Nice hotel, good value
Like most hotels in this class in NYC, the rooms are small. However, they are VERY clean, which is nice for hotels in NYC. The hotel itself is pretty nice, though when I stayed one of the 2 elevators was broken, meaning long waits to get up to the room and back down to the lobby. The breakfast area, as other as noted, is a bit small, but I had no problems getting a table early (7 AM). When I checked out around 8 AM, it was pretty full. Breakfast was average, but it's included which is a nice tough. I was surprised how noisy my room was, even though I faced an inner courtyard, the sounds of NYC still invaded the room. Location wise, this is close to Madison Square Garden, but it's a bit of walk to other NYC attractions (though the subway is close by). All in all, not a bad hotel, but not great either.