Concourse Holidays from £1,498

Funky rooms decorated in old furniture with very comfortable beds. A good group of guests. A great location in an extremely crowed city. Near to the park along the river for the views and walking or running. Many good restaurants nearby and easy to get a cab in any direction. The only thing to be careful of are the wood floors. The wood has been painted and have a waxy effect and the old rugs are worn and lay on thin rubber mats, all of which catch on the rubber soles of sneakers and shoes. It is easy to trip or fall at least once a day. A little dangerous and should be removed. Also, the small wood edge that once held a fire screen by the fireplace is also painted black and invisible until you trip on it.

Very nice clean modern hotel. Our room had a double bed and sofa bed as well, so slightly larger. Place to hang clothes, but no closet as per older hotels. House cleaning did an excellent job. Bathroom large and quite nice. The good: Employees we dealt with were uniformly nice! Helped us with local restaurants, advice on touring, etc. The cafe had great coffee, a modest happy hour for wine and beer, and very nice "grab and go" sandwiches and salads. The less good: We were hoping for a bucket of ice each day, but one had to go to the downstairs cafe and there, a large plastic cup (or two or three) were offered at no charge, but water and soda had to be bought down there too, as no vending machines on the floors. (Two free small bottles of water on the first day, then tap water or buy some...) Overall, I WOULD definitely recommend the Riu Plaza Times Square! 4.5 stars!