This will be our NYC hotel of choice from now on!
What can I say that hasn't been said by all the positive reviewers here. 
Before we even arrived, Beanca emailed me to make sure things are ok and that she'd have something special for my wife for her birthday later in the week. Sure enough we had a high floor room with a great view of the Empire State Building. For her birthday Beanca sent up a birthday cake. I thought the great room was good enough but Beanca sent my wife a birthday cake as well. What a great gesture! I can't remember the name of the girl who checked us in. She talked to my little girl when we checked in. During our stay whenever she saw us she'd wave at my little one which made her feel very special. Thank you so much for that. 
The room was great. I've been in smaller rooms in NYC so i can't complain about the size of the room because I thought it was fairly large. The fridge was great as we could buy milk from the pharmacy a few steps away from the hotel and the little one would have something to drink before going to sleep. The shower. It was great! I love it that it actually has a good flow of water pressure. After a long day of walking through the hot and humid weather, coming back for a relaxing shower was very soothing.
Otherwise. Great hotel. Clean. Friendly staff. There was some noise from the street but the room was generally quiet. This will be our hotel of choice when we visit NYC from now on.