This is an old college dorm with tiny elevators. We booked a ""suite"" which turned out to be two dorm rooms connected with a Jack and Jill bath. Each room had a twin bed with a trundle bed underneath. There was a microwave and fridge. The rooms looked like they had been painted every year during their service as a dormitory and probably again recently. As we were checking out, we cornered a housekeeper and quizzed her. We learned there are rooms with bigger beds, we just didn't ask right when we were booking.\r
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My wife had a grand time texting photos of the rooms to her friends to humiliate me, but after she checked the prices of some very nice looking hotels nearby, she shut up pretty quickly. We both think of hotels as places to sleep and not as destinations.\r
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We stayed a few nights before leaving on an overseas trip. We used our time in New York to see some art. Museum Mile is an easy half hour walk straight across Central Park, which was beautiful and clean and felt safe. Even the homeless guys shaving and bathing in the public restrooms in the park were friendly. There is a subway stop just 2 or 3 blocks from the hotel and the neighborhood of the hotel feels safe and is great for shopping and dining.\r
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We will definitely stay again if we go back to New York, despite my wife's teasing about the room. We didn't meet the feisty manager who posts on Tripadvisor from time to time, but I think we would like her. Staff were helpful and courteous at the time of booking, with questions after booking and during our stay. There is a luggage room if you need to stash your bags before or after your stay.\r
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The lobby was often populated with European hostel types, including some school groups, but everyone was friendly.
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