My wife and I have just spent a pleasant long weekend at the Beekman Tower hotel. We requested a quiet high floor and were given 24C which is near the top of the building with small balconies from the bedroom and living room. The suite was clean and well-furnished. The service was excellent although the lobby is inadequate to handle the traffic at peak times and the front desk, while efficient and courteous, was perhaps understaffed at the height of the check-in/check-out times. Even so, the staff were courteous and highly professional in coping with the situation. The location is pleasant and the immediate area seemed safe and "residential", but a rather longish walk or short taxi trip to the centre of the shopping or theatre districts.

In short, a good place to stay and certainly recommended if you don't need to be within shouting distance of Times Square.

The building itself is of some interest and there are some excellent images and historical references to be found at [--]

We arrived on 19th April for 5 nights. We were dealt with quickly and given the keys to our room on the 19th floor. I had advised the Hotel
that it was our 10th wedding anniversary and my husbands birthday, so they gave us a complimentary bottle of wine and fantastic views from our room!
The room was big with kitchen area and bathroom etc, yes, it is slightly dated but we loved it because it was clean, spacious and cosy. We did end up with the window open as it was quite warm, however the weather was in late 70's to 80's anyway .

We walked to Time Square / mid Town in around 15 mins, infact we walked mostly everywhere, only getting a taxi once, and buses ( with o metro card each) to Ellis Island, China Town, Tribecca, Ground Zero etc, so good location.

Each moring we either had breakfast at the United Nations cafe opposite or got a bagel and juice 'to go' in the little shop next to cafe.

On the day we left, we experienced major problems with the shuttle service 'blue bus'. This was pre paid with our holiday. They are renowned to be totally unreliable - we learned from our friendly dooeman, and unforyunately didn't bother coming to collect us as the'traffic was bad'!! An hour later and with no transport , our doorman quickly arranged the hotel car to take us. We had no dollars left, so they kindly let us have the dollars from their till with a payment on our visa - this is not done unless in an emergency.

We got to the airport safely and in time - be warned don't use the shuttle, our story is one of many.

Anyway, highly recommend this hotel, will not bother fining a different one if I go again, as its was great in all ways - finally the views from the cocktail bar are so great, they really are worth a visit.

Arrived at the Beekman Tower at aroun 2.00pm local time, we were swiftly checked in to our room. There was no fortunate upgrade or piece of luck that made our stay that little bit more special - we were given the exact room we'd paid for and that we were expecting.

This makes this review even more positive as I believe I experienced a stay that the vast majority of travellers will relate to.

We were in the east wing, 10 yards away from the main building. Our room was fine, one large double bed, a small kitchen (with possibly the World's most effective toaster) and a bathroom that although a little dated was clean and rather pleasant.

For the week that we stayed there was never too much noise from the street that it interrupted our sleep and to be honest I felt really at home immediately in the little studio, far nicer than a sterile Hilton Hotel room.

As a diabetic, I found a little bagel shop on 1st Avenue selling sugar free cakes that could only be described as delicious.

It's a really pleasant hotel, slightly old world like and it's very cheap. I can't really recommend it any higher - stay there and you'll not be disappopinted :-).

not a bad place for the price - nyc is so damn expensive - so we got a great deal from travelzoo for this hotel - it is in a quiet location (at least on the weekend) - walking distance (if you're don't mind walking) - clean (no mold, no bugs) - maybe the rug was a little worn, but for that price in ny - you can live with it -- we had a small functioning kitchenette in our room which can be a big moneysaver for folks on a budget -- front desk treated us nice, even with a budget website reservation -- all in all not a bad place for the price