You are about a 20-30 minute walk to Times Square, with not much but average restaurants in between. Hotel is five blocks from the nearest subway station. It's coolest feature and most distinct feature is advertised as a rooftop bar/restaurant, but there is no food served, it's not open during the day, and is often closed for private parties. Ironically, the view is of the buildings around Times Square, which is probably where you want to be anyway. It is also extremely expensive. Despite it's location amidst car dealerships, my room, on the 9th floor on the 11th Ave. side was surprisingly noisy, traffic is heavy and honking is frequent given that there is a Lincoln Tunnel entrance nearby. Despite being a four star hotel, my room did not have a bathtub. Service was extremely courteous, but spotty. Asked for a daily paper, more often than not I it did not get delivered, canceled a wake up call and got woken up by one anyway, checked in late night and asked if there were restaurants nearby, and was basically told no, despite the plethora of places 1-2 avenues away. Complaining aside, the rooms are spotless and nicely appointed. Every single staff person I encountered was friendly and polite and the room felt spacious and cool (there was a heatwave at the time). A friend was staying a less expensive, older hotel closer to Times Square for about 30% less and despite "only" being 3.5 star rated, seemed like a much better deal and a more practical location.
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