Pennsylvania Hotel New York (NY)

The City that never sleepsGuest Rating: 2.7

It is a classic hotel, centrally located with easy access to Times Square, Greenwich village, and especially MSG, Macy's, the Empire State Building and Penn Station. Classic also means old, the first room they gave us had a big moldy stain on the ceiling, they did change us to another room after I complained. There is very little in the way of soundproofing, and constant honking of cabs and trucks went 24-7, adjoining rooms with Spring Break mindset tenants may as well have been in our room. There was no Internet access in the rooms, and you had to use the WiFi in the lobby. The worlds slowest WiFi, although it stated you had a fast connection, it was very very slow, and kept cutting out. The concierge were somewhat clueless about travel to Long Island, leaving us stranded at a train station trying to get to Nassau Coliseum because they failed to tell us there is no taxi's at the suburban train station they recommended. The add-on fees they charged for show tickets not available at TKTS were more than the actual ticket costs. As a cheaper alternative, I guess we got what we paid for, but I wouldn't stay at that hotel again, as I was too exhausted every day to really enjoy the city that never sleeps, because I didn't have that as an option.

Very Central to key areas of the city, close to Times Square, MSG, Macy's and the train station.

OLD hotel, no internet access in the room, only in Lobby, and it has super slow WiFi. Very very noisy location, taxis and trucks honking all night long.

• Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : TKTS for 1/2 price show tickets and the hop-on hop-off bus tour to get around the city is a good way to get to know the layout.

Pennsylvania Hotel New York CityGuest Rating: 4.2

I have stayed at the Pennsylvania Hotel many times. It is directly across the street from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden and ten blocks from the theater district. The location is great, but some rooms can be very bad. You must examine your room and see if it has the newer furniture, armoir, etc. or you won't be very comfortable. With a renovated room, I am very comfortable and will continue to stay there.

Location is great! Lobby is large and very nice with coffee, gift shops and a nice restaurant. Renovated rooms are small, like all rooms in NYC, but clean and nice.

Don't stay in a room that isn't renovated! Lines at check-in can be extremely long at certain times, such as Friday evening.

• Travel tip : Great Italian deli right on the corner; great taxi service by hotel personnel right in front; Madison Square Garden, train (Penn Station) and subway station directly across the street.

Oldie but somewhat goodieGuest Rating: 3.7

The hotel overall was pretty decent..it was very old and could stand some renovations, especially in the downstairs of the lobby..The stairs and floor looked like it hadn't been cleaned for years. Our room was very tiny, but that seems pretty typical of New York. The shower had great water pressure, the curtain was old. No vanity space, only a small shelf over sink. The room was kept clean if you could see through the oldness of it all. The location was great, close to Macy's, Empire State Bldg.. Penn Station.

Nice, old character in lobby..comfy bed, several elevators to accommodate people.

Long waits to check-in and out...downstairs of lobby where the bathroom and luggage storage are, left a lot to be desired, very dirty and unkept, almost frightening to go there...

• Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Within easy walking distance of Empire State Bldg., across from Macy's and Penn Station.