The Benjamin, New York City, Terrible

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The Benjamin	Average Price: $453 Check Rates

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125 East 50th Street

New York City, 10022 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 18 of 106
Average review rating: 4.44

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (38) , MyTravelGuide (41) , Travelocity (16) , TripAdvisor (801) , YahooTravel (13)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Bathrooms are fine though our shower head was terrible.

"Lots of promise, little delivered " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/29/2011 Vote

2. An extra nice pillow service does not make up for a terrible mattress.

"Planning our next trip to our favorite NYC hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

3. My only complaint is that the sofa beds are uniformly terrible.

"Planning our next trip to our favorite NYC hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

4. :-) To me it was super hard and pillows were terrible.

"Love the Benjamin " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/30/2010 Vote

5. The internet connection is terrible and my computer is messed up because of their tech disabling my wireless connection for no apparant reason.

"The Benjamin has Gone Downhill - Stay Elsewhere in the City " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/13/2009 Vote

6. They put me in suite 1609 this room had a terrible view, very small terrace and very stained carpet.

"never again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/11/2008 Vote

7. The only problem we had is that the concierge recommended and booked for us a terrible restaurant nearby - a small complaint, and perhaps we just found them on a bad day.

"Really simple, really good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/30/2007 Vote

8. Of all the hotels we have stayed in, this one probably had the loudest heat/ac unit and it made for a terrible nights sleep.

"Disappointing!!!!!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/19/2007 Vote

9. On top of the terrible service I was left feeling like a complainer: I am NOT like that and even less so when I am on my holidays, I am fair and will let some things slide.

"Very Disappointg: Some points you really must know before booking: " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/6/2006 Vote