the lobby (which was much more accessible than finding the soda machine, so I did not buy a soda). I suspect passers- by stop in for a sit and coffee. Breakfast area is also tiny and nearly impossible to push thru the crowd to toast a bagel (and not a good NYC bagel, just cheap generic version). Lobby printer for boarding passes was broken.
I was a bit concerned when I saw luggage left in the lobby for hours, but the staff assured me that they did lock up checked luggage. However, when I was seeking a restroom, I wandered into an unlocked room on the first floor that was full of suitcases: not too secure!
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