After a disappointing experience in Hotel Chandler, which happens to be the sister property of this hotel, we booked Belleclaire one hour prior to check out from Chandler purely based on price (150 USD) and location. We expected a dump and understood it was under renovation. While it is correct that the lobby is still under construction and the overall first impression was a bit weird, the room we got (314) was perfect in all senses - really spacious, about 50% larger than Chandler's, simple yet super clean, cosy and functional. I tried the gym twice and while being a bit small it had what I needed (treadmill, workout machines, cold water) and certainly not worse than Chandler. The common lounge next door was equipped with new apple PCs and a printer so again all essential services were here. On top of that all staff, from cleaners to front of house staff was super sweet and accommodating. As a bonus they have a fantastic supermarket next door with a large selection of cheese from all over the world, cold cuts etc. Also recommended is the next door simple restaurant for a late night meal or snack. It is not the fanciest but the food is good, the staff great and honest (forgot my camera and it was still there the following afternoon!).
We asked whether we could prolong our stay beyond our first inittal two days and did not hesitate when we were quoted 210 USD, a real steal in NYC. This is to become our hotel in the big apple every time we come here!
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