Good place to stay
After booking this room on a 72-hour flash sale and getting a pretty good deal, I was surprised I was able to "customize" my stay. From early check in to a pillow menu - they had a lot to offer! It was my boyfriend's first trip to NYC, so I requested a high floor room with early check in. When we arrived early, our room was ready for us as requested. The check in process was very quick and simple and we were handed keys for a room on the second floor. The second floor?!? I'm not one to complain, so we made our way to the room to check it out. It was nice and spacious, the bathroom was HUGE! My boyfriend pulled up the blinds to check out the view and what did we find? An awesome view of two commerical air conditioning units. YES! Slightly discouraged that I had requested a high floor room and this is what I was provided with, on my boyfriend's first visit to NYC, I quickly reminded myself that we were in NYC and wouldn't be spending much time in the room. Still, it would have been nice to have the city to look at, rather than air conditioning units, at the end of our long days exploring. Anyways, enough about the view (or lack there of). The room was great. The bed was a little squeaky, but comfy, and BED BUG FREE! We had a ton of space considering we were in NYC. We had no problem requesting extra pillows; they arrived promptly. Again, the bathroom was very big. The shower had good pressure and drained well. The sink and countertop was large enough to place all our toiletries. The hotel staff were very helpful, providing a map of the city upon arrival. The doorman was able to help flag down cabs when we needed them and as previous reviews have stated, the hotel is very close to Grand Central if you want to jump on the subway. The neighborhood was safe, we walked late at night to try to find a homeless person to give our leftovers from dinner to and couldn't find one! They kept our bags on the day of our departure for free, although we left a tip. Overall, the Affinia Shelburne met our expectations.