Great location; excellent stay
We enjoyed the location, and this hotel. In the past, we've stayed at large hotels, the Waldorf, stayed on Central Park South, stayed in Times Square, but although this room was much smaller, and without the staff of a major hotel, we very much liked our selection this trip, the Hilton Garden Inn on 35th St.
We were steps from multiple subway lines, an easy walk to Park Ave. buses, and Lexington Ave. subway. We walked seven short (north-south) blocks to and from the theater, and to a restaurant another day. 
We were just off Harold Sq. and Macys (much too crowded) but an easy cab or bus ride to great shopping on 5th Ave. in the 50s. 
Across the street, Brendan's Bar and Grill was a good stop for food and drink. And three Starbucks were within one block.
The hotel itself was very clean. We found the staff efficient at the desk and during breakfast the young lady moved people in, and cleaned up quickly. A chef will prepare your main course, or you can select from the ready-prepared fare. Despite using a good car service to get to and from NYC airports, this time we used the hotel's concierge. Her selection provided us with the best traffic avoidance, most creative, fastest way to get to LeGuardia Airport we've ever seen. 
The bed was comfortable and we especially enjoyed the plugs in the base of the night table lamps, allowing each of us to recharge our phones at bedside. We did not use the in-room coffeemaker as coffee was available both at breakfast and in the lobby. The coffee in the breakfast room was superior to what was served in the lobby for some reason. There also is a small store near the front desk with food and drink. There also is a regular small store and a drug store within a block.
We enjoyed our four nights in the hotel, it's staff, it's location, the 26th floor view of the Empire State Building, and would return for the benefits of this hotel being more important to us than the larger staffs and larger rooms of more out-of-the-way, big-name facilities.