stayed here dec 06, thought the hotel was great and in a great location. the desk staff were very friendly and helpfull. the rooms were cleaned every day and are agood size wich is rare in new york, i have travelled here from ireland quite a few times and this is the best hotel yet and great value.ideal location and hotel for a trip to new york.the only downside is the price of the drinks in the bar, have a good stay

My wife and I stayed there for 4 days over new year's and had a great experience to ring in 2007. We arrived early (12:30p) and we were checked in, complete with our warm cookies, in about 5 minutes even though the lobby was mobbed with people checking in on a Friday afternoon of the holiday weekend. Rooms are small, but very efficient and with newer furniture, flat screen TV, nice comforter, but above all else they were clean. Only odd thing, as some have noted in their reviews, no vent fan in the bathroom so paint is peeling off the ceiling. We didn't care really to be honest. Nice bar off lobby, decent sized gift shop too, but we were too busy seeing the sites to use either. Soda machines on the floors, but buy locally at all the drug stores right in the neighborhood and save a $1 per bottle.
I should also point out the hotel's perfect location on Lexington Av. to so many sites in Manhattan. 10 minute walk to Rockefeller Plaza and 15 minute walk to Times Square and 15 minutes to Central Park. My wife and I didn't really know where to stay other than being close to Times Square for new year's--this is a great place to see so much of NYC. For food we wanted basic and quick - the metro cafe right next door to the hotel can give you a $5-7 breakfast to start your day + has sandwiches and sodas. Down the street is a Red Stone Pizzeria for good NY style pizza, salads, etc. Tons of nicer places too all over and neighborhood is safe - lots of commercial and retail all around you. We'll definitely go back.

Stayed here in November 2006, on our third visit to New York. Wins hands down over the other places we've stayed, and both of them have been pretty good. Maid service daily, clean towels etc.

10 minute walk to Central Park and Times Square. Chrysler building around 10 blocks down Lexington.

One thing I would say, give the restaurant in the hotel a miss, not the best by any means!

Stayed for 9 nights over Christmas 2006. 2 adults and 2 teenagers in one room (room 250). Tried to charge us $50 for the childrens breakfasts as max for room package was 2. Manager sorted this out but lots of problems every day re: missing vouchers etc. Breakfast very mediocre and actually unnecessary as the hotel is surrounded by lots of sandwich bars which are very cheap and excellent quality. Toilet blocked (room 250) on 2 nd day, bath outflow (room 736) very slow. Noisy lovers in next door room on 3 rd day necessitated us all moving to another room at 3 am. New room was bigger but had sink in bedroom as bathroom was too small (room 736). Internet was free in lobby - just as well as cable in room was broken - they fixed it with cable across room!! Bathroom ceiling in 250 was peeling (as in your photos) and also mould at bath edge. Also bar cost $22.40 for two gin and tonics!!!!!! Finally the concierges were really only interested in selling trips and restaurants for their fee. Example: Q: Where can we eat on Christmas Day? A: "very hit and miss, mostly closed, can get reservation at $150 each"! Theatre tickets offers had 100% markup. Actually, virtually everything was open. We ate in Planet Hollywood (excellent and cheap) and went to Radio City Show (10 min in line, excellent seats) both on Christmas Day. Hot Tip: Must get New York City Pass - saved hundreds of dollars for the four of us.
The good news: the management addressed all our problems quickly and even returned our passports which I left in the lobby as we were leaving!! The location of the hotel is excellent and across the road to the Waldorf where President Bush stays.