Best Western Convention Center - New York City, USA 

The Best Western Convention Centre Hotel (BWCCH) is great value if you pay less than $200/night. I booked the BWCCH through Priceline and bid (and paid) $150/night. May sure you try even a lower bid, as others have paid less. Yes, as with other reviews, I was quite sad when I got the reply from Priceline that I got the BWCCH. Having lived in Manhattan and visited a number of times, I had no idea the BWCCH even existed. It really is in the middle of no where, except for being a block from the Jarvits Convention Centre. It's a very fast 12 minute walk to the A, C & E subway line, which you can enter at 40th street and 8th avenue. I never felt unsafe walking back at 1 a.m. in the morning, but the area was quite deserted. I stayed in Room 1104 (top floor, 2 double beds). The room is actually quite a bit bigger than other Manhattan hotel rooms which I've stayed (in particular the minature-sized 30-30 Hotel). The bathroom is nice, clean and modern. The bed and mattress was very comfortable. I did notice that I got a few bites on my arms during my stay - not sure if it was bed bugs or something else I came into contact with during my stay in Manhattan. The free breakfast was okay. It consisted of: cereal, milk, juice, muffins, apples, bananas, doughnuts and bagels. It was not spectacular; rather, it did the trick until late lunch. I thought the coffee made in the hotel room tasted better than the free breakfast coffee. The location of the hotel is the main reason why I did not rate my experience as a 4 out of 5. Just being so deserted and isolated, made the walk back to the hotel very lonely and depressing. Be prepared for a walk if you stay here or paying a lot for taxis. The hotel and rooms are fine, clean and the staff is friendly. The cleaning staff even left me a 'thank-you' note when I left a small tip on the bed. The cleaning staff did a great job. Yes, for the right price and the right time of year (not winter or super hot summer months) I would stay here again.

This is the last time I will use Priceline. For $179 a night, I dont think its too much to expect a clean place. This is a dirty run down hotel with EXTREMELY cramped rooms and very worn everything. But worse is the location, in the middle of a block of buildings all at various stages of construction, and with trains, trucks etc. running all night and a very noisy mechanics place right opposite the entrance. There are no restaurants or shops nearby and one has to walk a couple of blocks even to find a taxi, which do not cruise past the hotel. Under no circumstances would I recommend staying here.