Affinia 50 - New York City, USA 

"highly recommended"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
I was suprised by some of the negative comments on the last few reviews for this hotel . We (my husband and I and two teenage children) stayed at the Affinia 50 in July. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Our 15th floor suite was extremely clean and large enough for 2 queen beds and a rollaway bed for our second daughter, the bathroom was a good size and there was more than adequate closet space. The kitchen was usful, but not really necessary as there are so many places to eat nearby. As a previous reviewer said the beds are some of the most comfortable I have ever slept on (I have back problems and I'm very very fussy), we did reciveve a pillow menu but didn't bother to change. We had no problems with noise from banging doors or voices in corridoors and street noise was at a perfectly acceptable level for a busy city (again noise is an area about which we are a fussy family as we take particular care to be quiet ourselves). All the staff were extremely helpful giving us recommndations for things to do, places to go, places to eat and directions. Would definately stay here again. Highly recommend Ess-a-bagel across the street for breakfast, and the Smith and Wollensky grill (on 49th and 3rd) for excellent steak.

Pleasant expereince
Posted: Wed, Jul 15 2009
Nice hotel in great location. The first two floors had been remodeled so it looks like they are in the process of updating the hotel. The halls in our floor seemed dark and kind of scary. Everything was small but for the amount of time we spent in the room it was great. Would stay again.

Great hotel!
Posted: Sun, Jul 12 2009
Affinia 50 was a great place to stay. Wonderful location,clean, incredibly comfortable beds, very accommodating staff (except for one of the concierges, who was not helpful and acted like he was bothered when you asked him a question!). We were in NYC on a vacation and would definitely stay here the next time we are in town.

1 week in New York @ the Affinia
Posted: Thu, Jun 25 2009
The hotel lobby clean, well air conditioned & modern looking. Reception and door staff very friendly. Check in went without a hitch. However room on the 3 rd floor A/C would not cool beyond 76 degrees. One sleepless night later we requested that someone take a look while we we enjoyed the city. Upon a late return to our room, it was obvious that they had sent someone up - however not that they had managed to fix the faulty A/C. Oh dear, another sleepless night - this time with the window open to every siren. and noisy group of folks that passed (Saturday on E50th st.) Next morning we requested a move of rooms, and the reception staff were very accommodating. We were offered a new room on the 2nd floor, that appeared to not only have A/c that functioned but that was also bigger (King bed), with larger open areas by the door. The rest of our stay was just fine, We received a good amount of help on our last day as the taxi/airport transfer company tried to jip us out of our return journey (DON"T USE SUPER SHUTTLE services - not unless you enjoy the nerve racking experience of not knowing whether your transport is going to turn up or not, then taking 1.5 hours to get to Newark from the E side seems they prefer to collect cruise passengers and jilt the prepaid hotel stayers in favor of them. Great hotel, great location!

Great place to stay
Posted: Mon, Apr 13 2009
This hotel was great. The staff was pleasant and helpful. The location was convenient. Our room was spaceous, clean and comfortable. We booked a Junior Suite with two queen beds. The attention to detail was impressive. We went to their Concierge service online before we arrived and requested the pillow menu and other requirements. The temperature in the room was comfortable and controllable to our liking. We even stopped by for the wine and cheese social for a short time. The bellman x was so sweet and helpful. We ( me and my sister) went to New York to celebrate our older sister's 70th birthday. She walks with a cane for assisitence. X honored our requests that we made ahead of time regarding this. We couldn't believe the amenities for the price. This hotel contributed to the great memories we have of our trip to the Big Apple for our celebration. We will definitely recommend this hotel to our friends and we will be staying there again. Since we travel quite a bit here and abroad, we have experienced many situatiions. This was definitely a good choice.