We'd go back. Definitely. The most important thing was location, location, location. It's in lower Manhattan, basically at Broadway and Canal, directly on a subway stop with short walks to other ones. It's on the edge of Chinatown and what's left of Little Italy. Want to go to the wharf, to the Brooklyn Bridge, to good Indian or Italian (or Chinese) restaurants, to street markets? This is your spot. You can walk or ride just about anywhere. Indeed, we took public transit just about everywhere, including the Bronx Zoo and JFK.
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Just so you know, it's not an apartment. It's a hotel. We had a room with a bathroom, perfect for us. Some people would want a kitchen and dinette. If so, this wouldn't be for you. And there are disadvantages. The room is very (very) small with little in the way of surfaces to put things on. And the HVAC can't be adjusted, though they supply a fan and a space heater (we used the fan ).