Super 8 NYC/Times Square, New York City

Advantages: Excellent Location
Disadvantages: Food

...Although the hotel is situated in one of the best locations in New York City (it is a couple of blocks away from the centre of Times Square), it lacks a little quality. The restaurant facilities are not up to much, especially breakfast-wise and the rooms are nothing special. However, it is better than most hotels in New York and the location does more than make up for the slight lack of quality. The hotel is situated in a midtown location which is ideal for shopping and seeing most of the NYC sites.... Read review

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Advantages: lots to do, easy to get around, plenty to see
Disadvantages: loud at night, somewhat overwhelming (if that's a bad thing!?)

...After years of talking about it and day-dreaming, my husband and I finally visited New York City in September 2007. We had high expectations and thought we knew what to expect. Newsflash: Whatever your expectations, New York City will exceed them. Another newsflash: no matter how much you think you know about NYC, you will never really know until you visit. After four days in the city that never sleeps, we still didn't know or see a tenth of it! We stayed at the Carter Hotel which was smack-bang in the centre of the action at Times square. You see Times Square on TV and it is nothing compared to the real thing. It is truly huge. My husband and I spent the entire time looking up with our mouths open in wonder. What did we do during our stay? We took a tour of Madison Square Garden- a must see for all sports fans; took the elevator... Read review

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Advantages: fantastic views from one of the world great structures
Disadvantages: cost can be high for a large family

...For anyone who visits NYC, most often a common question is whether they should visit the Empire State Building. The answer, friends is most emphatically - YES! The Empire State Building is located in midtown Manhattan on 34th street. This means it is basically in the middle of Manhattan with Central Park and Times Square to the north, and the financial district and lower Manhattan to the South. This location gives the Empire State Building an advantage. From the observation deck you can see all angles of NYC from probably one of the best locations in Manhattan. Instead of being down on the tip of Manhattan looking "up" at the entire city, from the Empire State Building you are in the middle of all the action. The queues can be really long during some parts of the day. This is normal from any major tourist attraction so expect to wait... Read review

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