We chose this hotel after reading other reviews on TripAdvisor and we were not disappointed! We were looking for a basic but decent hotel that was close to the subway. The hotel is small -- only 42 rooms -- and has no business center, restaurant, or workout room, and not even much of a lobby.
Having read that rooms on the lower floors should be avoided due to noise from the nightclub next door, we asked for a room on the highest floor possible and were given one on the top [12th] floor. It was very small, but had a nice flat-screen TV and a clean, modern bathroom -- and a view of the Empire State Building! [It had two double beds, which were each a bit small for two people but otherwise OK.] It was very quiet and we didn't hear any noise from downstairs -- surprising, since the music was very audible when we were in the lobby.
We had hot water every morning with no problem [and the shower had two separate shower heads, each of which could be aimed separately]. My husband had forgotten a cable for his computer, and the front-desk clerk gave him a "loaner" one to use while we were there. [The free wi-fi worked well too!] Also, they delivered a New York Times to our door each morning. As advertised, the hotel was about two blocks from the subway.
Our only two minor annoyances were: 1. The in-room safe didn't work; we asked for someone to fix it and were told the next evening that it was fixed, but it still didn't work. We ended up just doing without it. 2. One morning when we got on the elevator, we pushed the button to go down to the lobby, but nothing happened. We ended up walking down 12 floors. The front-desk clerk said "Hmmm" when we mentioned the problem and said the elevator had to be re-set, but didn't apologize. When we came back in the evening, the elevator was fixed. All was fine with it until the morning we checked out, when it was out for a few minutes for "routine maintenance".
Other than those minor issues, the hotel delivered exactly what we had hoped for -- a clean, quiet room that was a good place to crash after a busy day. I would also recommend the Landmark Coffee Shop located directly across the street -- the pancakes and French toast were very good and the service was excellent!
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