I am not a picky traveler by any means, but I feel so strongly about this, I am compelled to write a review and I never write reviews. If you are thinking of staying at this hotel, don't. When people say these rooms are small, they are NOT exaggerating. We booked this hotel for 100 a night plus taxes through Priceline, it came to about 133 a night. We felt it was a good deal at the time, considering the location was so great, near Central Park and Times Square. However, by the time you add 55 dollar a night parking fee, 10 dollars for Internet and then the room size, this is no deal at all. The room can not accommodate more than 1 person walking around at a time. The bathroom is so small you have to sit sideways, or your knees hit the wall. The shower is of course also tiny, you can't move around without rubbing against a shower curtain or wall. Rooms were not filthy, but could have been cleaner. The closet was so small, you can not put any luggage in it, so you have to put your luggage around the bed and then you cant walk around the bed. If someone sits at the desk, you can not get to your luggage, etc. The bed was low to the ground, hard and not comfortable. There is no coffee pot or refrigerator in the room, but there is an iron, hair dryer and a little ironing board, good luck finding a spot to iron. No bathroom counter space, or good area to do hair/makeup. The rooms were not sound proof, kind of noisy, could hear neighbors, people walking up and down the hall and street noise. The lobby was really beautiful, very unique, but once you get on the floors, they are painted a dark gray with yellow lighting and is very dark, not a great idea for safety's sake. When checking in/out there was always a huge wait. The staff was pleasant enough, once you got one of them. When I brought up the issue of the small rooms to the staff, they responded by telling me the hotel rooms are suppose to have a "cruise ship" feel, please. Sadly, that is the best thing I can say. Next time I would stay out of the city and/or pay more for a better room, somewhere else. Also, I would not use Priceline again either, I would not say that was a 3 and 1/2 star hotel, not even close.
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