Very average.
This hotel looks old and grand, but there are better places to stay in New York for the same price (about $225-$250 a night with tax and fees on Hotels.com). However, what this hotel does have in spades is location. It's just a few blocks from Times Square, Central Park, and Broadway, and right in the middle of lots of activity. If you're looking for a place to rest your head at the end of the day and aren't too worried about amenities the Park Central will fit the bill. Our room was OK; not very big at all but enough room for a TV, a small desk, and a chair. The bed was comfortable but the carpet was extremely threadbare, and it didn't help when you turned on the TV to see a commercial about bed bud eradication. I was afraid to lay on the pillows or step on the floor. The AC worked well but the view out the window was of a 10-12 story brick wall -- really! I'm sure the views were better on other sides of the building but I felt like I was in prison. Oh well. My biggest complaint was with the bathroom and the Internet. The bathroom was tiny and there was no tub, which distressed my wife. The shower was approximately 28" x 28" as I "stepped it off" when I was took a shower. You could hardly turn around to rinse your hair and the shower curtain was 6" off the floor which doesn't work real well when the shower pan is only 2" high. That left a 4" gap between the shower curtain and the pan. Even a short shower resulted in water all over the bathroom floor. Also, the bathroom was extremely dark as if there was only a 40 watt bulb to light the whole thing. My wife couldn't apply any makeup in there because she couldn't see well enough. Luckily, I can shave in the dark or I would've had problems as well. And, while the hotel offers wireless internet in all rooms, it costs $14 a day. Come one guys, that's ridiculous. All in all, the hotel was passable but I don't know if I'll stay there again.