Great Manhattan base
We stayed at West 57th Street by Hilton Club for a week and it served as a great home base. We are not Hilton Club members/owners -- many of the guests have timeshares. We had a studio, which is their smallest room, but very generously sized for Manhattan. Our room was in excellent condition, well designed with a small seating area, modern and well-appointed, with a very large (width and height of the room) floor-to-ceiling window looking out on mid-block rooftops. Very pleasant. Bed was super comfortable. Generous amount of drawers and closet space. Great bathroom. There was a mini-refrig which was handy for breakfasts and snacks. Also a hot water pot to make tea. The room was very quiet -- we were across from the elevator and never heard any noise in the hall. There were always lots of staff in the lobby and they were pleasant and unobtrusive. Excellent lobby security at night. Negative was that the lobby was very small with limited seating and there were no other common areas open to non-Hilton Club members. Location is great, at the corner of 57th and 6th Ave -- good proximity to MOMA, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, 5th Ave, and easy access to multiple subway lines close by.