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Bodde 6 nätter. Rummet var ganska litet, men funkade för oss. Rent och fräscht, dock lite slitet. Nära till flera riktigt bra supermarkets samt frukostställen, bl a Café Lalo. Det finns ingen resturang på hotellet, så man får äta ute eller köpa med sig till rummet. Gratis och riktigt hyggligt kaffe finns i receptionen. Belleclaire ligger lite avsides, men det är väldigt nära till tunnelbanan (Linje 1) som går via Times Square till South Ferry. Ett stenkast från Central Park. Fri wifi på hotellet.

We spent a week on this hotel: from 27th April till 4th May 2013. I'm not going to talk about the price because we got a special offer, therefore I cannot be objective. The room is nice but not large. I have no comparison with other rooms in NYC. It's a little bit too noise because the window cannot be fully closed for the conditioning. Our room was exposed on the Broadway road. There is a gym and a multimedia room on the 1st floor. Position is really god. The metro is 500m far away and it's plenty of bars for breakfast. Natural history museum is 800m far and also Central Park. Restyling is about to be finished in the next months anyhow it does not cause inefficiency. Concierge service is helpful.

Hotel was in a great location - near Central Park, Museum of Natural Art, etc. The elevator is small but not a big deal since I had an overnight bag. The check in was pretty easy no issues there. The room was a deluxe double, room 312. It was close to the elevator but not too noisy. The view was not the best since its overlooking construction. The bed was comfy. The bathroom was fine. However, somebody wrote on the bathtub faucet with white-out which direction was hot and cold. This was very tacky and on top of that it was wrong! The housekeeping happens late in the day so you are not disturbed if you sleep in. The closet was roomy and safe worked without issue. The floor in there was a little dusty so it was good they had luggage rack. No restaurant on site but tons of options within walking distance.

I stayed at Hotel Belleclaire for one night while waiting for a connecting flight.The bellman, Sate, was at the trunk of my cab as we pulled up with a smiling face. The front desk staff, notably Bryan and Austin were lovely and welcoming. Check in was fast and efficient as was checkout.The hotel is a charming "old" New York style building with small European elevators. The room was on the small side, but very comfortably appointed and very clean with a nice large bathroom with tub and a walk in closet. Quality bathroom amenities were provided. The location, on 77th between Broadway and West End was perfect. I felt safe walking at night and in daylight everything was close by. The rate was reasonable, for New York, and the service was excellent. I do not go to New York often, but as a travel agent, I will recommend this hidden treasure to my clients and friends.

We got a warm welcome from the staff on arrival, check-in with Amber was efficient - then it started to go downhill. We couldn't get into our room with either key, we got another 2, they didn't work either, we then got a young man with a key who did get in and gave us the key with the assurance the lock would be looked at/fixed the next day. We went out for a quick tapas then back to bed except ..... the key and the lock turned so we got the young man back, he got another man then we got another room but without luggage! Amber assured us our luggage would be with us by 7am and, of course, it was. So thanks to the staff it all got sorted smoothly and there were toiletries in the bathroom so at least we could shower. The new room was bigger - 7th floor - and overlooking Broadway - noisy but then I come from a village where you only hear my neighbour's owls at night! I had seen previous reviews about asking for a quieter room but having already moved we couldn't be bothered and each successive night seemed to be quieter (unless the fire department across the block got a shout). The bathroom looked like it could do with an overhaul but was roomy with an excellent shower, loads of hot water and good lighting. The room was large, 2 very comfortable queen beds with great pillows, a closet with iron, ironing board, umbrella, laundry and shoe clean bags and a complimentary safe - with our history of locks we tested it out first before putting anything in it. Towels were plentiful and changed daily if you left them on the floor. The coffee bar - which I thought was open throughout - is only open til 11am. A kettle would be a nice idea as there was a fridge in the room in the tv/drawer unit. I would certainly return to the Belleclaire, it's an excellent location to access Viand Cafe for breakfast on 75th and the Subway on 72nd where the express takes you into Times Square in minutes. Cabs are easily hailed on Broadway too.