I told my wife before we drove up to the hotel --- "This hotel is brand new. It is $100 cheaper per night than any decent hotel in the Times Square area. The room is going to be small, with very little storage, and the A/C will be loud. The breakfast is free but it will be the usual Fairfield Inn variety and the breakfast room will probably be crowded. My wife said - we are going to the US Open and will only be sleeping, then eating breakfast, in the hotel -- so, no problem".
Well, the tripadvisor reviews were right-on. The employees are very nice. When I told them I thought the A/C was louder than normal, they offered to move us to a different room. We had already unpacked so we did not move. Since it was September, we just turned the A/C off at night. You could open the window, but even from 12 stories high, the street noise was too much. In the Times Square area, we have recently stayed at the Marquis, the Westin, the W, and the Fairfield near 8th Ave. The rooms in this Fairfield are the smallest. Two people could not pass each other as they walked around the bed. For us, the location was very good. We had about 3 blocks to the 7 subway to go to the US Open each day. We were within an easy walk to Times Square and the Broadway shows. 37th street is a nice street (for NYC), felt very safe, with generally a good flow of traffic. Close to Macy's too. If you have stayed at other Fairfield Inn's, the breakfast was the usual. One staff person was responsible for re-stocking and was available if you needed something. Based upon nyc prices, probably saved another $20-$25 there too. Both of the 2 new Fairfield Inns in NYC must have bought their A/C units from the same company. They sit by the window and are very loud. We had the same issue with the other Fairfield.
Overall, next year, I will probably pay the extra $100 per night and stay at the Westin. Also, I use CarmelLimo for my car service when in NYC. They are the lowest cost I've found and have been very dependable for me.
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