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Originally Posted by tmdiva
I'm familiar with Penn Station (and would agree that it is a basement-y dump). I did live in Hell's Kitchen for five years in the early 1990s. It's just been a while since I've been in the city, and even longer since I had to worry about getting there from Washington.
tm
PS Still no hotel recs? Orbitz is turning up a decent rate at the Paramount, in my old neighborhood.
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I stayed in the smallest hotel room I've ever encountered in the Paramount. It was exactly the size of a double bed, plus one foot in each direction. It was so small (how small was it?) it was so small that we had to put the suitcase in the bathroom zipped up while we slept because the only space large enough to open it was on the bed. This was about 8 years ago, but I wouldn't recommend staying there unless you pay for or otherwise luck into some sort of upgrade from the standard room.
Royalton has some great rooms though. We have stayed in all the W's and that is where we always stay because of the Starwood thing (typically now in W Union Square, but spent lots of time in the others when we were doing business travel there). I assume you know the cost/reward on those, but let me know if you do not. Typically not budget (unless you have points to use!!). I've also stayed in The Parker Meridian and The Westin near Times Square in recent years. You might be able to get a deal on The Westin, which is quite comfortable and should come in at a lower price point than Parker Meridian or W's.
Alas, that is all the info this Starwood whore has to give out on NY hotels.
