My wife and I just enjoyed an 8-night stay at the Yotel NYC Times Square, and we loved it! We selected this hotel because it offers some of the lowest room rates that we could find in Manhattan, and it is just a few blocks to the subway, to the Theater District, to Times Square, to the cruise terminals, and it's surrounded by excellent restaurants and shopping. For convenience, there's a CVS across the street, a dynamite deli/bodega kitty corner, and a Target two blocks away. We came and went at all hours of the day and night, and few safe, and the front desk (Mission Control), lobby staff, and housekeepers were friendly and efficient. But there's more!
We took advantage of a deal that offers "Stay Three Nights, and Get The 4th Night Free". We did two of those back-to-back, so I chose to call and talk to Reservations (a few times) to make sure that it would work, and confirm that we could stay in the same room for all 8 nights. The Reservations team was excellent, and they made sure that we got the best deal possible. The phone line got cut off a couple of times so I actually spoke with Lola, Emma, Lindy, and Cynthia, and got a nice email from the Manager, Serge Mvilongo -- and every one of them was friendly and professional! Cynthia recommended that we check-in with the folks at the front desk to make sure that our unusual reservation was confirmed and understood. It all went perfectly!
Our room was clean and well maintained, with: a floor to ceiling double pane (pretty quiet) window that can be partially opened if you like fresh air and the sounds of the city (keep it closed tightly for maximum quiet); both "black-out" and sheer blinds that worked well; our view toward the Hudson River was pretty good from our 26th floor room; a comfortable bed that electrically (partially) retracts for more floor space; instant-on hot water, with great pressure; a beautiful, modern, heavy glass enclosed shower, with a waterfall spray head and liquid soap, conditioner, and shampoo pump dispenser bottles; a modern, full-sized toilet; a large sink with a modern, well-functioning faucet; a heated towel rack (that neither we nor a maintenance guy could figure out how to tun off) an iron, ironing board and hair dryer; a mid sized Samsung flat screen TV with good service; two room safes; three nice mirrors (one full length); good central air conditioning with a modern thermostat; a comfortable (yet simple) chair and desk; eight 110-volt electrical outlets and four USB-A outlets -- all of which were functional; a flush-mounted light over the toilet, an indirect vanity light around the sink's mirror, two flexible stalk reading lights at the head of the bed, and a funky, multi-color LED indirect light strip that surrounded the TV, that could be selected to white, or any color of the rainbow, as well as dimmed or brightened; a standard trash bin plus two recycling bins, and a hard-wired wall phone. This is a small, but well-appointed room!
If you are sharing the room with casual friends or family, you will be partially visible while in the shower.
I'm a retired pilot, who has spent much of my life in hotel rooms, and this place checks off most of the boxes that I look for. I noticed that a foreign airline uses this place for it's flight attendant overnights, which is a good sign. the room does not have a microwave, mini fridge, bar, couch or any of the fancier appointments of a really expensive 5-star room, but we loved this place! Be sure to step outside on the 4th floor deck for the view of 42nd street. We'll be back.
