We arrived at the Ramada in the morning (after an overnight flight from San Francisco) well before the check in time of 1500 hrs. We had telephoned a few weeks in advance to request an earlier check in and the staff fulfilled this request. We only had to wait 15 mins whilst the maid finished cleaning the room.
The hotel was clean throughout, the bed was comfortable and the bathroom was fine. In comparison to other Hotels in the City the Ramada is reasonably priced.
Breakfast was a dissapointment and shouldnt be considered a deal breaker by anyone:- flourescent lighting, plastic cups, stewed coffee and a choice of bagel/ doughnut. A little uninspired to say the least, but edible and better than nothing. The wi-fi strength was poor in our room (sixth floor) and meant going into the corridor but this was only a minor inconvenience. It was good to have free access at all!
On the positive, we were allowed to store our bags there after check out of 1200 hrs as we had an evening flight home. However the porter was keen to push their "airport shuttle service" for $50. So we opted to struggle with our cases on the subway and airtrain for $7.25 each, much to his distain!
The front desk staff were very helpful though and allowed us to use the computer facilities downstairs to check in for our flights online (this was after we had checked out of the hotel).
Overall, the Hotel afforded us a comfortable nights sleep, staff were pleasant, the place was clean, situated a couple of blocks down from the Subway and not too expensive for NYC. Would recommend to anyone on a budget
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