We visited NY between Xmas and New Year 2005 and as it was a last minute thing we didn't have much choice of hotels in our price range. Astor on the Park is a boutique style hotel, a bit far out which could be expensive if you don't use the subway and use Taxi's instead. I found it small but clean. The heating system was VERY noisy and I woke up at 4.30 each morning to clanking. We did have a bizarre experience the first night. We went to bed and woke to find water pouring through the ceiling. We immediately called reception and they changed us to a different room but after just travelling for nearly 24 hours door to door it wasn't what we needed. The next day I complained and they tried to tell me that if I had any issues I had to go through our agent (Lastminute) which seemed like a load of rubbish to me - after all it was their hotel that was leaking. To be fair to the hotel staff they did upgrade us (after us moaning) but the noisy heating didn't get any better - and I didn't like them trying to pass the buck.
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