oddest US hotel I've ever seen
I work in Manhattan, and needed a hotel room for one night in town this week.
Avails were slim to none, unless I was willing to spend over $600.00, which I wasn't. I found this hotel via booking.com for $271.00, and grabbed it. 
Lobby was under construction, as was the 7th floor I was on. I felt like I entered an outdated residential building, and my room felt like a "safe house" for a key witness in a murder trial. NO Vibe whatsoever. I felt like I was in my very old uncle's flat: no artwork on the walls; strictly utilitarian. The bed WAS VERY comfortable, and it is in a convenient part of the Upper West Side.
I never had heard of this hotel prior, and I doubt I would ever stay here again.