Against our better judgement we stayed at this hotel for four nights in September 2005. Our room was absolutely tiny and very claustrophobic. there was no storage space at all.
Our window was broken and it took the hotel an hour and a half to send someone to fix it. The noise from the street outside was unbearable. They couldn't move us as the hotel was full. They said that they would move us the next day after some insistence from me. We had to turn up the air con full blast to drown out the noise of the traffic.
They upgraded us to a room which was fractionally larger but barely noticeable. I also insisted on a room overlooking the centre of the hotel away from the traffic.
All in all, the service we received was second rate. The only person we were impressed with was the engineer (Carlton) who tried his best to fix our window and who spoke to the manager about moving us. I doubt they would have bothered if he hadn't insisted that it was dangerous for us to stay there.
The reception area was like a nightclub, very loud and noisy.
I would strongly advise against staying here, there are much better options in New York. If you must stay here, make sure you ask for a room that doesn't overlook the main street outside. Ask for a room overlooking the atrium.
This hotel is suitable for hip and trendy people who are quite happy to endure the noise, bad service and tiny rooms. In future I wont be ignoring the reviews on trip advisor and I certainly wont ever be staing at the Hudson again.
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