I’ve been to NYC many times and I always stay in the city, but this was close enough to manhattan that I could get there by car in 28 mins and it was much cleaner than Times Square, parking was better, hotel has valet (most hotels don’t), smelled great! Has pool, sauna and hot tub, view was pleasant, not the best, but had a great stay overall. The best thing is, it only took me 10 minutes to get to La Guardia, and that’s with traffic!!!