Name: Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Midtown West by IHG
Address: 538 West 48th Street, Hell's Kitchen, New York (and vicinity), New York, United States of America, New York (and vicinity), New York, US
Price range: US$208–US$676 per night
Rating: 7.33

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Midtown West by IHG, travellers praise the walkable location and friendly staff, while frequently noting very small rooms, heavy elevator waits, and an overcrowded breakfast space where food and seating can run short.

Ongoing renovations and street or hallway noise are mentioned, and Wi-Fi reliability and in-room climate control can be inconsistent. Rooms are basic and compact but beds are often comfortable; housekeeping and overall cleanliness vary from spotless to reports of odors or maintenance issues. The location works well for Times Square, cruise terminals, and dining, though subway access requires a walk. Expect a convenient base with trade-offs in space, crowding, and building upkeep.

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Facilities

Elevators are frequently crowded and sometimes out of service; ongoing exterior renovations and scaffolding reduce common space. On-site parking isn’t offered and off-site arrangements or costs can be confusing.

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Jaime

30 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

under renovation

10

Jami

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Breakfast was too busy every day but otherwise a great stay! Only 2 elevators to use so usually crowded with long wait times.

6

SIKINDARBABU

8 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Property and rooms are nice. There is no transportation. Always depends on cabs. No parking available.

6

Stacy

29 Jun 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The hotel was fairly clean, the breakfast wasn't very good. They were doing construction through out the week but made no mention at check in. Also, it was very hot in all the hallways. The elevators took forever.

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Winifred

28 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

One elevator was out of order. The other was incredibly slow. We waited for 15 minutes to be able to take our luggage downstairs. Breakfast seating area was tiny given full occupancy. Overall not worth the cost of the stay.

6

Stewart

29 Apr 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

One of the 2 elevators were broken. Also tearing up the carpet and replacing. Due to maintenance and staff using the elevators residence had to wait longer.

6

Larry

11 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION (and that's about it). Visited NYC for a few days to enjoy some live theatre prior to the Tony's and this place was pretty well reviewed with a decent price. There was construction in front of the building which was a bit of a nuisance, but understandable. The view from my room was nice as long as you didn't look downn (see photo). The bigger issues were the elevator which seemed to always be full and took multiple passes before there was room to get in. If you take the stairs down, you end up outside the hotel and have to walk back in. The breakfast is a joke as it is always packed and if you show up even an hour after it starts, most of the food will be picked over. None of this prevented me from having a great time at the theatre, but I'm sure there are better options in the area. Plenty of food options in the area which were much better than the breakfast buffet.

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Nataliia

11 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I booked a hotel and paid in advance for both my stay and parking. When I arrived to check in, the front desk guy gave me a parking business card and told me to go there. I drove to the parking lot and left my car. This morning, I checked out and went to pick up my car, but they told me I had to pay because it wasn’t covered. I explained that I had already paid for both the hotel and parking together. They said they had nothing to do with the hotel. I called the front desk, and they told me the same thing—that they had no connection to the parking lot. So why does the hotel charge for parking? I ended up paying for parking twice, just to get my car back. This is terrible. I've never felt so scammed. I wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone. Absolutely awful!

4

Delfina

3 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Elevator broken , breakfast very criases and little reposition of food.

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LAURA Ann

27 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms were small but functional. The front desk staff was great! The property is remodeling so there is scaffolding sand dumpsters. No outside seating at all.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: many guests found rooms clean, but recurring reports cite odors, mildew or mold, stained carpets, and occasional pests or maintenance grime.

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Lori

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel is passed it's prime. Rooms are small but clean and the beds are comfortable. Staff is super helpful and friendly but the rooms are small and outdated, the elevator is slow and the breakfast area is small and packed no matter when you go. But there were lots of selection for breakfast and they had good options in the foyer for food and drinks. Hotel is walkable to everything.

10

Lorena

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Great hotel. Everything was clean and comfortable.

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Elizabeth

26 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Bathtub inside had mildew. Room too small to fit 2 queen side beds. Decaf filled with grounds. Not properly cleaned between wall and bed. Like walkable distance from everything. Convenience with many eats and markets nearby.

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Miguel

12 Jul 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Room was dirty. McDonald’s trash bag under the bed, dirty socks, cockroaches. Hot tub was listed as an amenity but was unavailable.

6

Sandra López

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The carpet of the bedroom smell to bad. We had to be with the odor One night because the hotel Was full. The New room had the same problem, but at least the odor was less. Really the cost was too high to support the bad odor. The positive was the hotel location. Close to Time Square walking.

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debbie

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms were filthy and not appropriately stocked. Mold throughout the shower, shower had dirt and hair in it upon arrival, body gel empty, towels were like sand paper. The "waiting area" was the size of a postage stamp. The eating area was cramped, hot, crowded, very limited seating, food was subpar and worst coffee ever. I've stayed in nicer Motel 6's.

4

Viola

13 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pro: friendly staff, great location, and comfy beds and pillows. Con: Our room is horribly soundproofed. We could hear every sound clearly, such as when someone was walking in the hallway, talking, or the door of the nearby room was closed. We had a ground-floor room, and were not informed that construction was taking place right outside our room, located at the back of the building. We were woken up at 8 am with hammering and people talking right outside our window. When we first walked into our room, it smelled of mildew. We thought that once AC kicks in, the room would smell better. However, the room continues to smell of mildew by the end of each day, when we return from our daily outings. I do not think I would stay there again.

6

Andrew

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 9 nights

Staff were helpful and sorted problems out quickly and efficiently. The hotel’s decor is dated and the carpet in my room was dirty, (I bought sliders from a bargain shop nearby). The worst thing about the hotel is breakfast, nowhere to sit, not enough staff to replenish the food, customers behave like seagulls around a trawler when food comes out. There is no monitoring of who is eligible for breakfast, you could easily walk in off the street and help yourself. The food itself is average but, because other guests hoard food like there is a siege, the selection is poor. The hotel really should work at breakfast as it is its biggest failing

8

Manuel

1 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable, clean and friendly staff.

6

Misty

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Rooms are clean but tiny. Our room didn’t get cleaned the three nights we were there and we had to ask for towels. Breakfast area was so tiny. Tv remote didn't work nor did a couple of plugs.

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Rooms

Rooms are very small with limited storage, and noise from hallways, street, or ground-floor areas is a recurring issue; Wi-Fi and A/C performance vary by room. Beds are generally comfortable.

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RUTHIE

14 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms are extremely small. It was hard maneuvering four ppl in the room,but we managed it. Great location to Times square

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Catherine

29 Jul 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Our first room had a smell, drippy toilet, air con that didn’t work and noise from a fan on corridor- we asked to be moved and we were- 2 doors up the corridor The room was do much better and had air con that worked. There was still noise from the vent in corridor but the air con was noisy too! The decor needs updating but the beds were very comfy and the pillows were wonderful. This helped us sleep in a noisy room! However, the room was great overall. The hotel is in a great location. Hadn’t realised breakfast was included until the last morning but if you can beat the rush it’s worth it!

10

Philip

10 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Accommodations were outstanding only issue was the free Internet was very spotty from the hotel room.

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Shrivatsa S

1 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

No Wi-Fi in the room

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Krishma

21 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were really disappointed with our stay. Despite paying a premium price, we were given a ground floor room, which we did not expect or request. The noise levels were unbearable—constant disturbances from people walking by, doors slamming, and traffic outside. It made it hard to relax or get a decent night’s sleep. For the amount we paid, we expected a much more peaceful and comfortable experience. Wouldn’t stay here again.

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Anne

14 Sept 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

The room we were in - 216 - there was constant noise from the fridge and i would say from the pipes...kept me up every night...and the fact you could not really regulate the AC was not great.

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Viola

13 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pro: friendly staff, great location, and comfy beds and pillows. Con: Our room is horribly soundproofed. We could hear every sound clearly, such as when someone was walking in the hallway, talking, or the door of the nearby room was closed. We had a ground-floor room, and were not informed that construction was taking place right outside our room, located at the back of the building. We were woken up at 8 am with hammering and people talking right outside our window. When we first walked into our room, it smelled of mildew. We thought that once AC kicks in, the room would smell better. However, the room continues to smell of mildew by the end of each day, when we return from our daily outings. I do not think I would stay there again.

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Mark

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Small room. Couldn't not even pass each other without someone having to move on to a bed. No room whatsoever. checked in and had 1 towel for a family of 4. Requested more and had to call 3 times over a couple of hours before we got them. Day 2, housekeeping came and took all of the towels... did not even leave a hand towel. Towel chase began again. Very loud, 6th floor, could hear street noise like the windows were open and hall noise. Staff not super friendly, just very transactional.

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Tonmoy

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The only problem is the room is a bit small

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nicola

18 Feb 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Lovely comfy beds. Only issue rooms are not sound proof so lots of noise.

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly and helpful, with occasional early check-in and efficient luggage storage, but some guests reported slow responses, reservation or billing issues, and towel shortages.

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Monique

13 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Worse hotel stay in my life. Location is not bad but the room was funky. The staff was awful. They charged my card $1600 because they charged me for the deposit that I had already paid, the remaining balance and then the entire amount. When I complained about it, their response was "oh no worries, the charge will go back when you check out". Are you kidding me??? The staff also acts as if they don't understand English when you have an issue but I watched them talk perfect English to other guests. Never again!!!!

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Carey

15 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I asked over and over for bath clothes and towels every day. The lady was rude then brought the huge hand towels for bath cloths. I will never stay here again. I stay at a lot of holiday inn express. Never such bad service.

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Anne

26 May 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The overnight staff was not helpful. But the daytime staff was wonderful and helped us with an issue very quickly.

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Rafael

24 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

My stay at the Holiday Inn Express NY was excellent! The room was clean and tidy, the breakfast was good, and the service was also excellent. I was allowed access to my room an hour before check-in. The only issue was that they charged me $50 at check-in and said it would be refunded after check-out. A month has passed, and I still haven't received the deposit.

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Cheryl

27 Jun 2025

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Stayed 8 nights

I stayed 8 nights with 4 people in one room. One night they only provided us with 2 bath towels and said they ran out of towels and didn't know when they would get more. With 4 of us in one room in hot and humid NY this was unacceptable. We did not want to share a bath towels with each other and there were no stores nearby to buy any towels. Every day they only provided us with 2-3 towels with a 4 person reservation to the room. I had to inconveniently call the front desk staff every night to deliver extra towels.

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teresa

15 Nov 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Staff ! Front desk were always very helpful and kind. The food staff were rockstars’ all of them. It gsets crazy busy at breakfast and they installed new coffee dispensers and of course they didn’t work as planned. Everyone came together managers, and staff to solve the problem!

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Steven

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 10 nights

This is a really nice NY hotel option. Affordable (at least for NYC), and well-run. The staff were great. Good shower and A/C, really made NYC in a hot, hot summer tolerable. The breakfast area is kind of a madhouse, the space just not big enough to accommodate the crush of people using it every morning.

10

elham

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff are extremely helpful and polite! They made a good memory of staying in that hotel for me.

10

Nelson

30 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We enjoy staying at this hotel because it is very nice and comfortable. The staff is very friendly and very knowledgeable about the area especially Victor the supervisor at front desk. He is very helpful and friendly and accommodating to the customers.

10

Nora Lopez

5 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Staff was amazing. Great location

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Location

Walkable to Times Square, Broadway, and the cruise terminals, with plenty of nearby dining; several reviews note a longer walk to subways and some block-level grit at night.

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Brenda

1 Jun 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Great location

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Irshad

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Breakfast quantity limitlees.Hudson Bay and cruise and high lune are at few minutes .Times square also 18 min walkable distance .Area is safe .

10

Amit

28 Mar 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

3 blocks from times square Good amanities and breakfast Rooms are bit small but its new york so we expected that Good staff

10

Pranav

26 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent location of the property for those who wish to explore NYC on foot, using public transportation. Breakfast was good as well! Staff is excellent! Will highly recommend to stay!

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Sourav

18 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Close to all attractions

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Akhil

28 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient location

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Rajeev

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Good location for walks by the riverside and river cruise terminals, and transport links to other parts of the city. Also close to Times square which is a major attraction. Plenty of food options within walking distance. Breakfast at the hotel was basic and seating spaces were limited during peak summer holiday period.

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Adela

19 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The location of this hotel amazing! No issues it was just as expected.

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Norman

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Location is great, in walking distance to Hudson river. Bus stops for 3 different routes also in walking distance. Room was ok and clean. The breakfast room was too small, there were not enough seats during the morning rush hour. Food selection for breakfast could be better to give more options to people who don't want a warm breakfast. I don't want hot sausage, potatoes or bacon for breakfast. Offering ham and cheese to make a regular sandwich would be nice. I liked the fact that fruits were available.

10

Larissa

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location, fantastic staff.

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Dining

The free breakfast is appreciated for the hot options, but the dining area is undersized, lines are long, and items can run out; vegetarian or vegan options are limited.

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Michael

14 Apr 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Breakfast is insane. They had seriously up to 100 people in dining area. The food is in a really bad spot , hard to get it and many things were out everyday. We gave up on tht free breakfast,wasn't worse the hastle especially when much of the food was gone and not refilled.

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tajinder

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Stayed for a week. Overall good . Disappointed with breakfast being vegetarian . There was nothing cooked available in veg except breads and cornflakes as compare to non veg having 3-4 cooked options daily

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Jami

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Breakfast was too busy every day but otherwise a great stay! Only 2 elevators to use so usually crowded with long wait times.

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Karen Mae

31 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel offered a comfortable and clean room with modern amenities, making for a relaxing stay. Staff were friendly and attentive, always ready to assist with any requests. The location is walkable to Times Square, and there are a lot of dining options around the hotel. The breakfast options could be improved for better variety. The dining area has very limited space and it gets really packed even before the buffet is open.

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michelle

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The hotel is located about 15 minute walk to timea square and a couple of blocks away from closest bus. We werent aware of the works going on at the hotel and were suprised to find no outdoor seating and the outdoor area covered in scaffolding, additionally there were workmen going up and down past our window doing repairs that started quite early in the morning. The room itself was spacious with a comfortable bed, aircon worked perfectly and there were coffee making facilities. The fridge did work but only kept things cool rather than cold. However the thing that ruined our stay was breakfast. There were far too many people and not enough seating or food. We tried at several different times but it was still unpleasant. Food ran out as quickly as it was bought out and it was impossible to move around safely and comfortably. Pros- location, room space, aircon and general cleanliness of hotel. Local shops for food, drinks and bars etc. Cons- breakfast was over crowded, disorganised and not enough food or coffee. Lifts during breakfast. No warning of works at the hotel. Reception had 1 small sofa so not ideal when waiting for cabs etc.

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Sabrina

27 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Super close to eberything. Great price and breakfast was good too. But lines are way too long in the morning and wish there were more elevators

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Barbara Register

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room and breakfast areas was to small. Unable to move around comfortably in double bed room. Too many people to fit in breakfast areas and no items for Vegans. Too long to wait for elevators.

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Steven

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 10 nights

This is a really nice NY hotel option. Affordable (at least for NYC), and well-run. The staff were great. Good shower and A/C, really made NYC in a hot, hot summer tolerable. The breakfast area is kind of a madhouse, the space just not big enough to accommodate the crush of people using it every morning.

10

Rajeev

12 Aug 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Good location for walks by the riverside and river cruise terminals, and transport links to other parts of the city. Also close to Times square which is a major attraction. Plenty of food options within walking distance. Breakfast at the hotel was basic and seating spaces were limited during peak summer holiday period.

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gennell

31 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Food options werent great. Couldnt get fresh eggs or even pancakes. Food was not made with love. Potatoes dry, eggs watery, sausage hard.

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Month	Average price
January	US$137
February	US$142
March	US$185
April	US$236
May	US$248
June	US$283
July	US$237
August	US$224
September	US$322
October	US$334
November	US$271
December	US$396

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15 $676	16 $569	17 $268	18 $311	19 $318
20 $247	21 $474	22 $659	23	24 $468	25 $436	26 $432
27 $232	28 $231	29 $325	30 $298

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $290	2 $361	3 $366
4 $236	5 $316	6 $387	7 $401	8 $426	9 $426	10 $426
11 $281	12 $316	13 $392	14 $394	15 $307	16 $312	17 $312
18 $208	19 $296	20 $303	21 $336	22 $365	23 $312	24 $336
25 $219	26 $279	27 $279	28 $303	29 $336	30 $336	31 $440

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds (Extra Floor Space)

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, City View

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, City View

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible (Communications, Roll-In Shower)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Extra Floor Space)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

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