We booked our week at this hotel with some trepidation, surely the reviews on this site couldn't be true? Fantastic location, amazing price, a large (huge by NYC standards!) bedroom and equally large, separate living room, both with brand new fixtures and fittings which included two flat screen t.vs. Breakfast was available for a $4 charge per adult, and a hi-chair was provided for our son, as was the crib. We arrived at 9am after a night flight and experienced the worse of New York traffic from the airport. Understandably, our suite wasn't ready, but by 12 we were in. Central Park (and all the playgrounds!), a pharmacy, grocery store and subway station only a block away, walking distance to Time Square and plenty of (child-friendly!) restaurants in the vicinity. We would recommend this hotel wholeheartedly, not just for families, but for anyone travelling to New York who wants a high quality, good value hotel. A refreshing change from a big chain, a great hotel ... can't wait to go back!

We used this hotel and location for our honeymoon. We couldn't of asked for a nicer hotel and location if we had tried.

It's situated 2 blocks from Central Park on 57th Street and literally 5 - 10 minutes walk away from the hustle and bustle of Time Square. There is a also a subway station at both ends of the block for easy access to Lower Manhattan. This is an easy and cheap way of getting around - $7.50 for unlimited travel a day!

The hotel itself if served by pleasant and helpful staff who attend to your every need should you ask, the rooms are immaculate - every day and the breakfast provided for $4 each ample for the New York explorer.

Things you must do while in New York:

Liberty
Rockefeller Building
Empire State
Toys R Us - Time Square - jaw dropping!!!
Broadway
Macy's for your shopping and don't forget to ask for a discount card to get 11% off!
Ground Zero and Financial district
Staten Island Ferry - Its free and great views of Liberty and Manhattan.
Central Park on a Sunday - with the New Yorkers.

Overall a fantastic hotel in a fantastic city. Enjoy!

I would definately stay here again and reccomend this place. It was a great location to all tourist attractions- 2 min's walking to Times Square and Theatre District, less than 5 minutes walking to Central Park, 5th Ave.... If you want a place to basically just sleep that is clean and comfortable...then this is a wonderful place. They even upgraded us to a king suit for whatever reason....very nice! Angelo's Pizza is next door and it was very good as well!

Our family (mom, dad & 2 kids) stayed for a week here at the end of May. I knew when I booked this hotel that it wasn't a "high-end" hotel, but the location was so good that I figured it was worth a try. I'm so glad that we did. We stayed in a 2-room suite (2 double beds & pull-out Queen sofa) on the back side of the hotel. The rooms were very large and the small kitchen area at the entrance was complete (small sink, microwave & small refrigerator). This is an older hotel that has not been ungraded recently, but it is clean, the staff was kind and efficient and it was a terrific place to stay for us. There was a breakfast on the 3rd floor ($4.00/person for hotel guests) that included bagels, bread (toaster available), doughnuts, muffins, cold cereal (Cornflakes & Raisin Bran), cold hard boiled eggs, juices, and coffee. Once you are seated (if busy you may have to wait in line for a table to open) you get up and serve yourself, easy to go back for items. Things are served on paper/plastic which annoys some people but was fine with us.

The lobby is small, but we have no need for an impressive lobby, just one that functions well and this one does. We found the desk staff, bellmen and others to be helpful and friendly.

There is wireless internet available for a reasonable fee in the rooms (we found the signal to be strong & had no problems with it). There are also 2 computers in the lobby with internet access for free - they are not hooked to a printer and the lobby is often a busy place.

I have already recommended this hotel to friends and would absolutely stay here again!!