I'm a 23 year-old grad student and this hotel is awesome. My girlfriend and i stayed here 4 nights over spring break for $423. Yes, that's an awesome deal for a great location.\r
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Let me address a few things:\r
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1) The Staff: the staff at the Gershwin are better than any hotel I've ever stayed at. They always greet you when you walk through the lobby and are more than willing to give you advice about things to do or to help you find your way. A few of the other reviews mentioned having problems with the staff, this was in NOT my experience at all.\r
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2. The Rooms: If you think the rooms at the Gershwin are small, you must live in a mansion. There is plenty of room for two and the room decor is very trendy (or so my girlfriend tells me.) A maid came every day, yes just like those big expensive hotels, and cleaned our room and made the bed. One final note, in our bathroom there was a poll that ran near the door. It carries hot water to the floors above and was extremely hot. It is not marked and I made the mistake of touching it once. So, if your bathroom has a random pole running through it, don't touch it.\r
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3. WIFI Access: WIFi isn't free at the Gershwin so before you come to visit research locations around the hotel with free wifi. There are a few coffee shops on the surrounding blocks with free wifi but the wifi in the hotel coffee shop did not work while we were here.\r
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In summary, the Gershwin is great and I would and will stay here the next time I'm in NYC.
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