Park Lane Hotel Reviews

Very nice room, but the hughlight is the park view, new york in snow - wow

I enjoyed my stay; the only negative was that I was awakened at 2:30AM by workmen in the room adjoining mine banging around and moving huge piles of packaging paper into the hallway in front of the door to my room. That was not a pleasant experience at all!

Did NOT appreciate being forced to pay $30 extra for the wifi, fitness etc that were not used!

Promotional pricing was extraordinary. No late night room service was a bit of a disadvantage, but delis deliver!

I was somewhat concerned going into my stay at the Park Lane hotel based on some reviews I had read, but all of those concerns were disproven. I rate this hotel as a 4 because I reserve a 5 rating for rare and outstanding circumstances, but I was very pleased with the Park Lane. The price is hard to beat for the location and level of hotel. Yes, the bathrooms are outdated/sparse and the room decor is not modern. However, on the flipside, the rooms are quite large for an urban hotel; the rooms were extremely clean the beds were great; the bathroom was completely standard - just not luxury. This hotel will meet expectations unless you are looking to stay in your room for your entire stay and enjoy a really high level of luxury. If that's the case, this isn't the hotel for you. If you are venturing out for business or pleasure and want a nice hotel room to come home to, this is a great price for a 4-star room with spectacular views. Also, I had no issues w/ customer service or exorbenant hold charges on my credit card, both of which I've read about.

The location of this hotel is great for anything local to Central Park. It's a beautiful setting, near shopping and sights. It's fairly convenient to the subway, and easy to reach by cab (or hail a cab as you need one). The check in process was smooth and pleasant. The staff - from front desk to bellman, greeter, housekeeping, etc - everyone was extremely polite and helpful. Their "hello's" and smiles were genuine and unrehearsed. I would come back just for the friendliness that I experienced there. The elevators were never a long wait. The room was clean, and pretty much appropriately sized for NYC. The view is good from both sides of the hotel, but a higher room is really nice so consider the upgrade. Water pressure was excellent. Even the social time in the restaurant (wine and cheese) was fun - a great way to mingle with your party or other guests. The one downside for us was a 4am call from maintenance asking if we were the ones who had the room that was too cold. We were not, and we were happily dreaming at the time. I assume it was an honest mistake, but an unfortunate one for us.

Park Lane Hotel has improved. All the employees were excellent - particularly the lady-room-cleaner (not a very strong point in previous stays @ Park Lane). Small (gratis) bottles of water in room would be an improvement - but shop next door to hotel sells them for $1: 50 per. It was as freezing as I can ever remember in NY, but hotel was lovely and warm!

Comfortable, good size room, almost perfectly maintained. Bath could benefit from a bit of a renovation.

HOTEL WAS CLOSE TO MOST OF THE MUST SEE ON NY ROOMS WERE CLEAN, AND THE DINNERS ARE VERY GOOD

This is a well located hotel, with unbeatable views of Central Park, if you pay the upcharge for a room with view, which I recommend. Subway and many attractions are nearby, and it is also fairly easy to catch a cab in front. Our room was comfortable. The wi-if (paid for by the mandatory facility fee) was adequate and the hospitality room (also paid for by the facility fee) was fine. Free beer, wine, soft drinks, water bottles, and snacks are included in the hospitality room. On the negative side, furnishings are rather dated, there is no room service after breakfast, and the bar is outrageously expensive.