Like others, after reading the reviews I was a little nervous about my stay at the Time. Let me say that it was great. We showed up early and they gladly watched our bags until the room was ready. Thanks to everyone who warned us about the room size, we were ready for that, and we even booked a king for the extra room. The room was clean and very cool. And hears a tip...I found the best price on the Time's own web site. Also, (thanks to the great lady at the Time who answered the phone) you can put the room color you want in the comments section. I asked for a red room on the 5-10th floor (others said the lower rooms were too close to the lounge) and we got a red room on the 7th floor. Now that's service.
Perhaps the end of March is an off time, but we NEVER had a problem waiting for an elevator...heck they even have little TV's in the wall near the elevators to help pass the time....so cool.
Their concierge was also great. We wanted to go to Korea Town in Flushing to buy a specific Korean dress, but not being from NY, didn't know exactly where it was. The concierge didn't know off hand (who would), but he called back very fast (5-10 min) with an address, and subway directions...and he was exactly right. We couldn't have done it without him. Thank you!
And I must add that I can't stand all the reviews that say it isn't worth it for the price. For the location, and trendiness, its one of the cheapest hotels I found on TimeSquare. I paided $209 for a king room. Most other hotels started at $250, and ended way, way up there.
On our last day, they even held our bags so we could see some more sites until we left the city late in the day.
I can honestly say I'll be staying there again the next time I'm in the Big Apple.
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