Myself and 4 other adults (ages 22-28) stayed at the Affinia Manhattan May 27th, 2008 thru May 31st, 2008. We were really impressed with how group-friendly this hotel was. There was plenty of space in our one bedroom suite for 5 adults to hang out when the stress of the city was getting to us. When we checked in the man at the front desk (I believe his name was Nino) was so friendly and very helpful. This was our first time in NYC so we were all a little overwhelmed. Nino pulled out a map and explained some of the great sites close to our hotel (Times Square, the Empire State Building) and how to get to some of the further sites (Battery Park, Ground Zero, Chinatown, Central Park) such as which trains to take and such. He even told us which places to avoid after dark. We were immediately impressed with his willingness to help.
Our room was great as well. We booked the one bedroom suite that had a living area with a pull-out couch, kitchenette complete with an oversized mini-fridge, stove/oven, microwave, sink, dishes, and silverware. The bedroom had 2 queen sized beds. When we got to the room the pullout sofa was not made up, but we called room service and within 15 minutes she was there to make it up for us. The thing we were most impressed with: there were 2 large bathrooms! The one in the bedroom was large with a full shower/tub and the one in the living area was huge! It had only a shower but it was a very large bathroom. This was great since the 5 of us were already concerned about how long it was going to take for each of us to get ready in the morning and before bed!
As great as the hotel was, there were a few things we didn't like. The 2 beds in the bedroom were very hard and uncomfortable. The sheets and pillows were great but the mattress was really hard. I can't sleep on a hard mattress so my husband and I slept on the pull out sofa which was much more comfortable. Also, we were on the 6th floor and the road noise was pretty loud at night. Especially because there is a fire station located behind the hotel so the fire truck sirens were very loud. If possible, ask for a high floor (28 is the highest). We tried but the 6th floor was the highest available at the time. Nino advised us to call each day we were there and ask if a higher room was available but we didn't because we were happy once we got settled. I just turned the air conditioner up higher at night to drown out the street noise. We were also disappointed that the air conditioner was a wall unit and not central or floor standing but we got used to it.
Overall we were very pleased with the hotel at the price we paid. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone considering visiting NYC and wanting to stay in a suite. Having the kitchenette was wonderful; we bought a carton of milk and a box of cereal the day we arrived and thus had breakfast for all 4 mornings! We really had a great time in NYC and the Affinia Manhattan was like out home away from home.

Stayed there for 5 days, for tourism. It was all simply perfect, Clear, great, central position, In the center of all: Penny Station (down in the Madison Sq.Garden) is in front of the hotel, to connect to everywhere.
I really appreciated the Metro Concierge, in the center of the lobby, where one can ask everything regarding his Manhattan visit.
I didn't like the asking of a fee for Internet connection; but Starbucks and Fuse tv are near our notebooks antennas... just put your pc near the window and don't mess with it.
Regarding the chaos of taxi,car, police and fireman (the station is just in the street of the hotel): well, we are in the very centre of the town, it's normal.
I think I will return at this hotel, I love the monkey mascotte they put on the bed...

We stayed here for 10 nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were efficient and friendly, particularly Heidi on the Concierge Desk and our room was fantastic! We had a one bedroom suite with an ENORMOUS bed and a fabulous view of the Empire State Building. The kitchen was ideal, and saved us a fortune on meals as we were able to prepare our own. The free USA Today newspaper was a nice touch, as were the toiletries in the bathrooms.

The building across the street was having some work done on it during our stay. Unfortunately the renovation was done at night, so kept us awake for a while. That is the only downside to our stay and we are looking into booking a return trip next year.

We stayed two nights over Memorial Day weekend in a studio suite. We are family of four with 2 kids ages 9 and 7. The room was very comfortable and clean. We were in 701 which was a handicapped accessible room. The main thing we noticed related to this was that the bathroom was newly redone and huge - big enough to accomodate a wheelchair (actually big enough to accomodate about three wheelchairs). I had stayed here before on business and had a very tiny bathroom so I was very surprised and pleased to see the size of the bathroom in our room.

We had no trouble with noise. Everyone slept soundly. The location is very convenient.