As others have said, great place - nicely done and great location for covering most of mid and lower Manhatten (either walking or by subway). It is near a busy junction but that didn't bother us (except for roadworks but you'd be unlucky to get that again!). Open plan so best for families like ours I'd think. Gary was a great host not least sorting out flexible check-in and check-out requests. Just note at time of writing the Paulaner Bar opp is now closed (prob good from noise point of view but not if you like your beer - plenty of alternatives nearby though!).