Stayed at the Doubletree Times Square for two nights on business. Room - All rooms are suites, which is kind of neat, but not necessary for a businessperson traveling alone. Room was a true suite, partitioned in two with a door; a bedroom and a "living" room. Clean, pleasant but plain appointments, each partition was smallish but the bathroom spanned much of the length of the rooms, and had two sinks. Shower/tub combo was the order of the day, and some of the caulk had grime in it, maybe mold (I hate that). Overall the room was fine, and it was nice to have a spread to eat on in the living room when I ordered room service. Room was VERY quiet, even in the middle of Times Square.
Location - probably great for tourists, if you want to be in the heart of Times Square. It is actually only one block from company NY office, but it was really weird walking into TS after a long business day. Just didn't "feel right". I prefer walking a few more blocks just to not have so much commotion around me.
Food - positively awful. After a long day, I really wanted to crash and order room service. The wait was longish, 40 mins, but the food was just plain bad. Soup was lukewarm, and ravioli was actually stale, so was the bread. The cheese looked like it had curdled. I was so hungry and tired I ate it anyway, I couldn't stand the thought of waiting any longer to eat. Yuck. This is what would would keep me from coming back - the other stuff is fine, but when the food is bad, it's all bad! Way too expensive, too.
Service - everyone was very nice, no complaints. I did get a warm cookie at check in, that was nice.
Overall, not a great value -- over $500/night (company paid thank goodness) for lousy food and an okay room. That being said, if you want or need to stay there, it's fine just don't eat there.
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