Six days in New York
Stayed in New York just after hurricane Sandy but our original hotel could not honour our booking so were delighted to find somewhere "unknown" to stay under the circumstances.
Unfortunately our experience mirrors other travellers', We arrived quite late at night and the one bedroomed suite was dismal in a poor state of repair. The carpets were worn and threadbare, the furniture old (in a bad way) and chipped and the TVs of 1990s vintage. There was a full kitchen but the dishwasher did not work (notice inside washer saying out of order) and despite a fully working four ringed stove no cooking utensils were provided other that a single frying pan.. Not even a kettle or a toaster. I went to get something from the walk in wardrobe in the bedroom and thought there was something sharp under my foot but when I checked it was the smooth edge from under the carpet poking through the carpet. The air conditioning was very noisy and the bathroom had a feeble timed heater which was incapable of heating the bathroom even with my best efforts (I admit it was quite cold and did snow during our stay). The location was not great as you had to walk a good half mile to the nearest subway.
On a more positive note the suite was spaciouis and in the morning when the sun streamed throught the windows it didn't seem so bad. The shower was was excellent. We found the bed to be very comfortable (unlike other reviewers) and the apartment was reasonable clean. We didn't see any livestock(unlike other reviewers).
The staff were very helpful and I could not fault them.
We have been coming to New York at least annually for the last 12 years. Previous accommodation has been very good/excellent. I don't think I would stay here again unless it was a knock down price or the hotel was completely renovated.