We returned from NY some months ago, but bad memories from Hotel st James are still "fresh".
The quality level of the rooms is really low: no comfort, small space, no hangers in the tiny closet, broken mirror, broken forniture, noisy a/c, noise from the road, bad smell, from the window we could only see a wall and garbage (see pictures)... I cannot remember a single good thing about the room.
And the rest of the structure is not better...Only one elevator available for 12 floors and it was so inefficient that it would take between 5 and 10 minutes to get it!
The assistance from the staff or the managers is almost inexistent.
I strongly suggest you not to get tempted by the price because, after experiencing this hotel, I would not stay there even for free! You could probably save money booking this hotel, but you also risk to ruin your trip.
Even if you think you will only spend few hours at the hotel (for example just to sleep), they could really be uncomfortable hours...
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