The Hotel at Times Square is a bit closer to 5th Avenue and a great location for visiting New York. It is a very nice three star hotel, newly renovated and very clean. The rooms are comfortable, with good beds and nice quality furnishings. The windows open and there are cordless phones. The hotel does not charge for local calls and long distance is charged at a reasonable rate. Other hotels take note.
One of the big advantages of the hotel is they supply a continental breakfast, which is very good. Nothing too fancy, but good coffee, a selection of cereals and fruit, doughnuts, bagels and toast. Ideal for starting the day. There is also a small bar on the second floor, that charges 3 dollars for a beer and 5 dollars for a glass of wine.
The area around the hotel is known as Little Brazil and there are a good selection of Brazilian restaurants. If you are shopping for electronics in New York, Best Buy is at 44th and 5th Avenue and the service is good. Much better than trying to find what you want in the Apple Store at 59th and 5th, which was heaving when I was there.
They also have wi fi for guests and two computers in the lobby for you to use. While I was there, it was mid term and there seemed to be a school group - well behaved children. Judging from accents there was also quite a few French and British guests.
All in all, a good stay and a good value hotel I will recommend to everyone. It is part of the Apple Core group of five hotels in Mid Town Manhattan.
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