This is an old hotel, held to a bygone standard of convenience. That's understandable, given the age of the building and neighborhood, but more could be done to update the place. My room had no lamps, a loud air conditioning unit, and a broken window shade. It's on a loud street - horns honking, garbage trucks backing up. Sure, that's life in the big city, but if you need a good night's rest, you need to look elsewhere. The place is clean, but there was a weird tradeoff - I heard the staff sweeping and mopping the hall after I arrived at 1am and later around 4am when I woke up due to noise. When I left, they were mopping the lobby (enough with the mopping!). One plus: proximity to LaGuardia and top-notch Chinese restaurants. But it's in dire need of an update. Not worth the expense.