I just returned today from a one night stay at the Affinia Manhattan. Because I live in southern Connecticut (about 50 mins away from the city), I almost never spend the night there. With that being said, I really can't compare the Affinia to other NYC hotels. But I will write an honest review based on my experience.
The location is great - midtown Manhattan. Across the street from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. Not far from Grand Central, Times Square or the Theater District.
There is a Starbucks directly across the street and a large, modern bar/restaurant inside the Affinia called Niles. I had the buffet breakfast this morning - nice variety, ok food.
The 2 girls working the front desk during my check in were beyond professional and extremely friendly. I was greeted with a warm smile and a nice glass of lemon water.
My room was on the 17th floor. Very small room (which is understandable in NYC) with a small window, large flat screen tv, AC unit and comfortable queen size bed. I had upgraded my pillow online prior to check in and was pleased it was delivered almost immediately upon my arrival.
Although my room was pretty clean, my bathroom was not. The tiled floor was dirty and there was a large amount of hair in the shower drain. This turned me off! And since I didn't want to step on the hairball during my shower, I grabbed a bunch of tissues and cleaned the drain myself, nearly gagging as I did it. The sink also was not cleaned to my liking. It is a vessel type sink with flat bottom, nice clean/modern design but the water splashes everywhere and takes a while to drain. Normally something like this wouldn't bother me, but because I found the bathroom to be very dirty the idea of water splashing my face and toothbrush from the puddle in the sink turned me off.
My night's sleep was ok. The room was cool and bed comfortable but I was woken up several times by the loud streets below (again its expected in NYC)
I am not a picky traveler and would have given the Affinia a better rating if only the bathroom was cleaned properly. But the location and staff made up for it!
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