We stayed at the Fitzpatrick Grand Central from Thursday December 20th
through Saturday December 22nd. We arrived at approximatly 3:00 and were promptly checked in and given room 708 which had a nice view of 44th street. The room was "small" compared to my apartment's rooms, but as expected of any NYC hotel room (who spends a ton of time in thier room anyway?). We've stayed here previously and knew the size of the rooms and see no problem with them. The beds are of course extremely comfortable and the bathroom is of sufficient size to allow to people to move about and prepare for a night out. The only difficulty we encountered was opening the window in the bathroom, but I was able to prop it open and didn't think anything of it after that.

On the day we checked out we stored our bags and came back and got them just before we left for the train. Our bags were quickly gotten and we were on our way, nice when you're rushing to catch a train. Overall the Fitzpatrick is a clean, straight forward, upper mid-level hotel (I wouldn't call it luxury by any means).

It is interesting to note (as have others) that sometimes you will be greeted with a smile by the front desk attendents, but other times almost a scowl or no emotion at all (though still treated politely).

Note: a previous poster noted the Lobby bathroom was in the basement, that is not accurate, the Lobby Bathroom is through the doorway to the right of the elevators and then is on the back wall, right side. I found it to be quite clean (we used it everyday we were there).

We booked this hotel having read the reviews on Trip Advisor and we were not disappointed. This hotel had friendly staff nice sized rooms and a really really helpful concierge. We booked everything through the concierge from taxis to Woodbury Common to Broadway. The only thing I would not suggest you do is ask for advice on good restaurants as they appear to have some kind of deal with some of the local places and the two that they booked for us were extremely overpriced and below average. Just a tip ! Otherwise the tickets they got us for the Colour Purple were practically on the stage and directions were always spot on. If you are Irish it will be like a home away from home ..... nearly all the other guests were Irish. The rooms were nice and the beds were amazing so comfortable I never wanted to get up. All in all this hotel is a littel bit of luxury you could probably find cheaper but I think it would be hard to find as good value in New York City. Great location directly across from Grand Central Station we took the tube everywhere. It was my first time in New York but when I do back I will stay there again.

We stayed here the last week of November and it was great. This was the second time we had stayed here and we were very pleased. Since there is so much to do in NY, we don't spend much time in the room or using the hotel services, but I'll list as much as I can about the hotel.

Check in was easy, we arrived early and they had a room for us.

The rooms are not large, but we've had small rooms in NYC at other hotels, so that wasn't a surprise. The beds are very comfortable and the rooms are nicely decorated. Not extremely nice (Ritz), but not Motel 6 either, somewhere in between, like a Hilton or Hyatt. The bathrooms are slightly larger than you would expect for a small room with a standard shower/tub and hair dryer.

We also had a nice flat screen tv, iron, umbrella, robes and the other usual hotel amenities.

The biggest draw for this hotel is the ambiance. There is a nice lobby downstairs and a great Irish Pub attached to the hotel. You don't feel as if you're in such a large city being in such a small hotel. It's not like one of the mega hotels with 10k rooms.

I also have to mention the location. Excellent location to get anywhere in the city. Grand Central is right next door and you can get a taxi on Lexington anytime. You're also walking distance to Rockefeller.

Overall we have enjoyed this hotel both times we stayed here and will stay here again.

This hotel was called ''luxury'' by several travel experts in the Irish media.On the flight to NYC it was advertised heavily on the tv monitors so I was expecting something spectacular. I was very disappointed to find a room that is small even by NY standards , the furniture was slightly worn , the closet was tiny , the room faced a brick wall so was very dark. I ordered room service on the first night and it was overpriced and not very good. The Irish breakfast looked terrible and tasted just as bad , I got 2 pieces of bacon , 2 sausage an egg and a fried tomato for $17 , an extra $5 for fries!! On the plus side the bed is very comfortable but the hotel is far from luxury - 3 star tops. I have stayed at 3 star hotels in NYC before and decided to splash out for this trip as it was a special occasion but unfortunately it doesn't even match up to the last 3 star I stayed in.
The bar is badly organised , under staffed and again overpriced . The concierge was polite but not very knowledgeable when it came to theatre or restaurants. The location is quite good but being on the East side meant a good walk to Times Square or taking the shuttle train which can be annoying in bad weather. There also is not much in the way of nightlife / restaurants in the area.
Overall just average and overpriced. I say look elsewhere for better value for money.