Not an Empire to be proud of...
I'm disappointed to say this was one of the worst hotel experiences I've had. I stayed here in March 2012 for 4 nights on my first visit to NYC with two friends. First impression was great - the hotel was cute and check in was quick and efficient, with friendly service. Concierge told us we were staying on the 11th floor which sounds like a good thing in NYC for views etc, but unfortunately they failed to mention that the 12th floor was a nightclub that banged on until 4am. Not ideal when you are a bit jet-lagged on night one. Still not ideal on night two when you think 'can't beat them join them' but the club is full of trash-bags. At 4am, we called the front desk and arranged to move our rooms the next day. We then had to pack all our stuff up (mid-trip) to have it moved to the 8th floor. Unfortunately, on that night the music was still audible although admittedly, much better than on the 11th floor. 
Upon checkout we reiterated our disappointment with this stay and the management were ABSOLUTELY APPAULING. They accused my friend of making up the noise pollution saying 'usually people don't hear it - I'm surprised you did' and offered ZERO apology. 
They offered a token % off the bill but not nearly enough for how much $$$ we were spending in total.
Once back in London, we emailed the hotel to complain again, in case we just got some idiot on the front desk who didn't have any customer service skills. 1 month later, we're still waiting for a response.
This sounds like it has been reviewed by an older person not wanting to party but we are 26 and happy to go out and party but no happy to sleep basically IN a nightclub.
Ridiculous experience, awful service. DON'T DO IT.