A good find .
The Affinia Dumont was ideally situated for what we wanted which was a centrally located hotel within walking distance of the theatres in the Times Sq area (about 20 mins) and other places of interest in Midtown Manhattan , Empire State Building 5 mins , Maceys a couple of blocks more ,Grand Central Terminus about 10 mins and so on but where we could also head quite quickly down to the Financial District to walk the Brooklyn Bridge and take the Statten Island Ferry etc.
The room was superb much larger than the normal for Manhattan and the view of the Chrysler Building from the 27th floor (and above ) must be just about the best in the city .Checking in was painless .
We did not book the room for the kitchen as cooking was not on the agenda though weI would agree with the reviews about the lack of cooking utensils a kettle to boil water in rather than a saucepan would have been good .Still having a fridge to chill wine in was useful as well as wine glasses and a corkscrew ! 
The gym facilities were top notch and useful for working off some of the New York delicacies.
The hotel has very limited public space , basically a small sitting area just off reception with some reading materials this is usually occupied by people waiting for lifts etc , the door staff are excellent at hailing taxis .
The Barking Dog restaurant/ bar linked to the hotel is in a seperate premises next door .Personally we preferred to walk to 3rd Avenue half a block away where there are multiple bars to choose from ,There is a deli/store next to the hotel for snacks and items such as milk and larger stores in both directions .
Gigi's deli/cafe can be recommended for breakfast about two blocks westt towards the Empire State .
Overall the hotel is an excellent find and we would return for the view alone .Finally do go to the Morgan library on East 37th about 400 metres away not as well known as other museums but worth an hour of anyones time to see manuscripts by Jane Austen ., Mark Twain and others and for the art on the walls and even the ornate bookcases !