Overnight in NYC
The Beekman Tower Hotel is a moderately-priced (for NYC), somewhat shabby, hotel located on the East Side of Manhattan near the United Nations on the corner of First Avenue. My father reserved a suite and it was spacious - but not exactly of the quality one would expect from a "four star" (whatever that means) hotel. I slept on the pull-out sofa in the "living room" and had to walk through the bedrooom to get to the tiny bathroom. Not a comfortable sleep on the thin mattress so beware of you use that option. There was a little kitchen and the faucet on the kitchen sink leaked water all over the floor. The top-floor restaurant was empty at 8:30 AM which made me wonder whether the hotel was fully-occupied on a Friday night. Staff seemed very nice but we really did not avail ourselves of any services other than breakfast Saturday morning in the empty dining room. I would want to see other rooms before I decided to stay at the Beekman again as there may be newer hotels at the same price.