Great place
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/24/06
We were at this hotel for 8 nights and really enjoyed our stay. The staff are friendly but not too 'in your face' friendly, which is nice. They pretty much leave you to get on with your own thing and provide help or information on request, so don't feel afraid to ask for or about things!
The hotel offers continental breakfast in the mornings between 6 and 10 on weekdays and until 11 on weekends. Free tea and coffee is available 24 hours! Breakfast is lovely.. fresh fruit, yoghurt, cereal, boiled eggs, muffins, waffles, toast.. the list goes on!
Internet access and gym facilities available to all guests.
The rooms are fairly small, but reasonable. Bathroom was lovely and modern. Decoration in the bedroom itself wasnt too bad. There was room service everyday except Sunday, although, I'm not sure that the bed sheets were changed. The water from the bath tap didnt run very hot which wasnt nice, especially as it was winter! The sink tap was fine though.
TV and safe in room along with ironing facilities. Coffee machine available on request. There was a musty smell in the room and floor level, but we were in a smoking room, so maybe thats got a lot to do with it. You feel wiery in the area because it is a little run down and rough looking. However, we never once felt threatened or intimidated and we had no problems.
The hotel is about a 1 minute walk to queensboro plaza station, where you can get the number 7 train into times square. This will take roughly 7 mins. Trains in manhaaten are VERY frequent. If staying for 7+ days, get the unlimited ride metro card for $24. Great value for money.
Overall great place to stay in and much cheaper then staying in Manhatten but literally minutes away. Put it this way. We had tickets to a broadway show at 7 pm and were running very late. Left our hotel at 6:35pm and still made it to broadway on time! Thats how close it is! Would definately recommend this place and would definately stay again.