My husband and I visited NYC for 3 days for his birthday and wanted to be as close to the action as possible without spending more than we were comfortable with. We felt that this hotel was the least expensive while still checking off all of our other wants. The hotel is beautiful in an old fashioned way and the view from our room literally took my breath away. (I usually need total darkness to sleep but I kept the curtains open to soak it all in.) I do think that the $40 charge per night for "complimentary" wifi (it's not complimentary if you have to pay for it), unlimited long distance phone calls (everyone now a days has a cell phone) and a few other things is a rip off but overall, for an NYC hotel, I think we picked the best spot possible. one other thing to note, because this is NYC, expect to pay close to $50/per night on average for parking-- unless you find one offering a weekend deal. This is to be expected for the location but still a bit frustrating. would stay here again after saving up some more money 😄