I stayed at Affinia this past weekend in the studio room. Affinia is great for NYC. I have stayed in Manhattan plenty of times and have always had to put up with very small rooms and/or rude staff (typically both). Affinia is not your typical Manhattan hotel...The staff was very polite and helpful, the rooms were huge for NYC and they allow dogs. It was great to travel with my dog without any extra charges. My studio room, which is the smallest, had a separate living room, bedroom and kitchen (with stove and fridge). This is the best hotel I have stayed in within Manhattan. It is one block from Madison Square Garden on the corner of 7th and 31st, so the location is great.
Only negatives were that the room furniture was a bit dated (but the size of the room more than makes up for it), the rooms were too warm at night, and the valet parking does not allow in and out although they charge $40 per day.
However, I will try to stay at Affinia every time I am in Manhattan.
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