5/5 Miriam O. 4 months ago on Google
Library
Hotel
is
conveniently
located
between
Bryant
Park
and
Grand
Central
Station
(both
are
just
a
few
minutes
walk
away),
and
thus
close
to
two
subway
stations
as
well
as
two
of
the
three
Coach
USA
bus
stations
connecting
Manhattan
with
Newark
Airport.
Itās
a
long,
narrow
historic
building
with
a
total
of
13
stories,
and
a
beautiful
facade
with
art
deco
elements.
Despite
the
great
location
in
Midtown,
the
hotel
was
conveniently
quiet
-
we
stayed
on
the
12th
floor,
lower
floor
levels
might
be
more
impacted
by
traffic
noise.
The
hotel
is
themed
around
books
and
libraries,
also
the
hotel
rooms
(ours
contained
books
on
Asian
religions).
On
the
1st
floor,
the
reception
is
on
the
right
and
the
restaurant
on
the
left.
On
the
2nd
floor,
a
lovely
reading
room
can
be
used
as
guest
lobby.
Coffee,
tea,
soft
drinks,
granola
bars
and
fresh
fruit
are
available
free
of
charge
24/7,
which
is
a
very
nice
touch.
On
the
top
floor
(which
is
actually
the
13th
floor
yet
labeled
as
14th
floor
as
13
is
an
unlucky
number),
a
rooftop
bar
provides
stunning
views
of
the
nearby
buildings
-
drinks
are
served
from
4pm,
but
the
rooftop
terrace
is
accessible
24/7.
Our
deluxe
room
was
on
the
12th
floor
and
came
with
a
comfy
queen-sized
bed,
an
en-suite
bathroom
with
a
bathtub
that
also
served
as
a
shower,
toiletries
(shampoo,
conditioner,
shower
gel,
body
lotion)
in
small
bottles
(that
were
refilled
daily),
and
bathrobes.
The
window
could
be
opened,
which
we
appreciated,
but
the
room
also
had
an
A/C.
Despite
the
window,
the
room
was
rather
dark,
which
we
did
not
mind
at
all.
Apart
from
the
convenient
location,
we
liked
the
reading
room
and
rooftop
bar
most.
The
hotel
has
many
nice
little
touches,
staff
was
very
friendly,
and
our
room
well
kept.
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