My husband and I spent 4 nights at the Eastgate towers with our two 12 year olds and our 10 year old. I spent a whole day trying to find a hotel in a good location that would accommodate the 5 of us. If you are traveling with only 2 children you have many options. If you have more than 2 children you can't fit into most of the decent hotels in NYC unless you pay for 2 rooms. On advice from fellow trip advisor users I found the Eastgate Towers. We paid about $200 a night with our AAA card for a 2 queen bed junior suite that also had a small kitchen and pull out sofa. The $200 doesn't account for the almost 15% tax.
BE AWARE: When I made the reservation in January I was sure to clarify that I needed a room with the 2 queen beds. Then a few days before arriving called again to make sure my reservation said 2 queen beds. No one ever told me that the 2 bed suites were based on availability. So upon arrival I was very disappointed to find out that they didn't have any 2 bed suites available. The same thing happened to my sister-in-law who was traveling with a party of 6, 2 adults and 4 children. I met another woman in the lobby with 3 children who it also happened to. The hotel tried to make it right by giving us 2 roll-aways for free (normally $30 a night). There was plenty of room in the hotel for the 2 roll-aways. Problem was they were very uncomfortable, the pull out sofa is bad too. We had already been on the east coast for 6 nights and were exhausted, so was really disappointed that my kids weren't getting a comfortable night sleep. Having one bed in a room for 5-6 people isn't acceptable.
That being said, the hotel was in a GREAT location, was clean, and the staff was friendly. It was great having a kitchen and saved us tons of money by making breakfast in the room and some lunches. There is a small grocery store a block away. The rooms are large. Seems to me they used to be apartments. Ours had 3 closets in it and a table that was big enough for all 5 of us to eat at.
If you're picky about decor be warned that is very outdated. Halls can also be loud. You can hear people coming and going all hours.
Because of so few choices for our size family and the good price, I'll probably stay here again and try again for the 2 beds.
hotel reviews