Stayed at the Hotel again (June 24th to 29th) after being disappointed on the first stay but chose a better room this time as it still was the most convenient place to stay.
Specially asked for a room facing the road so that I did not again get a wall in front.
The check in at 10.00pm took just 10mts considering a long line for check in.
The room was in the 10th floor and had the view of the Empire State Building from one window.
The high floor was a boon as there was very little noise from the roads, though the sound of sirens was still audible.
I last reviewed this hotel exactly 1 year back.
The drawbacks that exist till now plus one more:
The breakfast was just breads etc. and juice/tea/coffee kept in a small room.
There was no coffee/tea/drinking water in the rooms.
3. (added) No free wifi available anywhere in the premises considering the volume of people staying there. We took wifi for a day but the speed was too slow so had to go to places which had free and speedy wifi to log on.
The plus points are the same as last year but with the added removal of a few drawbacks:
1.The room looked neater and cleaner, though the plug points were a bit shakey.
2.The towels were a lot fresher, specially the bath towels.
We made a day trip to Boston and the bus stop was just a block away.
In case you want to see the shows, make sure you book tickets at least a few days in advance, (the counter in the hotel can help) as while we were deciding at the counter and within 5mts the tickets for the Lion King were sold out and we had to settle for "Mary Poppins", which was, though our second choice, still excellent.
The transport bus to the Airport bus stand picks you up from outside the hotel (every 30mts) and takes you to the Grand Central station- (which is also a 10-12 minutes walk from the hotel) -so that you can catch the actual bus to the airport.
Shopping for branded stuff- In case you go to Macy's, a block away, make sure you get your discount card from the visitor center of Macy's which is till 10% (as was last year).
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