I have a very mixed review on this hotel. The hotel is located on 34th and 8th Avenue, giving it a central location in Manhattan. It is close to the Empire State Building, Times Square, Macy’s and many other tourist attractions. Taxis are available upon request out the front door, day or night. I took taxis to most of the locations I went as they are about the same price as a tube ticket. The staff is professional and polite are willing to help on a moment’s notice. Hotel staff routinely checks guest key cards before letting them board the elevators, this at least provides a minimum level of security for hotel guests. Access to a food is not a problem as McDonalds, Wendy’s, TGIF’s (FYI, the prices at TGIF’s are very expensive!) and a pizzeria are within a few hundred feet of the front door. If you don’t want to go that far, the Tick Tock Café is located right next door via the lobby. The food is excellent and the prices are reasonable for NY. I stayed on the 33 floor and the Internet was fast, with a good strong signal no matter where I was at in my room.
While I do give Wyndham credit for trying to restore the New Yorker to its former glory, they did it on the cheap. Rooms have been renovated on the cheap, as original cast iron bathtubs and tiles have been painted over instead of being replaced. The shower faucets were very old and needed to be replaced. Our bathroom floor was missing tiles and these gaps were filled in with some kind of industrial white filling, not good looking at all. Overall the rooms lacked real character or feel for the period. The beds, nightstands and bedroom furniture are all relatively new. While the rooms are reasonably clean and comfortable the Wyndham is not a four star hotel. The Wyndham is at best a three star hotel. Wyndham should have spent the extra money and renovated the room’s right the first time, instead of cutting corners, it shows. So the question remains, would I recommend this hotel to a friend? That answer would depend on two things location and comfort. For location it’s hard to beat the Wyndham. For comfort and cleanliness, I would seek elsewhere.