Courtyard by Marriott New York City Manhattan Upper East Side, New York City

If you enjoy seeing the non-tourist views when travelling, then this is a good place to stay. Its in a residential neighborhood yet several blocks away (slightly uphill) you find lots of shops and bakeries before the ritzy part of town kicks in. Bring your walking shoes and an energy bar to catch the subway, although several buses are nearby. Takes about 45 minutes via bus/train to get to the Theatre district. Once you get to the subway (7 to 8 blocks), Grand Central is only 4 or 5 stops away.

My Grandson and I just stayed 3 days at the end of July to take in a Yankees game and do some sight seeing(never been there before), the complete staff there was very friendly from bell boys to room maids... Rooms were a little small but nice for two, any more then that get a suite...Pool/steam room/sauna and fitness center were great but closed way too early, 9PM sharp, no chance for adults to unwind from a long day of sight seeing. the hotel building is sort of sandwiched in by 30+ store high rises and being only 15 stories high itself there is not that great a view from any room .....Walked around the neighborhood and hit some restaurants with no problems at all, nice people and no one bothered us! The restaurant on the premises is a joke with a limited menu, I never saw anyone in there my whole stay but we went there for breakfast anyway, I just ordered eggs/waffles/coffee for two and with the tip was $35, I ordered wheat bread and I had to wait till someone ran to the store to buy a loaf...TVs were new 27" flat screen but the cable only had around 20 channels, self parking in a rip off, the parking lot is a half a block away and everyone there speaks limited English, I left two hours before my 24 hours were up and yet they charged me an extra $20 and couldn't explain why to me, Everyone told me to take the train or subway around town, but I didn't have any problems driving/parking at Yankee Stadium, Coney Island or downtown Manhattan, it took about an hour getting into New York City over the GW bridge on Sunday but leaving we made it over and into NJ in less then 15 minutes(no toll) Tip, if your driving around town, taxi drivers are fearless and will cut you off in a moment's notice with no fear of hitting you just to get their next fare, looking at local cars in New York City most every car we saw new or old had a dent, I left unscathed...lol

We thought the hotel was in a very nice neighborhood with nice restaurants around. After staying at Hiltons, Marriot's beds and pillows were VERY uncomfortable. The staff was great and the rooms were basic but clean.Also they has free internet! The restaurant is horrible with really awful service.

This hotel is expensive, but otherwise, a great place to stay. Clean, nicely furnished room with frig, safe, micro, coffee maker...lots of closet space. Staff was friendly and gave us great referrals to neighborhood businesses. One employee even ran down to the next intersection to flag down a taxi for us! The restuarant that is connected to the hotel had okay food, but the waitstaff was unconsious. Would stay there again.