Not my first choice
My plans for NY last month included a suite at the Salisbury Hotel on W57th St, but of course, with a broken crane hanging 60 floors above, that was impossible (and a bit disappointing). After many phone calls, I was lucky to get a room about 12 streets away at the Milford Plaza. The hotel was enormously crowded as I arrived, with huge queues at reception and in all public areas. My room, when I finally got to it, was very tiny, but on a corner (which I very much like) and was in fact very quiet. The bed was great and the bathroom worked well. The staff were very busy at all times - a few days after "Sandy" that is understandable, but they were helpful and courteous. I could still walk easily enough to all my concerts etc at Lincoln Center, so in the end I was happy enough - and realise now, several weeks later, that I was lucky to be there at all, with electricity and water when so many locals were doing it really tough. Maybe next time I will get to my suite at the Salisbury...