The location and price are hard to beat, if you want to be close to Times Square. The rooms are very small, and even though I only had one carry-on bag, I had a hard time finding space for it. The bathrooms are also tiny. However, everything was clean and modern. The subway is also very close to this hotel, making it very easy for me to get to Chelsea and downtown.

I did the breakfast buffet my last morning, which I would NOT recommend. It's $25 for eggs and sausage and some fruit. You can walk outside and go around the corner to a great healthy sandwich shop for a fraction of the cost. Also, in spite of being in Times Square, I didn't find it noisy in the room at all. The lobby is a different story, it's like a big party, which I thought was pretty cool. The decor is also very nice.

We went to NY as a last minute trip during one of busiest weekends for New York so we had to pay over the odds.

We found the Stay Hotel as a last minute offer and had very low expectations. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised by the friendly staff and reasonably large bedrooms. I had heard of other reviews claiming the rooms were like coffins but the room we received was very livable and it was well laid out and very comfortable - we even had a view of Times Square.

The best thing was that it was perfectly located to all the main amenities.... We would certainly go back again but perhaps at a time when New York is a little quited.

If you're into your food avoid the restaurant... there are a lot of better options.

I recently stayed 3 days at the Stay with my girlfriend. We booked a standard room and got a room with double bed only - no closet or any storage space. Please be aware that this Hotel has some very small rooms that dont have storage space.
They also say a Bose sound system with iPod cradle is in every room - this was not the case.
The bathroom was also a shower only with no bath.
The lobby bar area is nice and there was plenty of life at the Aspen Social Club at the weekend.

I just tried to book 2 rooms with them for a group of friends meeting in New York for a fun weekend. I wanted to check to make sure they had rooms available with 2 double beds. I asked to speak to the Reservations Desk. First time I was disconnected. Second time I was put on hold so long it went back to the front desk. When I explained that I already spoke with her and was waiting for Reservations, she apologized and said she woudl transfer me right away. More hold music, then a few minutes later someone got on the line and asked me to hold. I told them I would take my business elsewhere.

I understand desks get busy, but that was NOT the way to handle their business, which is the business of hospitality, which they totally lacked. Ugh. Too many hotels in NYC to put up with this crap.