This hotel is in a superb location in central Manhattan. From here you can walk to Central Park, Times Square, Radio City, Broadway etc...so it is exactly where I wanted to be for the one night and the price was right compared to others in the same location.
It is an older hotel that has a bit of a worn look to it but has all the amenities necessary for a pleasant stay. There is a large, active lobby with a gift shop and coffee shop restaurant. There are several "pay per use" computers along a wall in the lobby. Perhaps there is an overall "budget group travel" feel to the hotel. There are many bell hops/doormen to greet you and your car, take your bags etc...so service is not lacking. Looks like it may have been luxurious in it's hey day but a bit dark and worn looking now. Not dirty or anything just maybe dated and worn. The older elevators scared my kids as did the long narrow hallways with visible fire hoses and fire doors separating different areas. here was a vacuum cleaner sitting by itself in the hallway for hours. I thought it should have been put away.
We booked a room with 2 double beds but were surprisingly upgraded to a huge two room suite! Our room was nicer than the hallway. Clean, comfortable and decently furnished and not scary. We did not see standard double rooms so can not comment.
Also, I think there are two towers or sections to this hotel and that one may have been updated or refurbished. My guess is the section I was in was not refurbished recently.
A huge negative was the heat in the room at night. It was so hot I felt like I was suffocating and could not sleep. And I found no way to turn the heat down or air conditioning on or up. I did not contact the front desk so maybe there was a way to cool down the room. I was only there for one night so I let it slide.
Another negative was the noise from the outside. I know New York is noisy (I have been there and slept there many times) and it's to be expected but these rooms were definitely not well sound proofed from exterior noise at all. I have been to other hotels where I heard no noise at all and would not even know I was in New York. Not the case here. I heard all the construction and loud noises all night long (Probably because I was awake from the heat).
So, I liked this hotel much more than my picky teenage children and I would stay here again but only if it is priced lower than other hotels in the area. It was a great value for a well equipped, great location, in central Manhattan.
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