After thoroughly researching hotels in New York City, I decided that Dream fit the bill -- interesting design, full list of amenities, good location, and relatively reasonable prices. I was in NYC for 4 nights on business, and my wife joined me for 3 nights. We both commented that the room was large for a room in NYC. It was clean, modern, interesting design, king bed, nice linens, desk with high-speed connection, plasma tv, bathrobes, closet, clean bathroom with tub/shower, mini bar, and really cool blue lighting. The room was very comfortable. Our room was on the 12th floor (room 1207, I believe) and we had two windows facing east, which provided us with great light throughout the day. The noise level was relatively low and the view was pretty good. The rooftop bar is a cool and comfortable spot to have a before- or after-dinner drink. The staff were outstanding throughout our visit -- helping me set up my internet connection, taking the mattress topper off our bed to firm it up a bit, providing directions and recommendations, hailing cabs, etc. I dealt with a gentleman named Adam who must have been one of the supervisors, and he went above-and-beyond the call to make sure I had everything I needed and that we were comfortable. All interactions with the staff were extremely pleasant, helpful, and polite. The location was great, 7th and 55th, right near the subway, easy to get cabs, plenty of retail and restaurants nearby, close to theatres and Central Park. This is a great contemporary alternative to the characterless chain hotels or the "old world charm" hotels. I am now looking for any excuse to get back to New York -- and when I do, I will be staying at Dream.

Whilst the location is good, the room was very small with a tiny bathroom and a child sized bath and it was advertised as a medium sized room- the cheek of it all!

Also it is worth noting that I stay in hotels every week for work and the Dream hotel's overall service is poor compared to the other boutique/expensive hotels I stay in for work every week.

I was very disappointed in the bar too-I wanted to go to the top bar and my partner and I decided to venture there on the last night of our stay but was told by a bouncer, who revelled in turning people away, that someone had reserved the entire bar- pathetic! As a hotel guest at Dream, we should get priority access to the top bar. To be told that we can't drink at the upstairs bar is rubbish.

Also-the decor in the hotel is also quite trashy and tasteless and badly put together.

The only good thing going for the hotel is the comfortable bed and the free yoga classes in the chopra centre downstairs but of course the staff won't tell you about that nor that it is located downstairs below the lobby and has a small fitness area. On my second visit to the chopra centre, the entrance was flooded with water and several staff were trying to mop all the water up. They didn't seem to cope well with the matter and my shoes were ruined.

Also avoid the Sefrina restaurant for breakfast- it is seriously overpriced!

Next time I will stay at another hotel. The owner of this hotel really needs to venture into something else. Trust me- if the service continues this way, this hotel won't last long!

We stayed in room 905 which is not on a street side and it was great. No noise from the street at all. I would recommend this side of the hotel. Rooms from X15-X08 would be on Broadway and might be a little loud but all is not lost (see below). Room is small, so if you live in your room on vacation it could be cramp. It was clean and turn down service included a piece of fruit each night.

It is in a great location, just up from TSquare and just below CPark and Columbus Circle.

The only down side is that the small room puts you right next to the hallway. When you open the door, your bed is three feet from it. We found that turning on the exhaust fan in the bathroom drowns out any noise from late-night arrivals. I have to credit my wife with that little stroke of genius.

We got a deal since it was winter and it made it worth while.

I stayed here two years ago and a nice time. Dream is true to it's name, it is meant for sweet dreams... the bedding is the key feature here. The down comforters and Molton Brown products, including an awesome scented "sleep spray," were so nice. The room has black out shades so it was very easy to oversleep. Plasma screen in-room was nice. The bathroom was very small and overall, there was not much space in the room. We liked the lobby bar and the cool paintings on every floor. It felt pretty hip. Since you are really not in the room that much in NYC, it was OK to have a small room. The bed was worth it. Just request a room away from the elevator, which is loud, and you can hear it at night.