At best a 2 star hotel
so i guess to start off new york is new york? but still it is hard to understand how little you get for your dollar when you stay at this hotel. i paid over 400 dollars for a room that feels like a 30-50 dollar motel room. i mean this place looks like the one in the movie 'no country for old men.' maybe even worse. the toilet and bath tub run parallel to each other, meaning you have to hop over the toilet after a shower. the location is good but if you are in staying in manhattan and even some parts of brooklyn, location doesn't really matter at all!! you have access to subways and taxis. it is better to stay at a nicer hotel than this even if you have to pay a cab fare because in the end it will still be cheaper. and the taxi drivers are nicer than the people at the front desk of this hotel! i was fooled in thinking location would give me all the benefits. nope! i was ready to go back to my room by 11. unless you are crazy about new york and you want to walk around time square all night until the sun comes up, this place is not worth your dollar. because after a long day all you really just want is a nice bed and room to come back to, not a rat hole.
the rooms are pretty much horrific. i could see it being a nice hotel back in the 1930s. and lying in my bed i keep getting bug bites. 
also the internet is expensive as hell and not good at all. if they think you might be using it "too much," meaning downloading a big file or streaming a movie, they will shut your service down. if you call the front desk they will not help you. if you call the free number they will put you on hold for 30 minutes or more.
basically these people are not dedicated to customer service. i feel the mentality here is a take it or leave it one, we dont give a shxt. 
please guys don't be fooled by the ratings or the appearance of the lobby. i think people who stay here are just having so much fun in new york that they think the hotel is okay and thus is the high star ratings. the hotel itself is very very bad.