Seton Hotel - New York City, USA 

Cheap and functional, Great location, not pretty
Posted: Sat, Jul 19 2008
OK, I have a wife and 2 teenagers and am on the average salary, so 2 rooms in downtown New York was going to cost a heck of a lot of money. I found the Seton Hotel and got a family room (2 doubles) for about $150 per night. This is less than 1/2 of what 2 rooms would cost in the downtown area, so I booked it. The hotel is old, the furniture in the rooms mismatched and the carpet needed replacing in 1979. However, the location is great, a 10 minute walk to Times Square and a 15 minute walk to Madison Sq Garden. Lots of food places around to suit all tastes and budgets. Room has a fridge, TV, coffee machine and air con. Good closet space and fresh linen daily. Staff helpful ensuite worked fine. You could easily right the place off, it is no Hilton. If you want a hotel close to the action at a cheap price and all you want the room for is to crash at night, then you will be OK. If you want sleek and modern or to impress then keep looking. I was on a budget and on the go all day so it was fine for me Some people mention the safety aspect, I felt quite comfortable at all times, saw no dodgy guests, and the neighbourhood is fine.

Best location, best price, clean but not for asmatics
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 2008
Best location, just meters from The Grand Central Station. Cheap for New York standards. Clean rooms. But ashtrays in every room even though prohibited smoking in the building. Smokesmell in the rooms, we checked 5 of them and more or less every room is a bit smoky. Old and a bit broken furniture and bedlining. No breakfast! But meters from Dunkin Dounut and Starbucks.

Very basic but good value in fantastic location.
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2008
I have just come back from a 4 day trip in New York. I was planning on spending as much time exploring as possible so just wanted somewhere cheap to crash out at night. The downside is the place needs modernising and the fittings etc are tatty so can be a bit of a shock when you first turn up. But the place is clean. The sheets and towels where changed every day. My bed was comfortable. I had a room with a double bed, an old tv ( a few basic channels) and fridge and also a basin. I chose to have a shared bathroom but I never had any problem getting in there. Always had hot water. The floor I was on was very quiet and I never was disturbed by any other guests. The location can not be beaten, just a five minute walk to Grand Central and the Chrysler Building. Easy access to the Subway. So if you want luxury or are planning on spending a lot of time in you hotel for a romantic holiday go somewhere else. But if you want the basics at a great price in a safe location then I would recommend the Seton.