Room Mate Grace

Description:

• From its Midtown location to its many extras, such as a swimming pool in the lobby, steam room and sauna, free high-speed Internet, complimentary continental breakfast, and good-size rooms, including a number with bunk beds, Grace Hotel is one of the better moderate options in the Times Square area. Upon entering, you check in at a kiosk/front desk where you pick up periodicals or essentials to stock your minibar. Making your way to the elevators, you might see guests swimming in the lobby pool or having a drink at the swim-up bar, an unusual sight in the Big Apple. The rooms are sparse in tone, but the queen- and king-size platform beds are plush and dressed with Egyptian cotton sheets. The biggest drawback is the bathrooms: There are no doors on the bathrooms -- sliding doors conceal the shower (none of the rooms have tubs) and the toilet.

  In Rooms: A/C, blackout drapes, flatscreen TV, CD/DVD players, hair dryer, iHome docking port, free high-speed Internet, minifridge, 2-line speakerphones w/free local calls.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2009
•  Highly Recommended 2010
•  Recommended 2010