Empire Hotel, New York City, Downside

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Empire Hotel	Average Price: $401 Check Rates

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44 West 63rd Street

New York City, 10023 View map

0-Star Hotel Rank: 11 of 249
Average review rating: 3.49

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (96) , Travelocity (3) , TripAdvisor (1016) , YahooTravel (11)

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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. Only one downside; this hotel is a destination place for clubbing.

"Location, Location is everything " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2012 Vote

2. Apart from the size, the only downside was the noisy aircon outside the building.

"Beautiful inside, fantastic service, good location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/21/2011 Vote

3. Only downside for me was the server and the poor fitness center.

"Nice Hotel with some special needs " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/19/2011 Vote

4. Only downside was that the hotel charged $1200 to my credit card as a security deposit on check in & didn't advise me - subsequently mu card got blocked by the bank.

"Excellent stay at the Empire - rooftop bar & pool deck made it! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/3/2011 Vote

5. There were a couple of downsides to keeping the windows open.

"Nice Hotel - Rooms Very, Very Hot (temperature) " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/19/2010 Vote

6. The downside was that the temperature in the room had to have been 85 degrees.

"Nice Hotel - Rooms Very, Very Hot (temperature) " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/19/2010 Vote

7. The only other downside was the $100 per day per room deposit they required.

"Great value and location. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/26/2009 Vote

8. downside - the room was heavily fragranced with some type of carpet cleaner or air freshener, so we had to open the windows and deal with some street noise.

"Better than comparably priced hotels " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/20/2009 Vote

9. The one minor downside was that my bathroom was seriously tiny - barely big enough to swing a small washbag.

"Good Standard " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/15/2009 Vote

10. The only downsides, which are really petty, were - bathroom is small with not much storage for toiletries, there is no full length mirror, alarm clock is not next to bed but across the room, there is no room for your own items in the refrigerator, the armoire is not really long enough for a dress.

"Great, modern hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/26/2008 Vote