It could be worse ... given the room rates
New York is expensive in terms of hotels. Any decent room will cost US$300 and upwards.
The nights I booked were very popular ones, so this was the ebst rate I could find for the rating and location.
And, unlike the Pennsylvania Hotel, which is cockroach infested, my room here was bug-free, and I appreciated also the free Wifi internet: that's great stuff!
Service at the desk was good, and I slept well, despite the loud city that NY is.
Only negative: it seems to be impossible for NY hotels to keep the slight "wet dog" smell out of carpets. More regular shampoo cleans of the carpets will do the trick. These carpets should be professionally cleaned every 3 months, and that should solve the problem.
But I will stay at this hotel again: it was good value for money compared to all other hotels.