Royalton Hotel

Divine Impact Corporation
The ambiance is just right. dark wood everything, hunting pictures on the walls . . . what better setting in which to consume a slab of half-cooked beef in all its flavorful and juicy deliciousness? BONUS POINTS for having bearnaise! I remember calling a couple of other steakhouses in the city to ask if they had it . . . and I swear to you, the people on the other end of the line didn't know what it was.

Extra bonus points because my steak actually comes out rare like I requested and not medium rare.
Divine Impact Corporation

I was pleased with this modern hotel. My husband & I just spent the holidays here. Just some advise check the hotel's website for rates. I checked and the hotel tends to have special ones from time to time. The room was clean. Let's face it that's what most of us are looking for. The rooms aren't huge but comfortable, if traveling with children get a suite. The location is perfect during the holidays. Your in walking distance to everything. I didn't encounter snobish behavior but we spent our time out & about enjoying the city. When visiting don't depend on the concierge to make your reservations, do your research and reservations in advance. Remember it's NYC reservations for certain restaurants, theater tickets, ect disapear in the blink of an eye(especially during the holidays). So be open to their recomendations when your stuck and make the best of it.

The regular rooms here are pretty niceand are kept cleanbut they are really small. I heard that if you get the more expensive rooms they are much larger. I really had fun in the lounge it was kind of like a hangout. I would say if you have the cash go for the bigger room. Ours was just too small.

This hotel has an amazing lobby - it is so well decorated it takes your breath away the first time you see it. The rooms are extremely dim - I had to ask staff to bring me an extra lamp! The rooms are surprisingly ordinary compared to the lobby areas which lead you to believe that your room will be like a palace, but still very nice with comfortable bed (very important to me). The staff was helpful and while it is expensive, it is great for nice occasions.

PROS: Comfortable, very well decorated
CONS: expensive and dim-lit