Paper Thin Walls is Not Luxury!
I had high expectations for the Affinia Dumont before arriving to the hotel. A majority of the reviews for this hotel were very positive and the hotel itself was ranked in the top 50 of all the NYC hotels. Another big reason we made reservation with this hotel was because of the reasonable price; we paid $599.67 for a two night stay from 11/16 to 11/18 and that was for a king studio suite on the 29th floor. 
The hotel is located in the Murray Hill area and it’s pretty easy to find. Me and my fiancée drove down to NYC and decided to use the hotel valet parking service of $50 per night. The check in guy wasn’t the friendliest staff member! He didn’t make us feel welcome and when I asked him a question about the valet service parking he answered by “Well In NY this is standard”. It was a very cold response and made us feel very uncomfortable. 
We went up to our room which was located on the 29th floor and it faced the Chrysler building. The view was great and the room was very spacious. The hotel does not offer free Wi-Fi. Inside the room was a big 42 inch T.V., a very comfortable soft king sized bed, an office area, two chairs, a small kitchen when you walk right into the room and a good sized bathroom. The kitchen felt outdated and some of the furniture selection like the two arm chairs in the main area of studio felt like we were back in the 80’s. I like the idea that before arriving you can go on the Affinia website and customize your preferences and request certain things to be in your room upon arrival. We chose a special pillow, universal charger and running/walking accessories kit that included an iPod nano, stop watch and mini towel. That was a nice touch by the hotel to offer this to their customers! 
The location of this hotel is not bad. It’s about 7 minutes walking distance to the closest subway station and there are plenty of coffee shops, mini marts and restaurants to go to. We walked to Times square from the hotel and on a good weather day its easy to get around. Getting a cab in NYC is not worth it unless you want to sit in traffic and have your driver drive like a mad man! 
The staff is alright. The housekeepers are very friendly and so is the bell man. I didn’t get that feeling from the front desk people. We weren’t looking for Park Plaza service but a regular “Good morning” or “Have a great night” would have been nice. 
I have two big problems with this hotel. We had our room on the 29th floor and we know NY is loud and we expected to hear ambulances and other various street noise but we were shocked to find how much noise you can hear from the rooms around us. Our room was not next to the elevator and the people next to us were not having a party; but I could literally hear every word coming from the room next to us. Every time they closed any door in their room; it was a loud bang and felt like a military drill. I could not hear any noise from upstairs but the walls around us are paper thin and it made it very difficult to sleep at night. I expected higher quality building from a 4 star hotel. 
When checking out we called the front desk and requested for our car. The hotel advises you to call 20 minutes ahead for valet parking.. When we got into the car we were shocked to find that it was scorching hot inside the car. The heat was not on at that time but when we turned on the car the heated seat function of the car was turned all the way to the hottest mode and the temperature for the car was set at 90 degrees, the actual seat position was altered, and the radio station was re programmed. What kind of company goes into a stranger’s car and finds it acceptable to alter and “play” around with someone’s car. Not only is it a safety issue to leave heated seats on while the car is not running but it’s an invasion of someone’s belongings to adjust the setting of a strangers car. Is this the NY Standard? 
I would not recommend this hotel to anyone! Thin Walls and Bad Customer Service is not going to win anyone over! The next time I visit NY and want luxury comfort; I know not to consider the Affinia Dumont!