There is a sign at the desk of the Best Western Plus President Hotel encouraging guests to review them on Tripadvisor. So I will. I also filled out the survey they sent me. I became acquainted with this hotel via a Priceline bid. At check-in, we were not met by friendly staff, but rather held up, just not at gunpoint. Already having paid more than I have ever paid for a New York hotel, and a three star at that, I was told that the only bed my Priceline bid would give me was a full-sized bed. I was skeptical since their Expedia page offered only queen sized beds. The woman insisted that I would have to pay $25 a night more for twin beds. She finally relented upon my protest to lower that to $15 a nite. For 5 nights, this adds up, especially since they add tax to it, making it closer to $20 a night extra. Two men needed two beds, not that we don't believe in coziness. It's just that I am a big guy and a tossy sleeper.
The room was tiny. The closet was tiny. The bath was tiny. But, we did have an outdoor patio facing 48th Street, which we liked. Not once in 5 days did we run into a friendly staffer. Only once did a doorman actually open the door for us. Never once did an employee say hi to us.The elevators could be quite slow, especially when the maids were using their keys to run express. The free wi-fi was worthless as the signal was so weak.
But, we did like our little twin beds and slept well. We were having fun in Manhattan and enjoyed the location near Times Square.
The hotel was quite busy, with the lobby often being overrun with tour groups and their luggage. I heard people complain about their A/C, but ours worked well. I noted a Priceline bid for January was $85 a night, laughable to our $250 plus robbery fee. And all those NY taxes!
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