Hotel Pennsylvania and other New York City, NY Hotel/Accommodation Reviews

I stayed at this hotel during Thanksgiving of 2001 and I can only assume that it is still pretty much the same way that I left it. I got a reasonable rate off of Expedia for it, which along with the location is the only reason we stayed there. It's a huge hotel, capable of accommodating probably thousands, but it's really looking its age and lacks amenities of hotels half of its size. There were several problems with our stay. To begin with, there were three of us and I had said so in the reservation. Yet we only had two twin beds. The hotel staff said that there was not an available cot so two of us had to sleep together-NOT an easy fit. The floor in the room was tile and not carpeted, which made it a little cold on early morning feet. There was virtually no furniture in the massive lobby and hundreds of people were checking in. It took us an hour and a half to get checked in. While one person stood in line for awhile, the other two would rest. Yet we got yelled at by security for sitting on the floor. (There was nowhere else to sit.)

Unique Qualities: The location of the hotel is its best asset. It's within walking distance of Macy's, Pennsylvania Station, and Madison Square Garden. It also had a pretty good hotel restaurant, as well as being connected to Lindy's Diner. There are definitely better values around town, though, if you look for them. This one definitely needs to be renovated and refurbished. In another city, I couldn't see it being worth more than $65 a night. In New York it was twice that.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$80-120  » Currency Converter
Address: 401 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Website: http://www.hotelpenn.com

We only spent one night here but got a terrific rate on Priceline for the room. Some thoughts on the hotel: the room was tiny-too small for the three of us really, but the hotel staff was incredibly nice. They brought our third person up a rollaway bed and put the sheets and blankets on it themselves. (Yes, I have stayed in places where you had to do it yourself.) There was only a shower, no bathtub, but the water pressure was good. There wasn't really a lobby, but there was a nice parlor beyond the check-in desk that was tastefully decorated. The location was good, close enough to walk to Times Square and 5th Avenue. All in all, although it was incredibly smaller than the Hotel Pennsylvania, which was where we spent the rest of our stay, it was vastly of superior quality and I would defintely stay there again.


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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$80-120  » Currency Converter
Address: 40 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036