hard time finding a nice hotel with nice price, good location and would allow 5 in a room. This hotel met all of my criteria so I figured we would give it a try. Well worth the price offered on their website. Will definitely use this hotel next time in city. Staff friendly and helpful. Suite was large and clean. Subway 1 block walk is huge plus. Never felt unsafe even walking from subway after midnight. Teen girls loved the stores around hotel. Got jewelry/purses/etc CHEAP! try purse store right around corner. Cannot comment on the breakfast because we did not take advantage of it. yes, had to wait couple of minutes on elevators but so what. Clean,comfortable and safe.

Staying in Manhattan is expensive, so this hotel is a great option for anyone on a budget (though it's still not "cheap," especially with the outrageous hotel tax-- but that's at any hotel, so I digress).

The hotel lobby is small, but very nice and clean. The staff is excellent- very polite and willing to help. The only annoyance is waiting for elevators- there are only two to service the 13 floors, but it's manageable.

Our room was clean and decent size- we packed 4 adults in the room. Very clean, though there was one creepy thing- two small child handprints on the back side of the bathroom door. Creepy, but I'd deal with a lot of weird handprints to save some serious cash (especially with the cost of dining in NYC!).

The breakfast was an excellent perk- I recommend getting there early if you want a seat, it's pretty small. Sweet rolls, bagels, donuts, coffee, tea, milk, juice. Very nice- saves you the cost of breakfast in this phenomenally expensive city.

The location of the hotel was mostly good- about 10 steps from the subway station (28th street). Very easy to hop on and head downtown to Chinatown, SoHo, Ground Zero. It was just a tad sketchy of an area-- weird stores in the immediate vicinity, selling wigs and all sorts of bizarre crap. Someone said it was a West African neighborhood. A little strange also because everything seemed to close up around 7pm- though this was the city that never sleeps? Guess not in this part of midtown. Just head down to 23rd/5th ave and you're back in civilization.

Side note for all you budget travelers-- there is an EXCELLENT diner on 23rd, almost to 7th avenue- next to some lobster place called Malibu Diner. Typical Greek diner with great food and INCREDIBLE prices (pretty much the same as we pay here in the suburbs of Chicago for a meal). Great, great place. Found it the last night we were there- such a bummer! Just a 15 minute or so walk from the hotel.

Final thought- do not take the car service they offer at the hotel. They charge $50 to go to LGA (though you don't have to tip). You can easily take a cab (as long as you're not traveling during rush hour) for $40 including tip.

Overall, great experience, lots of fun. Can't wait to return!

After reading some good reviews, the good location and the included continental breakfast we booked this Hotel for 4 nights during our honeymoon trip. The hotel was renovated not so long ago, but it seems like that they just did a painting in the rooms (furnishment is old, beds are worn out, no minibar in rooms - there are vending machines only on 2 floors) as we met a painter one morning in the staircase. Internet usage in rooms costs 10 Dollars a day, there is no guest computer available for checking mails, do online check-ins for planes etc... The reception staff is trying to do the best, but strictly under control of the managment, who decides everything. Do not expect that you are full up after breakfast or find a place to sit down inside "breakfast room" (only 4 tables up to max. 12 persons seating the same time), they have donuts, bagles, creamcheese and butter available (max. 2 pastries per person!!), 2 juices and coffee. All dishes are made of plastic, perfect for a picknick but not in a hotel. The best thing of the Hotel is the location on Broadway, you can walk to Times Square in about 10-15 minutes.

My family and I stayed here for four nights in June 2010. This is a good hotel with large, clean rooms, is quite reasonably priced (for NYC) and a helpful staff that is convenient to several subway lines. Definitely a good value for the money.

We had a room on the second floor, so we didn't have a great view that others have mentioned, and while that would have been nice, it wasn't a big deal. The room was quite spacious with two queen beds, a dresser/TV combo type thingy, a desk and a small table. The room was very clean and while the carpet seemed a little old it wasn't gross or disgusting.

There were a few oddities to the room. I'm not sure if this was an old office building, but there was a set of fluorescent tube lights in the ceiling of our room (right as you walked in) and the ceiling tiles seemed as if they should be in an office building. The type of tiles didn't lead to it being noisy, though. The exception was in the bathroom - I could hear the hair dryer from another room somewhere one morning although that was coming through the air vent. Another oddity as far as the room goes: we could hear the subway (N-R-W trains) as it went below the building down Broadway. It wasn't distracting or bothersome, but you could definitely hear it, especially in the bathroom. The room was large, comfortable, clean and gave the four of us enough space.

The breakfast was OK - a typical continental breakfast of bagels/cream cheese, doughnuts, some danish and juice. Since it's included in the price of the room, it's enough to get you going and keep you going until lunch. Two mornings we got there a little late and there wasn't anything left, so if you're going, go early. Thankfully in NYC there's always a street vendor nearby to get breakfast from cheaply if the food is gone.

The staff was helpful as well. The doorman was able to set us up with a car service to LaGuardia for our return trip as well as answer questions about things in the area. The folks at the front desk were quick to check us in and out and when we called down they brought us extra pillows and a rollaway bed (my stepdaughters seemed to have trouble sharing a bed) promptly.

The neighborhood is interesting - it is definitely not a touristy area. There are lots of little shops to sell you electronics, fashion accessories, etc. Some are wholesale, some not. I felt safe in the area, both daytime and nighttime. It does get very quiet at night, but even at 11:45 at night there were still a few people around. Just don't be a stupid tourist standing on the corner, counting your money, looking lost and/or waving your iPhone about (that behavior will find you trouble anywhere) and you'll be fine. There's also a little convenience store around the corner (27th street) called "My Place Deli" that's great for picking up snacks, bottles of water, etc. I didn't try the deli food so I can't comment on that.

Several subways are close by. You can get the N-R-W trains at 28th and Broadway (a block from the hotel), you can catch the 6 train at 28th and Park Ave S. or the 1 train at 28th and 7th Ave. The last two you have to walk cross the avenues (east-west, not north-south) so they're a little further than the N-R-W trains but they're still easily walkable.

Overall, this is a great little hotel that serves its purpose - a clean, comfortable place to sleep when you're tired from a long day of sightseeing (or work) in NYC.