after booking it for a long weekend getaway in feb with my wife , we found this to be a fantastic budget hotel in a most exellent location in manhattan , close to loads of great restaurants ( hill country on east 26 ) bars and all the major attractions , is in walking distance of 4 of the metro lines so getting uptown/queens and downtown/brooklyn was so easy , lets be honest , this is a budget hotel so if your expecting the ritz then get a life , we took a suite on the 8 floor , 2 large rooms and a bathroom. Plenty of space. \r
Also regarding the heating. Midtown is run by a communal heating system. It is widely know that radiators his and clang from time to time. If you want to go there, it will happen at any place. We just turned off the rads at night. Its not hard, you just turn a knob on it! \r
bed was very comfy , room was on the road and you do hear the city , but then ive never stayed in a silent city so thats not a problem , \r
birch coffee shop in lobby is great ,\r
shabby chic and artisan , if id stayed here in london i would have payed twice the price and some ,\r
a real newyork apartment experiance \r
loved it ............
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