Doubletree Time Square = Double Fun!!!!
I am a native New Yorker who lives abroad. I come to the states 2 or 3 times a year. This time I planned in advance, a extended vacation with my wife and 2 boys aged 11 and 15. We planned on spending time in Connecticut and New York while on the East coast with road trips to Washington DC and a stop over in Disneyland California on the return leg. During this extended vacation we stayed at about 8 hotels. Our agenda included spending a lot of time in Manhattan so we knew we would have to pay more for hotels in Manhattan as opposed to Yonkers, Stamford Connecticut or Westchester. We weighed out our options, our logic being that staying in the heart of New York, where by we could roll out of bed would be well worth the extra dollars spent on the hotel or so we hoped. 
We booked our stay at Doubletree after extensive research on the net using this website as we always do. We booked a one room suite with 2 queen beds via a third party (50% discount from the rack rate) and got a great deal considering location and the fact it is a suite. Again location means not having to deal with traffic and commuting in manhattan. It means rolling out of bed weather its 8 in the morning or 8 at night and being in the heart of the greatest city in the world. That is PRICELESS!!!! Check in was quick, fast and easy. The hotel security is great. The reception desk is on the 2nd floor and to get there you first must pass security and take an elevator. No room key means no enterance. I thought this was great. They have valet parking for 45 bux(drop off and pick up) for a 24 hour period or you can have valet park it and then pick it up YOURSELF for only 35 dollars. The lot is just around the corner as well. Pick up is a breeze! Only a one time entry and exit per 24 hour period so if you park your car make sure it stays there. This price is a bargain compared to other hotels that ask for more than 50 bux a night. And on this note please bear in mind there is a subway just 20 meters from the hotel so commuteing anywhere is very easy and not expensive.
 The rooms are spacious. They are clean. Bathrooms are also big and very clean. The toiletries are of high quality, Crabtree and Evelyn. The beds are very comfortable. Flat screen TV in both bedroom and suite area. In room wifi costs an extra 11 bux a night. There is a in room coffee maker and fridge as well as a safe. Breakfast not included in our great rate. Business center near the reception is good. Concierge was excellent and they even have a tourist info desk to help you plan your daily excursions if you have not already done so. On another note the area, even though being Times Square has a mjor police presence and I felt very safe at all times even at night. This was not the case many years ago. They really cleaned up times square!!! I had no problem letting my wife and kids wonder within a few blocks of the hotel on there own. They felt very safe. My wife reiterates this to me all the time.
In a nutshell This hotel was great. It is well worth the extra bux. It allowed us flexibility and more sight seeing than if we stayed elsewhere. I can not stress this enough. Even though it is fairly expensive it really gave us our "bang for buck!". I would gladly stay here again and I do recommend this for families even with younger children. In fact, after our innitial stay and checking out, we returned a few days later staying one more night taking full advantage of the location and what times Square had to offer.