I stayed in this hotel whilst away on business working over on Lexington Avenue.
On first arrival, I thought that I may have been in the wrong place. It was packed with hundreds of kids over in New York to see everything Times Square has to offer. This continued for the entire trip, rendering the downstairs hotel bar useless for the week I stayed. I went to visit the club lounge hoping for a little tranquility. In exchange for virtual silence, I was rewarded with a complete lack of amenities that I have come to expect from the Starwood chain.
The room was at least pleasant and clean. Space-wise, given that it was a king sized room, I am not sure I would have liked to be in a regular room. In terms of design and layout, there were also some major flaws with a couple of the fundamentals. In the bathroom, there were no hooks or rails to leave towels. There was no amenity kit, nor dressing gown/bathrobe. There were no main lights except for the door entrance area. A lot of these small points unfortunately added up to a mediocre room experience.
In sum, if you're looking for a base of action near Times Square and can put up with crowds, it's probably ok. If you're a business traveller, I would recommend looking for an equally priced boutique hotel nearby or one of the more upmarket parts of the Starwood chain, such as Le Meridien Parker a couple of blocks towards the Park.
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