I stayed at the Empire Hotel for work for a few days. Great location near Lincoln Center, 2 short blocks to lots of subway stops, lots of food and shops nearby. Beautiful rooftop bar with great views of NYC! The rooms were very quiet, I never heard anything from the hall or other rooms. The cons were that it was pretty pricey for what it was. I mean I know its NYC, but still. The rooms should've been bigger. Also, when I checked in, the only room they had to offer me was a "smoking optional" room. Really, people still do this? And in NYC, the land of anti smoking and sugary sodas?? The room stunk, bad, I can't believe the hotel even allows this. So they switched me to a handicap accessible room, which was larger, but had a weird shower. Not a big deal. Also, my biggest pet peeve with hotels is not enough plugs. I had to move furniture and unplug lamps in an already dark room to be able to plug in both my ipad and iphone. I know these are old hotels in the city, but a power strip is an easy solution.
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