Hilton Times Square

If you feel like you want privacy in the bathroom, avoid this Hilton location, and investigate others before booking. A barn door does not a bathroom door make.If that is not an issue with you, the location is great? One half block from Times Square.

My husband and I stayed here 5 nights in October. We chose this hotel because we wanted a nice hotel near Times Square, good restaurants, and good subway connections. The hotel begins around the fifteenth floor of an office building and extends higher. The first room the hotel gave us was near the elevator; we asked for another due to the potential noise. The hotel gave us a nice room on the 32 floor. We faced north. To our left/west we had a nice view of the Hudson River. We were high enough up not to be bothered by street noise. We saw some architecturally interesting buildings from our window, and some festive lights. The room was sufficiently large. We had a king size bed, bedside tables on each side, and good reading lights. There was an armchair and a comfortable desk chair. The internet was free, perhaps because we previously joined the free Hilton Honors club. The plumbing worked well. We never used the coffee pot or small refrigerator. Nothing was rundown or shabby in this hotel. However, I do not consider it a luxury five-star hotel. When you enter this building on the ground level, at least two employees are always present. They can help you with your luggage or call a cab. They direct guests up a set of elevators for Hilton guests, to the lobby on the fifteenth floor. They must somehow direct the office workers up a different set of elevators. These employees probably police the ground floor and keep non-guests out of the building. There is little or no seating on ground level. Once the Hilton elevators take you upstairs, you arrive at the front desk/registration, a small lobby, a big bar, and probably a restaurant. We never ate in the restaurant. We had drinks one night in the bar. The drinks were overpriced but the ambiance was nice. The bar had big windows and a view. The bar was popular with people who looked like hotel guests. This hotel is close to plenty of bars, restaurants, theaters and subway stops. Because it is in Midtown, it is possible to walk uptown to places like Fifth Avenue, Central Park, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, although the walk would be quite long. The hotel is located near Times Square, a bustling area with sufficient police presence. We felt safe. We were not accosted by any panhandlers. We did not see any drunks passed out on the street. During our stay in NYC we saw occasional homeless people sitting or sleeping on the street, but I do not recall any or many here in the Times Square area. The last four times we have visited NYC Manhattan, we have stayed in the Times Square area. When we return to NYC, we would strongly consider staying at this hotel again. We like being near Times Square, a major hub for subways. The hotel is a short cab ride to Penn Central, a major hub for railroad traffic. If you don’t have too much luggage to haul, you can take the subway from Times Square to Penn Station. This hotel is also near the Port Authority bus terminal for long bus rides. Not far southwest of this hotel is the beginning of the Highline Trail, an elevated park running south to the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Chelsea district. (From the hotel, it is 1.1 miles, a 22 minute walk, to the High Line Start Point on 34 Street.) The trail was built on old elevated railroad tracks running north-south parallel to the Hudson River. The Highline Trail is a popular daytime walk with good views of the river, some old buildings, and some new residential skyscrapers. The attached photos are the view from our room 3207.

The view was absolutely stunning! Check-in and checkout really smooth. Safet Vukovic was really helpful at the checkout desk. The rooms are spacious and well stocked. I'm definitely staying here next time I'm in Manhatton.