I planned a family trip to NYC over Columbus Day weekend and booked a room with double beds through Travel Zoo for my family of 5. It was a great value: $234 for one night and $280 for the second. I did try to get a cot in the room but the hotel said that I would need to upgrade my room if I wanted a cot. I decided to just "wing" it, bring a sleeping bag for my child, etc.
After reading the reviews here of The Lexington in New York City, I was really nervous about what we would find in our room. The reviews of it not being clean really bothered me especially as I would have one child sleeping on the floor (which is kind of gross in even the best hotels).
So... I expected the worst. But the room was actually quite big with two double beds, TWO bathrooms and a pull-out couch. The couch grossed us out so we chose to squish into the beds. However, the room was fine. For the price, I think it was what one would expect in NYC. It was so convenient to get off the train at Grand Central and walk to the hotel. We left our bags while waiting for our room to be ready, which was a $2 per bag cost. I knew this ahead of time so it was not a problem.
I would not go out of my way to recommend this hotel, but if you find a good deal to stay here, it is not the worst place you can stay. Nothing stood out about the hotel except that we had two bathrooms in our room and that the price was reasonable for NYC.
The staff was fine, nothing special but also no complaints.
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