Park Central sits between Times Square and Central Park. If you are visiting NYC on a budget, this is a solid option. It was pretty clean and safe. This is a touristy area, so you are close to shopping and broadway shows. The lobby is hipper (paint, lighting and clever art) than the rooms.The rooms are small and there is traffic noise-so prepare yourself. We paid around $380.00 per night for a double.This is a no frills option-there is no turn down, warm cookies, coffee or mini fridge. Any requests we had we handled quickly (extra towels, TV not working on arrival). The staff was friendly and helpful. There is a lobby with a bar and restaurant. We tried and liked both just fine. I still struggle with the price of hotel rooms in NYC. If you find yourself doing the same, well, just get over it-its NYC!
About the area...walk outside and go right to Times Square. There are a remarkable number of police officers and cars. I felt pretty safe all of the times we were there. It is super crowded,but if you should see it at least once. There are lots of places to eats and shop. I am not sure that there aren't better restaurants elsewhere in NY. Lots of chains. If you are looking for unique, they is plenty of that elsewhere. Beware the pedicabs....they are crazy expensive.
To the left is Central Park. This is world class people watching. With a comfy chair and some food, I could hang here for hours. The weather was beautiful, so the park was packed. You see every variety of person, hear languages from around the world. We even saw a guy smoke pot in front of everyone!
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