this hotel is a great place to stay at. the rooms are clean and my suite was nice. two flat screen tv make for a relaxing evening . the bed is very comfortable and allowed us to get a good nights sleep. for being in new york i was very supprised at the friendly staff . everyone here greeted us by name and was so helpfull , this is like being home. i spend over 270 nights on the road and have never been treated with this kind of respect , we will return each time work takes us to the area, you can spend more but you will not find service like this somewhere else, give them a try and you will be very happy , i actually look forward to retuning , just wish it was pleasure not work . Pete has done a great job here !

We stayed 6 nights at this hotel on my first visit to New York. The hotel itself is in good condition, clean with good size rooms, decent breakfast and free internet. The only fault with our room was that there was no wardrobe, just a small closet that could have done with a bit more room to hang up a few things, but maybe I'm just being a bit picky! The staff in this hotel are excellent. Its great to be welcomed everyday by a smiling face and they were ever so helpful. There appears to be a bit of building work going on in the area so there can be a bit of noise from around 6am but some earplugs sorts that out. The area itself is very quiet in the evenings with nothing in the way of restaurants or bars in the immediate vicinity. However, we were aware from previous reviews that this was the case and were well pleased with how well the area was well serviced by 3 subway stations (39ave being the closest). Anyway Manhattan is so huge I think you really need to use the subway to get round it anyway so this hotel location was no big deal to us - 2 stops got you into Manhattan. If you do want a quieter night in Long Island City I would suggest a short 10 minute walk down to 36 Avenue were we found a great Thai restaurant 'Arharn Thai' - its was nice to get a glass of wine with your meal for $3.50 and not $8/10 as you would pay in most Manhattan restaurants! Also, I would recommend that you print out some directions if you are taking the subway in from JFK. The hotel itself is only about 5/10 minutes walk from the Queens Plaza subway but it can take about half an hour if your not prepared!

This gem of a hotel is how my wife an I save a ton of money when we go to NYC. If you want to spend 300 to 400 for a phonebooth size room in Manhattan go right ahead.
This hotel is in Long Island City and a short walk to a subway will get you to Manhattan in about 15 minutes. We paid 110 for nice full size king room with a view of NYC. They have onsite parking , but driving in the area is crazy. Take a cab to the hotel and anywhere you can't reach by subway. There are several ethnic restaurants in the area (Brazilian, Greek and Portugeuse). There is no problem walking in the area after dark. This hotel is owned by Choice...it is their top of the line brand.

Having experienced the astronomic prices of Manhattan Hotels on previous occasions we were looking for more room and less money as we planned a 10 night stay. Despite some trepidation about the convenience of this Long Island City location the price for our King Suite in combination with the great TA reviews convinced us to give it a try - and we are really glad we did. From our contact prior to our arrival through to our departure everything was great. Yash and his team went out of their way to be helpful and friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Our initial reservations about the location were quickly lost as the subway, via Queens Plaza (underground) or Queensboro Plaza ( above) was an easy 5+ mins walk away.

The area around the hotel whilst safe, offers little by way of entertainment or restaurants but there are some small stores and the staff can point you in their direction (one suggestion would be for the hotel to have a small local map showing these places and the subway entrances)

Our room was spacious and comfortable but on occasion the cleaning staff weren't as thorough as could be - it wasn't bad but it wasn't up to the standard of the rest of our experience there.

We'd definitely recommend this hotel and would stay there again next time. Thanks to all the Verve team for your efforts.