Great location
I have to say that after reading all the bad reviews I was very concerned to stay here specially because I was surprising my boyfriend with his first visit to New York. We had a late arrival so the lobby was not crowded at all and we were checked in less than 10 minutes. We were upgraded from our original room to a suite so the room was very spacious and clean although not very furnished and I have to agree with other reviewers that the rooms and the hotel need to be painted and upgraded. The hotel staff was very friendly and accomodating and you can't beat the location of this hotel, right across from the Madison Square Garden, the Penn station and only a couple of blocks from Time Square. I am not sure I will stay here again, but as a last resource I would consider it.