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Thankfully, we were only booked here one night, awaiting a flight to Europe. The most positive thing I can say about this hotel is that it is very convenient to La Guardia and JFK - we flew in one and out of the other. We used the hotel shuttle from La Guardia, and it arrived quickly after we called. The evening reception seemed a bit lacking, but the lady at the desk the next morning was pleasant and professional. The room itself was uninviting and needed attention. The spread on one bed had a burn hole in it, and it appeared that someone had scribbled on it as well as on the bathroom wall. I must admit I was so tired I slept well so maybe I can say that the bed was comfortable enough.

Arrived at La Guardia at almost 11pm and just needed to stay somewhere near the airport so we easily can pick up our rental car the next morning. As the taxi turned out of the airport Clarion was the first thing we saw. Turned out that Dollar Rental was right next to it so we thought luck was on our side. For $170 there was a scent of rat urine along the corridor to the elevator, no ventilation in the bathroom, really crappy breakfast that ends at 10am sharp because the staff will clear the food immediately!! My friend read about the weird sloped corridor, we saw it! It's real! The front desk staff were not really friendly nor helpful. Most of the hotel staff looked rather grouchy. It was a great location for us, decent sleep (luckily no bed bugs) but with lousy smell and service.

To put it simply: do not stay here. Originally, I did not want to stay here. I was traveling with my brother who had spent a few nights at this hotel on a previous trip to New York. I will never let him make this sort of decision again, because this was honestly the worst hotels I've stayed in.Just to get the positives out of the way, I will admit that there were some nice aspects to this hotel. First of all, it is very close to the airport. A shuttle can pick you up (and drop you off) for free within five minutes. Despite the proximity to La Guardia, there isn't much noise from the planes heard in the rooms.The complimentary breakfast was okay. There was a choice of pastries, cereal, fruit, and hard boiled eggs (yes ONLY hard boiled eggs). The dining area was small, but never got overly crowded. Overall the food was decent, but that's all you really need.Other than those two things there is nothing else about the hotel that was any good. They had apparently renovated recently, but only the lobby looks clean and new. The elevator you take to your floors is very slow and old, the hallways all smell strongly of cigarettes despite this being a smoke free building, and while there are only three stories to the building each one has around 60 rooms. The hall my brother and I walked down to get to our room was full of slants and slumps and felt as if it were designed by PeeWee Herman.The rooms themselves were tiny little shoe boxes. You open the door and practically knock into the foot of the bed. The bathroom wasn't much better and the towels were gross. As a rule, I usually travel with a towel, but due to certain conditions, I couldn't. I will never leave my own towel at home again as this hotel's were disgusting. One of the towels was grey and a few had stains on them, so drying off after a shower made me feel unclean.The beds were also very hard. I don't like sleeping on firm mattresses, so I was very uncomfortable. The pillows (a combo of down and cotton) were hard as rocks and stank. I would wake up in the morning and still have the odor clinging to my hair.The doors weren't very sound proof (ironically) and someone moving around the halls can be heard very clearly. We had a family with small children staying on the same floor running around making a great deal of noise. They kept shouting at each other and slamming doors. I called the front desk about this one night and they said they would send up security to check it out. They didn't.Once again, do not stay at this hotel. The price I paid was absolutely not worth the location. If you want something close to the airport, look somewhere else. Pay the extra money. Anything would be better!

A nice choice if you have an early flight from La Guardia. The location is perfect, just across the highway only a five minute shuttle bus ride. Heck, you could walk if you wanted. The rooms were clean and modernized. Very small, as one would expect in an NYC hotel. check in went quickly. we booked the stay, park and fly package and it was an excellent deal. Breakfast was only meh, but it was free. The only complaint was there was a funky step (or rather door step) into the bathroom and that could have caused a serious stubbed toe. thumbs up on this one.

We arrived from Sydney via LA so wanted somewhere just for the night so it was very convenient to the airport. Free shuttle was good but only goes every half hour so make sure you check the times. The room was large with ensuite, free wi-fi but just an average hotel room, nothing outstanding. Continental breakfast was included and that was decent. Not much around if you prefer to go out and eat, there is a bar and the restaurant but not much choice for a vegetarian and not really cheap menu. We booked it through Expedia and it cost $124 AU for two of us with breakfast and free shuttle makes it good value.