Courtyard by Marriott New York City Manhattan Midtown East - New York

Awesome..... location, location, location!! Subway on the same block..... courteous and friendly staff! Close to Central Park and time square...

Happy with the size of the room, better than average for hotels in New York. Relatively convenient location. The walls were a bit thin, could easily hear people in hallway or adjacent room.

The room was surprisingly spacious (we booked the King bed with Sofabed) and very comfortable. There were also two sturdy low stools, a chair and plenty of floor space for extra visitors or places to put belongings. For families, you can easily fit an air mattress or crib (or both!) if you choose the right room size. There was a bit of a funny smell in the room, but could have been a carpet freshener or some other cleaner. Temperature was comfortable, and view of the city was satisfying - no brick walls from Room 1616! We had breakfast included, and the little restaurant on the 12th floor served Starbucks coffee drinks. The menu service was used for both for paying customers and people with breakfast included - not a buffet, but the food options were varied and delicious. Customer service at the front door, front desk and especially in the restaurant were all top-notch. Subway entrance is steps away from the door. The subway return is down the block. We had to run an errand at 11:00 pm Sunday night using the subway, and it was pretty empty in the tunnel, but we felt very safe - there was a security person at every bend. For snack options, there's a convenience store in the lobby, but a Duane Reade (Walgreens) store is much cheaper and right next door. The hotel is close to 5th Avenue - we walked to Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Easter. We booked through Hotels.com and would definitely stay here again.

We stayed in a double queen with a sofa bed. The room was roomier than most hotels we've stayed in and it was clean. Pros: -rooms & rest of hotel are clean...looks like renovations have been done/are being done to most of the hotel. -The "lobby" is on the 12th floor and only acccessible with keys...nice and secure, esp if you have kids. Clean, well decorated with a little cafe open for breakfast and maybe (?) lunch although we never ate there. -hotel held our luggage in a locked storage because we came in on a red-eye and our room wasn't ready -hotel staff...although not "warm & fuzzy", was professional, courteous, and helpful -subway station (Lexington/53rd) is literally right outside the hotel -has a Walgreens right outside, a Starbucks across the street, AND a Ess-a-Bagel on the next block -Rockefeller Center is a 10 minute walk -bonus: our room had a view of the Chrysler building Cons: --room wasn't ready at 4pm so we had to hang in the lobby until about 4:40pm. Usually would not be a problem but we were so tired from the red-eye, we were hoping to get in a bit earlier. But they did give us access keys to the lobby to rest & wait --a/c in the room is either very weak or wasn't working. It didn't matter the first 2 days but the rest of our stay was unusually warm and the room was stifling. We didn't call maintenance because we were only in the room at night to sleep and didn't feel like calling at night Was a great stay! Would stay again!

Nice central location. Walking distance to everywhere we wanted to go. Only complaint is the sofa bed needed a new mattress. Would have been nice if Starbucks opened before 7, at least for coffee. Will be returning in the fall and will stay here again.