Okay...A few things...I have stayed at Hotels all over the States...It seems as if NY is the only state I have encountered that charges a fee ON TOP of the taxes and Hotel Taxes...This took me for a loop. I thought maybe it was just this Hotel, but I found out it is basically all in NYC. That being said, this Hotel is SMACK, Dab in the Middle of every Tourist's dream, Mid-Town, near Theater and Times Sq. They give you a voucher for a grab and go breakfast here. I was on the newly refurbished 19th floor. The room was very adequate. The walls are very thin ( you could hear a lot from the hallway). My only gripe is that the Hot water (shower) is terrible. I tried to take a decent shower at many different hours to no avail. Construction begins, on adjacent floors at about 8:30 am...I think a strong 3 1/2 stars.
BTW: MAUREEN was the housekeeper on my floor. She was absolutely wonderful. She works so hard, yet she went out of her way to get me little room amenities I was lacking (shower gel, moisturizer, big towel).