Guys Baseball Trip
Myself and two other friends decided to visit New York to watch a Yankee and Mets baseball game. Since we knew that New York was known for their small hotel rooms, and there was going to be three guys sharing a room, we decided to spend a little more and stay at the Doubletree since we could get a suite. The bonus was the hotel is located on Times Square. After reading the various reviews we booked a room on the Doubletree website and here is some additional information.
Checking In: I arrived on a Tuesday afternoon after flying 14 hours from Honolulu. I took the Super Shuttle from Newark and was dropped off right in the front of the hotel. Since there was some construction going on and there was a scaffolding, it took about 30 seconds to find the front door to the hotel. It seemed sort of hidden. But then again maybe I was a little tired from the flight. When you enter the front door from the street, you take an elevator to the second floor to get to the main lobby. Check in was very quick because I was the only person and was assigned a room on the 7th floor. There was an option to pay a little more per night to get a "premium room" on a higher floor, but since the price was already $380 per night, I declined this option.
Room: When I entered the room, I was happy to see it was a suite. There was a living room with a sofa bed and a separate bedroom. There was a little sink right outside the bathroom and a dorm size refrigerator. In addition there was two tv (bedroom and living room). The size was perfect for myself and my two other friends. The bedroom had one king size bed, so one person took the bed, another person slept on the sofa bed, and the third person slept on the ground. Again we could have paid extra to get a room with two double beds but this option was also declined. At night, the noise from the street was not bad, even though we was only 7 floors up. We would only hear the sirens when we was up. The curtains would block out the lights from the Times Square signs.
Location: As others have mentioned, you cannot beat the Doubletree location. It is right on Times Square. It is about a 10 minute walk to Rockefeller Center and there are several subway stations either across the street or a couple minute walk. In addition, there are several Broadway theaters within a 5-10 minute walk. Yankee Stadium and Citi Field took about 20 minutes on the subway. There is a Starbucks and McDonalds right next to the hotel, but there are also numeorus restaurants nearby. There is also a CVS, Duane Reade, or Walgreens near by.
Service: There was nothing to complain about the service. The doorman was very pleasant, the concierge was very helpful, and the front desk people was very nice. We did not use the restaurants so cannot comment on this.
Checking Out: Checking out was a breeze, but we did check out at 3:45 am, so there was no one in line. 
Negatives: The only negative I have is the internet charge. I understand the charge and I am okay with paying for it. I just wish the charge was just a flat fee and not per device. My friend and I both used our computers one night and there was two charges for the internet. The front desk person did credit us back for one of the charges, but watch out especially if you have several devices that need to connect to the internet.
Request: One request I have is since there is a charge to use the internet in the room and there is no charge in the lobby area, on occasion the lobby area was very crowded with guests using their computers to access the free internet. My requests is to install more chairs with tables so there will be more room to use the internet.
Besides the above item, our stay was excellent. Despite the high rate, we was very happy with the Doubletree Guest Suites. The only reason I would not stay there again is usually I travel with my wife and we would not need the bigger room. However if I was travelling with more people I would definately stay at this hotel again.