We picked this hotel to stay in during a trip to NYC in the lead-up to Christmas. Because of the timing the options were limited and this was basically our only choice in our price range. We've stayed in other hotels in NYC in simliar price ranges at different times of the year that were in much better locations and were much nicer hotels.
This hotel is just OK. It will give you a place to sleep - but it feels kind of small and a little run-down.
We honestly didn't feel as safe in this area as we did in some other areas we've stayed in - especially in the later evenings when walking back to the hotel.
Transit is nearby but it is a bit of a hike to get to it. Port Authority is the largest transit stop near by and is one of the bigger ones. There's lots of people around but never feels overly safe, especially in the evenings. There's lots of homeless looking people hanging out around it and in the nearby connivence stores around the hotel.
It is also not exactly in Times Square - south and west of it. Though it is very walkable to get to it and any theatres that you want to get to in the evening.
In the hotel, itself, our check-in was VERY slow even though we were the only people there in the evening. They also checked us into a room that wasn't made up and we then had to wait for them to find another room for us, which they did eventually.
The room is a reasonable size but older looking in decor, furnishing and linens. It didn't feel that clean - especially the bathroom. There were hairs, trash cans weren't emptied and there were stains on the towels.
You get a large king sized bed but it's also kind of an aged mattress and not that comfortable. There is a bigger TV in the room and there is a reasonable amount of space to move around and unpack your belongings.
We found the area kind of noisy at night. We could hear what sounded like construction, though we couldn't see it, in the evening and there was a lot of traffic noise beginning in the early morning hours.
The elevator in the hotel is EXTREMELY slow. It is also very small so it is pretty much constantly crowded. It makes getting out of the hotel in the morning a little frustrating. Make sure you take everything down with you at breakfast so you don't have to go back up and come down again!
The one positive about this hotel is that it has a nice breakfast in the morning. It really does have a good range of offerings - including proteins, yogurt and fruit, in addition to the usual toast, pastries and cereals that you expect to see at a hotel breakfast. It is all rather greasy, though. The breakfast area is also extremely busy and very small so it's difficult to find a seat.
This hotel fit the bill for us in this particular instance. It certainly wasn't bad - it just wasn't great and really paled compared to some other hotels we've stayed in in the city at similar prices. That's like more why we were disappointed with it - we had some points of comparison. It's a place to sleep at a reasonable price for New York - but we wouldn't be likely to stay there again.
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