Gorgeous Lobby--Disappointing Room
I booked this hotel on Priceline. It was listed as a 4* hotel and with taxes & fees it was $296/nt. (It was pre-Christmas and a very expensive time in NYC. The hotel was sold-out.) 
The lobby was 5*. Wow! I figured this place was going to be fabulous.
The desk clerk was rude and surly. 
The room was terribly disappointing. It was tiny--which I would expect for NYC--but it was closer to a 2* room than 4*. Simply nothing attractive or upscale. No coffee or tea in the room. The bathroom was claustrophobic and had no place to put my toiletries. 
I'm guessing I gotten one of the worst rooms because of it being through Priceline. 
I did like the location & the diner attached to the lobby. But would not stay there again.