Don't judge a book by it's cover!
We stayed in October for four nights. First impressions of the hotel were not good, but we were wrong. This hotel is very clean, and in an excellent location. Breakfast is also included, which is a bonus in NY. The hotel could probably do with some updating, but this didn't spoil our stay.
The staff were all very helpful and two in particular stand out - The lady on reception was absolutely brilliant - what a star, she was so helpful, and also the man serving breakfast was also very helpful and worked very hard.