Ideal price and location
We stayed at the Hotel St James from 19th May – 23rd May and found the hotel ideal for our New York visit. 
Upon our arrival we were met with a friendly response at the front desk where credit card details were taken for incidentals, we had paid for the hotel prior to the visit through Travel Republic and we are pleased to say the hotel had out booking details without any problem. We were provided room 407 which was to the back of the hotel where it turned out was nice and quiet, you could hear the noise of NY during the night of sirens etc so I’m glad we were at the back – there isn’t much to see on the street anyway.
The hotel is a 5 min walk to Times Square to the right as you exit the hotel door so the location really is ideal for being in tourist central. Times Sq is the closest Subway station too - I think! it was certainly the one we used. There are plenty taxis passing the hotel too if you need one for any reason. 
The room was ideal for a short stay in NY. The bathroom well appointed with plenty hot water and clean towels and the bed which was a UK kingsize was really firm but extremely comfortable and there were NO SIGN of the dreaded bed bugs. There was good storage space with a closet and a large set of drawers. The TV was a flat screen up on the wall, there were 2 remotes so I’m guessing it had a DVD player too but we never used it. The only downside to the room (the reason I’ve appointed 4 stars and not 5) was due to no air conditioning, not that the room was overly warm but it did get a little stuffy and even a fan that sat by the window would have helped I think. There was also no safe in the room but we didnt have much cash as it was all on cards anyway. 
There were 2 elevators that serviced the hotel, ok they were a little slow but you’re on holiday, what’s the rush?!
The hotel doesn’t have a restaurant but to the right as you exit the hotel there is a lovely little cafe that serves reasonably priced meals and then 2 doors down there is a deli that also serves food (where you can buy some beers for your room too!)
If I were to return to NY I would have no hesitation to stay at this hotel again, I didn’t experience any rude staff some people have spoken of, I found everyone helpful, maybe it comes down to treat people as you would like to be treated yourself? I think the hotel was reasonably priced considering the location which is the big plus for it and it was also very clean, what more do you need?