As far as I know this is the only TRYP in the US; the rest are in Europe. I made some requests ahead of arrival: early check in, room facing the back (not the street) and high up, and since we were there for special occasions (my birthday & a company holiday party) a room upgrade if available. We got two out of 3, which ain’t bad (we checked in at 1:15 instead of 3, and our room DID face the back, though it wasn’t particularly high up – 7th floor). The room, with a VERY comfortable king bed, was good size for NY, which means it wasn’t cramped but also not palatial. Like some other reviewers, we did notice that perhaps the walls are a bit thin, as we could hear some noise within the hotel in the morning, but it was not excessive. The bathroom was quite clean but just big enough for one person…though the shower (with a great “rain” showerhead) will fit 3 or 4! There was a room safe, which I always like to have, but no refrigerator. The staff DID note my birthday by sending up a very nice selection of snack nuts, as well as facilitating the delivery of a VERY nice bottle of bubbly accompanied by chocolate-covered strawberries that one of my close friends ordered as a surprise for us. I found the guys working the concierge desk quite helpful, which we appreciated. There’s a bunch of reasonable ethnic restaurants right around the corner on 9th Ave heading north., and it’s an easy walk to Times Square, MSG, Rockefeller, etc. If you fly in/out of Newark as we did, this is a really handy location, since Penn Station is just a couple of blocks away (take the Airtrain…only $25 round trip!). Overall, a very nice experience.
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