Best bang for your buck on UES
Beware: This hotel is not for tourists. You don't step out your door into "the action" of it all. We have used this hotel many times to visit family on the upper west side. Found our access across the park to the other side of the city very easy to negotiate. We never really found any nice hotels as far up as we wanted to stay on the UWS. The location is great for parking, the garage is just across the street. There are PLENTY of local restaurants and shops. If you are looking for ammenities and resort experience, this isn't it. However, the rooms are good size by NYC standards, everything is clean and the beds are comfortable. I feel this is right on par with a typical non-tourist hotspot Marriott. There are no bells and whistles, but that's why this place is super affordable for it's location. We have stayed here 7 or 8 times in the last 2 years and never had any of the service issues I have seen posted. Everyone has been curtious and helpful.