We stayed at the Grand Union between 12-19th September 2005. The best aspect of this hotel, in addition to the low room rate, is the location. Many NYC highlights are within reasonable walking distance e.g. Empire State Building, Macy's, Times Square. Plus, the hotel is only a minutes walk to the nearest subway (E33rd St) where a #6 took us to the attractions further a field.
We had a reasonable sized room at the back of the hotel, so no view but no traffic noise either. The room was cleaned to a high standard and fresh towels left daily. If you are planning to spend your visit to NYC in your hotel room then you may wish to pay a lot more for a room with a few more facilities, but if like us, you want a safe and clean base from which to explore the city, I would highly recommend the Hotel Grand Union.
We will return to this hotel.
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