I am not sure how to rate this hotel.
Honestly you could give this hotel a zero rating. But it could also get a high one. My wife and I thought it was excellent. How does this work??? Simply by being cheap and in possibly the best location in NYC. If you want to be dead centre NYC you surely cannot do any better. Less than 100 yards to times square and 100 yards to the port authority bus station where the airport shuttle drops, it really is ideal.
We booked this hotel fully expecting it to be awful. The next best for us (we were there for four days just before christmas 2005) was in new jersey. It seems that in NYC you either get cheap digs or expensive hotels.
We decided to go for the cheap digs and it was one of the best decisions we ever made.
Forgetting the surly staff and the awful smell in the foyer from the attached food place, our room was much better than i imagined. It was clean, the bathroom was clean, shower was brilliant, our bed looked ok and we had a tele. There were no facilities in the room though which was to be expected. It was freezing with almost no heating. The windows didn't really close and the radiator only (half) worked after complaining but it meant that mny wife and i had the most cuddly nights for a long time. It also meant we got up early which is exactly why we visited.
The foyer itself was amazing - david attenborough could have spent months there analysing the comings and goings. Arguments with staff were alway worth sticking around for. Double booked rooms (i think the fault of travel agents rather than the hotel - I would suggest always book direct) were common and entertaining.
Bottom line - if you expect the worst you can never be disappointed. If you can manage with basic conditions you shouldn't have a problem here. Those who really did not expect this hotel to be as bad for the money they paid get what they deserve and cannot complain.
One thing - we saw a few people there with kids. I wouldn't recommend this at all. I certainly wouldn't take mine there. Ever.
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