In the city for 5 days and so I spent it in the Hyatt Place, Times Square in New York. It is in a great place for walking sightseeing. The Hudson Yards are a few blocks away, Times Square is about 3 blocks away and the river with the Intrepid Museum is about 6 blocks away. A very nice place to be based as shown by the amount of hotels in the block where the Hyatt is.
Right across from the Hyatt is a Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites and Hampton Inn.
You can see how the 3 hotels are almost the same building. They are high, at least 30 stories each.
https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-place/en-US/nyczt-hyatt-place-new-york-city-times-square
Hyatt Place reception areas:
This is the reception area. It is not very big and can get quite crowded. As you can see from the photo of the other hotels, there are a lot of hotel rooms but not a lot of reception area
This view is from the reception desk of the waiting area.
The Placery (Hyatt Place – cute) is the coffee shop/bar in the hotel
There is a desk dedicated to computers that one can use for checking flights and other admin type stuff.
On the right is the breakfast serving area and on the left is the seating area for eating.
They were preparing it for a wedding when I photographed it.
There is a fair sized gym available, no windows but a useful space.
This was one of the elevator landings, very artsy.
The small bedroom:
As I have become used to in New York, the bedroom is on the small side. I guess they just have to squeeze as many rooms as possible into their small footprint.
This was the space between the front of the bed and the wall with the tv on.
I had a great view from my window. At least it snowed.
This is the room, no space between the bed and the tv or between the bed and the window, but space for a relaxing chair. No desk or table here.
Here is that lovely chair with a little table and footstool.
A requisite safe and refrigerator, and small coffee maker and ice bucket. Always one English Breakfast tea bag and one Earl Grey.
The cupboard had an iron and ironing board available.
The bathroom:
A smallish bathroom but at least it has a regulation walk in shower. The shower supplies were by KenetMD Haircare.
The basin looks fine until you have perspective. This is how small it is, not even big enough for 2 hands.
In review:
A fine hotel even with its shortcomings. Space will always be an issue in New York so it is just something you have to accept.
The hotel itself was pleasant, nice breakfast, pleasant staff, always busy lobby, useful gym.
I don’t think you can go too wrong with whichever of the hotels in this area you choose.
