Affinia Manhattan
We chose this hotel mainly for its location right across the street from Penn Station since we were arriving via Amtrak from Philly. We made our reservations on their website and got a special promo deal for three nights for the price of two. This made it a great deal! We stayed in a deluxe queen and the size of the room, especially for NYC, was great! We had a little bit of trouble at check-in as there was confusion at the front desk over which rooms were ready (despite checking in at 8:30 PM). They were very accommodating about it at the front desk. The situation was resolved within 15 minutes and they comped our Internet service for our stay (which is the only thing I didn't like about their policies; most hotels recognize they need to offer Internet access for free). The room we stayed in (2320) was recently renovated and the bed was wonderfully comfortable. The room included a small alcove with a desk, small fridge and coffee maker. Good size closet and huge flat-screen TV. If noise bothers you, even 23 floors up you are going to get street sounds but the hotel does provide complimentary ear plugs. There is an adequate restaurant on site (we had dinner the night we arrived and were pleasantly surprised) and a pretty active bar but they do not offer a free continental breakfast so we ventured out each morning to try different places. Great location, close to many amenities and there are several subway stations nearby (e.g., Penn Station, Herald Square, 28th Street) to get you to the right train to connect you to where you're going. It is also right across 7th Ave from MSG. We did not use the concierge services so cannot comment on that. We recommend this hotel and would stay again, especially if we could get a similar promotion rate.