Park 79, New York

The only thing that I liked about this Hotel was the location you couldnt beat it. The pictures on line are very deceiving, It wasnt clean & the rooms were the size of a very small home office not big enough for even 1 person. The staff were not helpful either. Stay at your own risk!!!!!!!

staff was friendly, the bathroom and the room were very cean. Overall, a very good hotel

Great Location, clean place, friendly staff. Great restaurants nearby and close to all the museums. Good subway connections and great shopping opportunities on Columbus Ave.

thought these digs were very adequate for the two nights spent diggin' n.y.c...room was clean and roomy, the shared bath was'nt bad at all..access was easy..place was clean,quiet and staff was friendly..i used my hotel stay for sleep and showers, it was perfect..close to central park, the nat hist musuem, columbus circle..great location for a walking start of your n.y.c. tour..would definately stay here again

I stayed at The Hayden Hotel in April, 2006. I got a single room w/private bath. The bathroom was literally 3 ft. wide by about 12 ft. long but it was very clean, had new tile and new fixtures, and I was never without hot water. Showerhead was one of those typically weak, watersaver kinds found in most motels. I had 2 twin beds in my room even though I had requested a double bed but I didn't ask for a change because a twin was fine for me. One of the twin beds was hard as a rock. The other was a little softer but still too firm for my taste. The room was heated by radiator which worked fine and there is a window that opens when you need fresh air. I was on the 7th floor, very far from street noise so I slept well. The only noise problem I experienced was because the door to my room seemed to be too thin to keep the noise of guests in the halls out. I could hear people talking and walking to their rooms at 1, 2 and 4 in the morning but once they got inside their rooms the noise was gone. The lighting in my room was OK but the lightbulb in the bathroom was very dim. They did change it for me when I asked. My room cost $140 a night not including the ridiculous 14.5% city tax. For New York prices at the last minute, this was about the lowest price around. The Hayden is located 1 block from a 24-hour diner, 1 block from a 24-hour Duane Reade drugstore, and 2 blocks from the subway. A very convenient location! The room was small but clean. Night desk staff was more helpful than the day desk staff. I peeked into the shared bathrooms and they were very large and also very clean. I would stay there again and recommend this place to friends. This could work for a family if you have a small family or want to get 2 rooms.

I am afraid to tell people about this place lest the secret get out. Stayed here for a week in June of this year [2005] and had no major issues. Only problem we had was low water pressure in the showers. But otherwise this is a great hotel if you are planning on sightseeing as rooms are kind of small, but serve their purpose. Definitely will stay here again when I am back in NYC

The rooms were horrible dirty walls,roaches, mice.. The sink is in the same room as the couch. There were roach traps under the bed. I would never stay there or suggest anyone else to stay there....

My friend and I got to Manhattan from Toronto ahead of schedule and this hotel let us check in early. Had our room been occupied, we would have had to sit around for nine hours, exhausted from the bus ride(not recommending) with all our luggages. Not that this is a guarantee, but hotel management acted humanely with the options they had, to accomodate their customers. One of the best part about our trip was the peace of mind coming into the hotel and finding our room to be clean, maintained and functional(6thfloorprivatebath). This made coming back to the hotel, from a day of exploring the biggest city in the world, soothing without the sense of dissatisfaction. With this location(close to transit), the price(excellent for manhattan), and the service(as you've read), the feeling of getting what you've paid for or maybe even more is present. The things that would raise the value of this place would be a fridge as addition to its ammenities, and free local phone service.

We just got back from our holiday in New York and it was ruined by staying in the Hayden Hotel. Not only did we see 2 mice in one evening but there are boxes near the beds to catch cockroaches! The room was dingy, dark and noisy. We had to check out early and go to another hotel as we could not stay in the same room as mice running around us! Take my advice, do not stay at this hotel. The staff know there are mice in the hotel and still don't do anything about it. STAY AWAY!

I stayed there just for one night, it was a pure horror trip. All night long it was extremely loud, there was no chance of getting some sleep. The room itself was dark and very dirty. NEVER AGAIN!!