New York City

 

Hotel was in the middle of everything we wanted to do. Room was clean and modern. I would stay here again.

This was my first trip to New York City, so naturally there was sticker shock about the price of all the hotel rooms. Rockefeller Center Hotel had the best reviews and didn't cost as much as all the other highly reviewed hotels. It is in a good location since it's right across from Rockefeller Center and within walking distance of Times Square, Central Park, and other points of interest, although it is a bit of a hike to the theater district when you're in dressy shoes, as my girlfriend discovered. The good: 1) safe neighborhood 2) room was clean 3) staff was friendly and responsive 4) check-in and check-out is extremely easy and quick. The bad: 1) only two elevators and they always took forever so we wound up using the stairs all the time, thankfully we were only on the fourth floor 2) bathroom door was mostly frosted glass so the bathroom light fills the whole room in the middle of the night 3) the walls seem to be a little thin since we heard one of our neighbors at 4:30am Saturday night (although this probably had more to do with how much they had to drink) 4) the restaurant right next door, Johnny Utah's, seemed like a quiet place Friday night but on Saturday night the sidewalk in front of it and the hotel was crowded with loud partygoers, which didn't bother you once you were inside but did make entering and exiting the hotel a little bit of a hassle I wouldn't mind staying here again. I don't have any other NYC hotel experience to compare with but from what I've heard from other people some of the issues (high price, small room) are standard everywhere in NYC.