We found this hotel in midtown west as part of a package through Virgin Holidays and ending up chosing is mainly on the fact it was the cheapest hotel they offered somewhere close to the middle of Manhattan. The hotel is on 10th Avenue, only a couple of blocks from Times Square (where broadway crosses 7th Avenue for an idea of street numbers). Would also add that we walked almost everywhere and felt perfectly safe in the streets around Times Square and the hotel.
Compared with where we dropped other people off at much more expensive hotels during our transfer from JFK, I don't think we could have wished for a better location for the price. Our , on the 10th Avenue front of the hotel, had views of the midtown skyline, including the Empire State Building.
It may not be the coolest looking hotel in town, in fact it looks like a motel from the outside, but it's comfortable. Our room was on the second floor, quite large with two double (or Queen-size) beds and all the usual amenities - TV, ensuite, shower, toiletries, etc.. There are a few shops and delis in the local area and the hotel itself has a rooftop swimming pool - if you can actually manage to find the time in New York to have a swim. We never tried the restaurant in the hotel, but did need to ask the concierge a couple of times for the best way to get to a few places!
Would certainly recommend the hotel for people on a hectic weekend as to an extent you're not in the room long enough to warrant spending a huge amount of money on luxury surroundings. For us, the combination of price and location make it almost unbeatable and we would stay here again for sure!
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Advantages: so much to do, casinos, shows, museums, shopping , daytrips ... Disadvantages: smoking allowed almost everywhere, can be expensive, spend more than you planned
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