Dated but good location
There were so many bad reviews on this hotel that I was reluctant to book it. But knowing that we would spend more time outside than in the hotel and having two teenage boys we needed to keep our expenses down. The hotel is in an excellent location. You step out of the hotel and to your right a 5 min walk is central park and to the left another 5 min walk and you are in time square. My boys were comfortable walking around on their own 15 and 16 years old. There are lots of places to eat on the street including lots of food street carts. The subway station is right beside the hotel. The hotel itself is clean. We had a one bedroom suite. It was surprisingly very big. It had a kitchen with a bar fridge, microwave and fridge. No plates, dishes, cutlery, kettle or coffee maker - although there are so many places to eat in - eating was expensive and it would have been nice to at least have a cup of coffee in the morning in the hotel room. We had clean towels everyday. The queen size bed was comfortable. There was a pull out queen size bed also that was very old and uncomfortable - we also requested a roll away bed that was okay. The bedding in the rooms are your typical motel style. With a blanket and a bedspread which I don't know how often get washed. The staff were very helpful and no problems at all there - when requested an additional blanket it was up in my room within 10 minutes. We were on the 6th floor so there was no view which didn't really matter to us cos we were out the minute we woke up and got back very late each night. It was also quiet no noise at all. The bathroom was small and the water in the shower was a little annoying - very cold water would come out in spurts while the hot water was on. This would be a great hotel for families with teenagers and kids but then again I don't know why anyone would take little kids to NYC its just way to busy for little ones.