Good hotel close enough and far enough from the madness
I stayed here for business this past June. I was a bit worried, as we booked our hotel late and there was a huge conference in the city (unbeknownst to us) that filled up many hotels, made rates go sky high and many hotels were imposing three night minimums. So, when this HGI had space, I wondered why. No need to worry whatsoever. The staff was incredible - from the moment we walked in the front door, until the day we checked out. A level of friendliness that I would expect from a Kimpton property! The rooms were spacious (especially by NY standards) and there were nice conveniences (in addition to the coffee maker, there was a fridge and microwave). The workout facility is small, but not a big deal. Everything was very clean - and I'm a stickler for clean hotels. It's one block off of Times Square, which is perfect - close enough, but far enough that you're not walking out of the hotel into a crowd of tourists.