I do business in New York City, and have stayed at many hotels in Manhattan. The first thing I must say is that you truly cannot beat the Pennsylvania for location, and what you get for your money. The rooms are small but clean. Keep in mind that nearly ALL rooms in Manhattan are small; if you want a large room, you will spend close to 500 dollars a night. As a businessman this is not practical for me. This is an old hotel, and it shows it's age somewhat. As I said, however, the rooms are clean, and when you are asleep you arent looking at the room anyway. This hotel is very convinient to JFK airport, as all you have to do is take the airtrain to Jamaica station, then change to the Long Island Railroad, which will drop you off at Madison Square Garden, which is directly across the street!. It is close to Times Square, Midtown, the bar district of Clinton, Macy's and all of the Broadway theatres. I sincerely recommend this hotel, and urge you to not listen to the negative reviews, as these people are clearly neophytes to Manhattan, where I am not. The best thing about this hotel is that I can always get a room there; yeah, the check-in, check-out lines can be long; this is true of ANY 1700 room hotel. When I go back to the city, I plan to stay here again. And don't forget, there is a Lindy's restaurant adjacent to this hotel, which has the best Cheesecake in NYC!.....Happy travels to New York!...Cheers!
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