Fantastic views, great location and helpful staff.
Stayed here for five nights at the start of June, we had stayed at this hotel before but also checked the latest tripadvisor reviews. We were a group of three people and we had an apartment on the 28th floor. which had 1 bedroom, plus a sofa bed in the lounge as welll as a kitchenette. The only reason we gave a 4 star rating was that the sofa bed was very uncomfortable and also you ended up rolling into the middle of it when you were sleeping. But other than this the hotel is excellent and we had a great view of the city including the Chrysler building, also in a great location for the Empire State Building, Macys and the subway.
We bought the City Sights NY Hop-On, Hop-Off Double-Decker Tour tickets and this turned out to be excellent value for money also it had one of bus stops 3 blocks down from the hotel. We first went on the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets shopping trip as it was raining, this was great for discount shopping with some great bargains to be had. the Outlet Mall is not to busy so it is great to walk round also make sure you pick up your discount booklet when you arrive at the Information desk. The actual bus tours are excellent but the Brooklyn tour one is the best as the guide is very good, you have the chance to get off at the end and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge which we did and it is well worth doing.
We went on the Staten Island ferry which is a great way to see the Statue Of Liberty as well a nice river trip. We booked the 9/11 Memorial Tour Online which is not essential to do, the actual memorial was very moving and the two water features are outstanding and if you are doing this Tour make sure you also book tickets in advance for the 9/11 Memorial Museum which is must do experiance.
With regards to food there are so many eating places in New York suiting every taste but we our best meal in Applebees and for a Burger experiance Five Guys are the best burgers we have ever eaten.
New York is a fanastic place to go if you like North America, so busy and Times Square at night is exciting place to be, we also felt very safe walking around New York at night.