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The room was tiny but was set up well. Not pleased about the “resort fee.” We did not use any of the so-called resort features.

We stayed one night Room very small Bathroom with glass wall and glass door . Some tinted glass but there is no privacy at all in the shower and bathroom . We were taking turns to go to shower and use bathroom . Another person would need to go out. Not great situation. Service overall good. Roof deck lovely . B/ o bathroom situation we will not stay again .

Very clean and NO BED BUGS, which was my main concern in a New York hotel. Also bigger than I was anticipating! My only complaint had little to do with the actual hotel - I was on the 16tg floor and the very popular roof was on tbe 17, making it quite noisy - lots of drunk kids making their way downstairs that I could have done without - a bit of a douchey crowd. Overall, however, GREAT place to stay for the price and locale - would stay again.

Nice but very expensive for what it is. It describes itself as the budget friendly option. And it would be if it wasn’t so expensive! The rooms are newly remodeled and very tastefully so. But they are TINY and you don’t get expected amenities. I got the small double bunk, which worked just fine for my purposes. But the room WITH the bathroom was 10x12 approximately. No closet. No iron. No coffeemaker. AC is not adjustable to below 70 degrees. And the price turned out to be the same as other hotels in the area that have a lot more amenities. I saw a cheaper price when booking, which was my fault for not reading the small print about additional fees. So, while the location is ideal (close to a Grand Central and a nice part of midtown) and the hotel itself is nice and comfortable, it was too expensive. It was like paying for a BMW and getting a Volkswagen. Sorry. The math doesn’t work out. If you can get it for 20% less than a Hilton Garden Inn then yeah, go for it. If not, hello Hilton.