Don't go here for the pool but that aside you won't find better for the cost in Midtown.
The subway is two blocks away. The size of the rooms are the largest I have seen in a 3 star Midtown hotel and the service was very good.
The comments on here about the poor service from staff are not correct. I think some people expect 5 star service in these type of hotels. They are a base to use and not much more. If you want 5 star service go to the Waldorf, you'll pay for it though. The best example I can give is during our stay we witnessed a very rude Scottish lady (lady used very losely) demanding that she was given a river view room. The reception explained that these rooms were kings and suites, the Scottish lady was ranting and raving but unprepared to pay the ungrade - enough said. All the time the debate rumbled on the check in queue was growing and if you didn't see the initial exchange then you may have though the check was slow.
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