Best Western President

234 W 48TH St, New York City, NY 10036

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No title - expert review BEST REVIEWSHere is what Lonely Planet said about Wang Fat Hostel: 'This excellent Hostel is just about the best deal on Hong Kong Island. It's quiet and clean.' and Hostel.com rated us as 'Top 10 Hostels in Asia'. Let's Go: 'It's a Good Deal on Hong Kong Island' Marco Polo: 'Fur junge Leute Superan... bootsnall.com No title - expert review Located just around the corner from Broadway, this stately Best Western has a pleasing decor that draws on international influences.The lounge sofas sit beneath an elephant grass mural that lends Sub-Saharan warmth to the marble lobby. Baggage men in crisp coats wait to escort guests to their accomm... eurocheapo.com No title - expert review You don’t have to be a president to stay here, but this Midtown budget hotel will do its best to make you feel like one. It boasts a great restaurant-La Primavera serves up Northern Italian fare. And its location puts Fifth Avenue and Times Square at your doorstep. It doesn’t hurt that the... gayot.com No title - expert review The Best Western President Hotel of Broadway welcomes you to New York. Whether it is business or pleasure, you will be in the heart of Broadway, the center of Manhattan at the Best Western President Hotel. Just minutes from the Javits Center, major business districts, Fifth Avenue shopping, museums,... travel.away.com No title - expert review Popular Hotel in a Superb Location. Less Than a Block from Times Square and Broadway. Discounted Admission To Health Club Across the Street. Lobby Bar and Restaurant. 334 Rooms With Coffee Maker, Hairdryer and Iron/Board . Rooms Have One Dbl Bed With a Maximum of 2 People. Parking Fee Per Day. Famil... gotrump.com No title - expert review In the very heart of the fast paced rhythms of midtown Manhattan in the center of the theater district is the President Hotel. Close to Times Square, the Museum of Modern Art and Rockefeller Center, we are one of the most convenient hotels to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The hotel has 400 ... shdweb.com No title - expert review Stay at this New York City hotel located in the heart of Broadway just minutes away from Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. The Best Western President Hotel is nestled in the heart of New York City's glamorous theater district just steps away from legendary Broadway. This re... shdweb.com Disappointed - user review Our stay turned out to be a huge disappointment the air conditioner wouldn't work, the shower pipes knocked so loud in the morning it sounded like a train coming into the station. I would neve... brooklyn.citysearch.com Great room for the money - user review Very friendly and helpful staff. Room appeared to be recently renovated, if on the small side. Very clean. One thing, the halls were unusually warm, but the room and bed were quite comfortable. I will come back and stay here again in one of the nore ex... brooklyn.citysearch.com Good location, OK price, otherwise not so great - user review I do a good amount of business travel and am always on the lookout for decent hotels. When in NY, I usually stay at the Courtyard Marriott Times Square (a very nice hotel with reasonable rates). On my last trip, the best rate... epinions.com If you dont care about anything but location stay here - user review I recently stayed at the Best Western President Hotel located in Midtown Manhattan. The exact address is 234 West 48th Street approximately 12 blocks from Penn Station. My fiance and I live on Long Island, NY and decided to go... epinions.com AMAZING location, great rates - user review I've stayed in this hotel numerous times. It's not the perfect hotel, but for the price, y... epinions.com Worst ever in NY - user review 2 days with no room key due to poprblems in the security system... hot water starts at 8:00 am... poor level of service and beds are... expedia.com Lovely surprise - user review Actually a gem. Rooms were larger than expected. location is fabulous, 1/2 block off broadway. Service was good. Bar/breakfast area was available to just sit and play cards and no one bothered us. Breakfast was a bargain. Muffins and croissants fresh. Fresh fruit. Will definitely return. Traveler's ... expedia.com Times Square Bargain - user review Excellent location, and a clean comfortable hotel for the price Traveler's tip on saving a few bucks.If you're taking a Bus into the Port Authority Terminal, this hotel is a prime location. Its a short walk from the trerminal and r... expedia.com Awesome - user review Hotel was nice. Everyone was very helpful. The location was great!!! We were right in Time Square, all Broadway shows were in walking distance. Shopping on 5th Ave was also in walking distance. Central park was very close too. It was perfectly located and very clean! The room was small but nice and ... expedia.com Wonderful! - user review I am a college student so needless to say I was on vacation on a budget! This was such a good choice for me. Not even a block from Times Square and for such a good price. The room was nice and had air conditioning! Great for summer! The only complaint is that the bathroom was small but it was a smal... expedia.com Crazy sounds in the night. - user review I am not into high class hotels but oh my. This place had a nice bed but I did not get much sleep with all of the really loud sounds in the night. The water heater sounded like a band was in my room. The rooms were a little dirty and were in big need of repairs. Guess you get what you pay for. Trave... expedia.com In the Heart of the Theater District - user review I have stayed at the Best Western President many times over the last few years on business. It is rated 2 stars by Expedia, but I would say it is at the high end of the 2 star scale. The rooms have always been clean and the bathrooms spotless. There are 3 elevators. This hotel shines as a budget alt... expedia.com Great location - user review I loved this hotel. The rooms were small, but the location was central to eve... expedia.com Its location is the best - user review I really enjoy my vacation trip because the hotel gave me the posibility to be close of all the places I wanted to know. Traveler's tip on local attractions.I walked from Wall Street to the hotel in a marvelous walking that allow me to know a... expedia.com Great Value - user review If you can get room in NYC for under one hundred and fifty dollars a night that includes tax/fees etc. during the week of Thanksgiving in Times Square, you can't go wrong! It's not my ideal hotel room but you can't beat... expedia.com Great location great value - user review No complaints at all great location just off Times Square. Room was small, but very clean, and co... expedia.com Small but servicable - user review room woas very small relative to price, but I suppose that comes with it's excellent location. Too much street noise, and other hotel sounds. A ... expedia.com Great Hotel with Chocolate at the corner - user review Small, very clean, very comfortable hotel located in the middle of the theater district. Modern bathroom with plenty of hot water and towels. Nice size room for NYC and very comfortable beds. Friendly, Helpful Staff. Subways and buses only a block or two away. Many good restaurants next door and wit... expedia.com Just good - user review The best of the hotel is the location, 1 block to Time Square. The worst is the condition of the lobby. The rooms are good enough for people who want not to stay to m... expedia.com Great location - user review The best thing about this hotel is how central it is to everything in Manhattan. We were able to walk to all the big attractions we wished to see, and Times Square was practically right around the corner. The room was very small however (double bed) and the temperature was hard to maintain inside it... expedia.com location is goooooooood! - user review The broadway and time square is near. I went to NY for business but I could see many things of NY because of hotel... expedia.com Only if you don’t have enough money - user review The hotel is clean , rooms are small. The bathroom was clean but the walls of the bedroom were covered in dust, it seems they just clean what the customer sees. Is an old hotel and you can hear the water running from other floors, the walls keep banging if another person is taking a shower... I will... expedia.com Not impressed - user review The Hotel was okay but noisey and the rooms have paper thin ... expedia.com Not much, but the price is right - user review The location in the heart of the theatre district with dozens of restaurants nearby is hard to beat. However, the hotel is old, its rooms are very small, its heating system is antiquated and there is a significant plumbing problem that makes taking a shower dangerous to your hearing. The staff was h... expedia.com Good Location - user review The Location is good and just next to Time Square with few mins. walks. The room is small but clean... expedia.com Terrific location, in the heart of the big apple. - user review The room was very clean & neat, very close to all the entertaiment, restaurants, sightseing, transportation (subways, buses & taxis)& and large shooping stores. The Macys' parade was one block away. We really had a great time, & we felt secure in such a big city. If we return to Manhattan, we will r... expedia.com Good location (near times square) - user review The service at the reception is not the best for the price you have to paid and the rooms are very small, the really atraction of the hotel is the times square. Traveler's tip on local attractions.The hotel is very cl... expedia.com Great location access to it all - user review This hotel was a great location we walked up the street for about 4 minutes and were in the middle of Time Sqaure. Out of the sixty hours we were in NY we only slept for 11 of them The hotel was clean and the people were great They gave a a room with a balcony It was my daughters forst visit to NY s... expedia.com Excellent location and cheap for NYC - user review This hotel was in a great location about a five minute walk to Times Square and Rockefeller Center. Great food and shopping everywhere. Would stay there again. Traveler's tip on local attractions.You can walk to Central Park (10 mins), 5th Ave, Empire State Building, Times Sq, and Rockefeller Center... expedia.com Do not recommend this hotel due to bad service and poor management of complaints - user review We are not satisfied with the hotel due to incidents during the night. The hallways are noisy, room temperature too high (had to open windows to cool down the room), managment did not know how to handle complaints from guess. The managment answer to my complaints was to wait if it happened again. I ... expedia.com No title - user review 100% would stay there again. Efficient staff neither friendly nor unfriendly, fantastic location, very clean, TV Alarm AC worked, bathroom small door in the way of sink, but not unusual for moderate priced NY hotel. As single female traveler I felt saf... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Although the bathroom was very tiny and almost downright unpleasant for someone who is 5'11, it was clean and well stocked with all of the necessities. Thus my cleanliness rating of a 6. My problem though is the room itself. What is the grey stuff around the baseboards I took a wet towel to see if i... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Awful. Room not immaculate. Used shampoo and conditioner left for us in room. We actually left the hotel 2 n... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Convenient location, close to the subway and Broadway, Rockefeller Center. A little far to Lincoln Center and Central Park, but close enough for me. Room was a little small, but to be expected in NY. Convenient to use the stairs, which is good if you are on a lower floor and don't want to wait for e... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Conveniently located near Times Square, The theater district, great restaurants, shopping. Clean room with nice furniture. Friendly staff, from the front desk to housekeeping and bellmen. The only thing I would have changed would be to be able to have two beds double or even twins would be okay rath... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Cramped quarters but adequate place to sleep (quiet) and great location for upper midtown attractions. Had one bad experience trying to get... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Eave was twice in nick. The first time in 2000 and the last more recently, in January 2007. The city has always been very attractive for me, especially for its multi cultural attractions like museums, Broadway shows and Lincoln center concerts and recites at metropolitan opera house. Eave chose best... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Far below my expectations for a Best West... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Fist I call 2 nights before check in, in order to upgrade my room, and was told that no one could help me and I had to call back in the morning. When I arrived it took the front desk person 45 minutes. To check us in and we were the only ones in line. We were given an occupied room. All three of our... mytravelguide.com No title - user review For starters, when I called the hotel, right after taking the room, I was curious as to how much money I saved off the regular price, and to my dismay, I heard the front desk clerk say Goodies, Goodies for you, You saved $10 and abruptly hung up on me! The room was filthy, undone. So was the second ... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Hotel is at the excellent spot in Manhattan, it is also nicely build and rooms are spacious bathrooms with Jacuzzi and TV and separate shower cabin. This hotel is not kept clean and repairs are not done. The Jacuzzi was broken, shower cabin leaking. Beds and carpet dirty to a point when you don't se... mytravelguide.com No title - user review I felt this hotel was a good value for the price. The location was ideal and convenient for shopping, Theatre, subway etc., rooms were cleaned daily and the staff was friendly and very helpful. I would stay here aga... mytravelguide.com No title - user review I was VERY dissapointed in this hotel. The room was extremely small for two people, not as clean I would expect, uncomfortable bed, rude staff. Very dumpy looking, old furniture, faucets were all messed up, NO hot water for over 4 hrs. in the evening, and luke warm water the rest of the time. Bed li... mytravelguide.com No title - user review It was surprisingly clean. The only reason I didn't give it a perfect 10 on cleanliness is due to dust or dirt on carpet around perimeter of room. I will probably stay somewhere else next time because of ridiculously small bathroom. Had to straddle toilet in order to open bathroom door! Not good whe... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Loved the location, the staff was very friendly and the remodeled bathrooms were e... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Nicely renovated hotel in a great location. The hotel staff was not just friendly, they went out of their way to... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Our room was a good size but only had 1 double size bed and a room with a larger bed or 2 beds was not available. We had to call housekeeping for towels but they brought them right away. Most of the staff were friendly. The sofas in the lobby sitting area were very dirty. this hotel is in a great lo... mytravelguide.com No title - user review Staff was friendly and helpful, the room was clean and quiet, and the location was great. We would stay here again on our next tri... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The BW President is the perfect hotel if you want to be where all the action is and to spend as little time as possible ... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The front desk staff could be a bit more friendly. I needed internet, so they put me in a smoker's room (I don't see the connection). anyway, the ENTIRE floor stank. Otherwise, I think I got a great location... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The hotel has a good location and was a good price performer for New York City rates. However, my room was barely larger than the bed in it, was next to the elevator and looked out a small shaft between two wings of the hotel. The primary pluses were that the room was relatively clean and was nearly... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The hotel has a great location. The rooms are ok. Not very big but enough for a couple with a baby. The showers make terrible noise and you can hear it from other rooms as well. The rooms we saw (that were non smoking rooms) had a v... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The hotel is nicely positioned close to Time Square, but it is very apparent that no money has been invested for a long time in cleaning carpets, repairing appliances etc. Especially the tremendous noise generated by the water pipes when somebody next door used the shower was very unpleasant (woke u... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The hotel was convenient, though cramped. The facility was somewhat run down, but it was a lower priced hotel, and I somewhat expected this. I got what I expected. I was disappointed that in review, I could have gotten my room for nearly $100 less by u... mytravelguide.com No title - user review The room was tiny, it shocked us at first, however we got used to that. Only one chair made the bed the only alternative for sitting. The room lacked the general comfort that we expected from a Best Western facilty.The bathroom and bedroom were clean and the shower always hot. There was coffee in th... mytravelguide.com No title - user review This hotel has excellent service overall. I will stay there again in the future. It is nicely located, close to everything important: food, attractions, shopping. The personnel was awesome, very helpful. Had some problems with the toilet bowl (low pressure), but we were able to overcome that. I woul... mytravelguide.com No title - user review This hotel is located a block off Times Square. you can't beat the location. Seemed to be in a state of disregard most of the time. It seems there might have been some construction. And it seemed like there was always bags of trash or towels when I got off the elevator on my floor. Plus the elevator... mytravelguide.com No title - user review This hotel was in a convenient location, clean, decent size room and decent amenities. The only things keeping if from stellar were the sort of small shower and that you had to... mytravelguide.com No title - user review This is a great hotel for the price. It's really well located, and they do a fine job. I'd recommend it for anyone going to new York that is on a budget, but still wants to be in the ... mytravelguide.com No title - user review This is a standard hotel in a perfect location. The lobby and the room were very clean. The bathroom was modern and clean. The staff was very friendly. We asked for extra towels and they were in our room before I hung up the phone!!! Great deal for a continental breakfast. $7.99!!!! They stored our ... mytravelguide.com No title - user review You can't expect much from a 2 star ho... mytravelguide.com No title - user review You definitely get what you pay for, which is fine. We didn't want or need anything fancy, but we were paying for the convenience of a really well located hotel. If you are a fussy traveler, I would recommend staying somewhere else more spacious, or with more amenities. But when I go to new York, I ... mytravelguide.com Best Western President Hotel: Best Western President Hotel - user review We have stayed at several hotels in the NYC Times Square area. We now stay here each time we visit the city. It is not the newest or prettiest but it is also not the most expensive. We look for a clean, convenient, safe place to stay and this fits the bill. Besides, we spend most of our time enjoyin... virtualtourist.com For what it is - excellent! - user review Affordable rooms, and an excellent location! Right around the corner from the Hershey's store in Times Square, and with several good restaurants nearby. S... travel.yahoo.com I'll be back!! - user review I like the Hotel. Rates are good and is near to many places! The rooms are confortable. People are avaliable for help. The Hotel has tickets for many entertainments li... travel.yahoo.com Best Worstern! - user review I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights. The room was not nice at all. there were 3 of us and we had a 'suite' which consisted of a double bed and a sofa bed. My friends th... travel.yahoo.com Not fit for a President - user review The location is terrific, as was the price 99$. I recommend this hotel if you're on a budget and don't plan to spend too much time in your room. The walls are paper thin a... travel.yahoo.com The Worst Hotel in the World - user review I recently stayed at this hotel, and I loathed every minute of it. The heater in my room didn't work. It clicked on and off all night long. The room was so hot that ... travel.yahoo.com Business Travellers Be Warned!! - user review Don't stay here if you want a high-speed connection; a double bed with 2 small pillows that feels like you're sleeping on hard foam; a room so small you can practically touc... travel.yahoo.com you get what you pay for - user review The location is great! You're about 1/2 block from the Hershey store in the heart of Times Square. Close to everything in NYC. The rooms are small. The staff is average. The... travel.yahoo.com Stay somewhere else! - user review I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. I am not typically the type of person to complain, but this was the worst experience I have ever had with a hotel and I feel people n... travel.yahoo.com Lousy service... - user review Once upon a time in your hotel, I - as a guest - was talking to an employee named Saddam (!)about his awful, lousy service. Agressive, always in a bad mood, non-professional. Hi... travel.yahoo.com Service provided not accurate - user review Wireless internet access only to certain floors and specific side of hotel. No kiosk for computer work in lobby. Very bad wireless connection in lobby. No comp newspaper. Rude m... travel.yahoo.com Not worth it! - Never coming back!! - user review My sister and I stayed there for 2 nights for vacations and we were disgusted by everything. Let me begin by saying that the hotel is indeed in a great location, but there ARE oth... travel.yahoo.com Dont Waste Your Money! - user review The first room assigned to us, had lipstick on the sheets, hairs on the bathroom floors, and didn't look as if it had been vaccumed recently. We were offered another room which we... travel.yahoo.com