Would Not Stay Here Again
The good: 
The rooms are a good size for NYC and the beds are very comfortable. Maria at check-in was friendly and accomodated as best she could.
The bad:
Where check-in failed us and got put in the "bad" category, was mentioning the CONSTANT construction at the 9/11 memorial site. All that was said was it was on the "9/11 Memorial" side and not the Statue of Liberty side. The drilling begins about 7am (weekends included) and I don't think it stopped at least until it was dark outside. Constant drilling and not much of a view. Not yet anyway. Had they mentioned the constant construction we would have asked to be put on the river side, regardless of bed size. 
The restaurant is a sports bar feel - only had drinks here so I cannot comment on the food. Was not impressed with distance to good restaurants - be prepared to walk a lot.
The ugly:
While the room was up to Marriott standards, $7 bottles of water in the room (highway robbery), etc., there was one definite disappointment - black mold on the top of the ceiling in the bathroom shower. Chipping paint doesn't bother me so much, but black mold does. I did not say anything to the staff as I had gotten a decent rate on this hotel via priceline, but I would not stay here again - even with the priceline discount. There are too many other "NY" options or boutique hotels in this city to waste your time on something you can get anywhere. 
Other tips, it's about a $40-45 cab fee from this hotel to LaGuardia airport. Takes about 30 minutes to get to Times Square from here and was cheapest/quickest to walk to the subway to get where you needed to go.