Well,my family had the experience of traveling to New York for the first time in order to attend the reading by JK Rowling of her last Harry Potter book at Carnegie Hall. Not knowing anything about New York, we wanted to stay as close as possible to Carnegie Hall. That is how we chose The Park Central Hotel. It was after we booked the reservations that we saw the reviews on Trip Advisor. Needless to say,we weren't happy with the reviews we read. However, I will say that we weren't as disappointed as some. We arrived at the hotel on Thursday at 1:30PM. We weren't looking forward to having to wait to check in at 4PM,but they had rooms available on the fourth floor and checked us in immediately. Being from rural VA,we were concerned about street noise but must say we had no problem with that in room 460. The view wasn't much, but it wasn't loud. What really disappointed us was room size. It was just big enough for two double beds,a dresser with a TV on it, a small table with two chairs. The bathroom was big enough for one person. The toliet lid was loose/broken--when you lifted it, it fell off. Hair dryer worked great. In room safe worked great. Mattresses,linens,pillows were fantastic. The best sleep my husband has ever had in a hotel bed. We were amazed there were NO WASHCLOTHS! However,we had read this in another review and come prepared. When we asked for washcloths,we received them the next day. Also received the extra towels we requested. We did find the housekeeping service did a better job after tip was left for them every AM. We usually tip at end of stay but went with daily tip this hotel stay. The room was clean. We looked for mold but didn't find any obvious signs of it. The room looked slightly worn,but we have stayed in worse. Elevator was a little slow,but that wasn't an issue. The staff was never rude to us so no complaints there. It is obvious the location is what you pay for at this hotel,and we weren't disappointed in that at all. Minutes from Times Square,Broadway,Central Park,Rockefeller Center. We walked everywhere we wanted to go. We never ate at the hotel restaurant,but I looked at the menu. It is somewhat pricey...about $18.00 for breakfast. When we go back to New York,we will probably try another hotel just to be able to compare the differences. I would honestly say if you go not expecting any luxury for the money but a great location,then you shouldn't have any problem with this hotel.
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