Staying just a few steps from the horribly crowded...

Staying just a few steps from the horribly crowded Times Square ceases to be annoying when you realize how near to everything you are and how silent your hotel room (11th floor) manages to be.

Add to that the sheer pleasure of entering the steam room or bathing in the swimming pool after a long walking day and you'll most certainly describe your Room Mate experience as definitely satisfactory, despite a not-above-average breakfast, a not totally warm welcome, and a few little missing touches that the hotel would deserve.

Adding a little more care and anticipation of the guests' needs would make Room Mate Grate really belong to the higher level of quality the structure deserves (and the rates would lead you to expect).
But again, location and spa services quite frankly make up for that.

Visited in: 2009