Great Location
We stayed at the Belleclaire for 6 nights during the Thanksgiving holiday. We could not have been more satisfied. The lobby renovation is almost completed as of 11/25/2012. The only thing left is the new bar that they appear to be installing. Others have complained of slow or inoperable elevators. There are 3 elevators in the building. 2 of them appear to be newly remodeled and are not slow at all. The 3rd elevator is for the maintenance and housekeeping, this one is a little slow. For the 6 days we were there we never once had a long wait to go up or down to our room, which was on the 9th floor. Our room was very nice and clean, with a view of the Hudson river. As we all know, space on Manhattan is at a premium, so the rooms are normal size for NYC, I've had smaller. But the character of the building and the AWESOME location are unbeatable. We have stayed in Times Sq. before and will never do it again, There is so much more to see. The UWS is fabulous, with the restaurants and shopping. The train is right up 2 blocks and taxis galore.