The Best Western Convention Centre Hotel (BWCCH) is great value if you pay less than $200/night. I booked the BWCCH through Priceline and bid (and paid) $150/night. May sure you try even a lower bid, as others have paid less. Yes, as with other reviews, I was quite sad when I got the reply from Priceline that I got the BWCCH. Having lived in Manhattan and visited a number of times, I had no idea the BWCCH even existed. It really is in the middle of no where, except for being a block from the Jarvits Convention Centre. It's a very fast 12 minute walk to the A, C & E subway line, which you can enter at 40th street and 8th avenue. I never felt unsafe walking back at 1 a.m. in the morning, but the area was quite deserted. I stayed in Room 1104 (top floor, 2 double beds). The room is actually quite a bit bigger than other Manhattan hotel rooms which I've stayed (in particular the minature-sized 30-30 Hotel). The bathroom is nice, clean and modern. The bed and mattress was very comfortable. I did notice that I got a few bites on my arms during my stay - not sure if it was bed bugs or something else I came into contact with during my stay in Manhattan. The free breakfast was okay. It consisted of: cereal, milk, juice, muffins, apples, bananas, doughnuts and bagels. It was not spectacular; rather, it did the trick until late lunch. I thought the coffee made in the hotel room tasted better than the free breakfast coffee. The location of the hotel is the main reason why I did not rate my experience as a 4 out of 5. Just being so deserted and isolated, made the walk back to the hotel very lonely and depressing. Be prepared for a walk if you stay here or paying a lot for taxis. The hotel and rooms are fine, clean and the staff is friendly. The cleaning staff even left me a 'thank-you' note when I left a small tip on the bed. The cleaning staff did a great job. Yes, for the right price and the right time of year (not winter or super hot summer months) I would stay here again.

This is the last time I will use Priceline. For $179 a night, I dont think its too much to expect a clean place. This is a dirty run down hotel with EXTREMELY cramped rooms and very worn everything. But worse is the location, in the middle of a block of buildings all at various stages of construction, and with trains, trucks etc. running all night and a very noisy mechanics place right opposite the entrance. There are no restaurants or shops nearby and one has to walk a couple of blocks even to find a taxi, which do not cruise past the hotel. Under no circumstances would I recommend staying here.

The All Star Game was being played in New York and every hotel room was taken, or so it seemed according to my travel agent. I was booked at this hotel. The people at the desk are nice and helpful. The problem is the room. It is essentially 12 feet by 12 feet.. no exaggeration. The bed, desk, lamps, chair and closet are all crowded into that little tiny. area. The hotel is located across from a 24/7 car repair shop that fixes New York cabs all night long so the tire machines and all the other related machinese are banging all night long. The Amtrak train track runs alonside the hotel so all the trains go up and down and you hear all that noise as well, in addition to New York's Finest Fireman racing to a fire and blaring their sirens as they go. The firehouse is only a block away. You don't have to go to Broadway for entertainment. You will get it live and in concert all night long.. I fully guarantee it.

My husband and I stayed over the 4th of July weekend. The front desk staff were very helpful and friendly upon check-in. The location is not too convenient unless you are using the convention center. Rooms are a reasonable size for a New York City hotel. Bathrooms are small, but very nice and clean. We loved the bed - it had a memory foam mattress and was extremely comfortable. The noise from the trains and the shop across the street did not bother us, but it probably helped that we always take a white noise machine with us to hotels. Neighborhood is industrial, but not unsafe. Some of the reviews have said the neighborhood is dangerous, but we did not feel that way. You can definitely smell the horses from the barn next door, but not for long as we didn't hang out outside the hotel and went on our way. On future visits, I would prefer to stay elsewhere, but mostly for location.

I wasn't so happy when I first got this hotel on Priceline. Web reviews were horrible and the neighborhood is full of car repair shops. No character there! However, I was more than pleasantly surprised and I would definitely stay there again. If you are at the Javits Center, it is only one-half block walk. The horse-drawn carriages are prepared out front so if you like horses you will be in heaven. The hotel is new, very clean, the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. The bed was exceptionally comfortable and the fourth floor room by the elevator was the quietest I have ever had in NYC. The included breakfast was great for a continental style, lots of choices including fresh croissants, fruit, cereal, juices, doughnuts etc. The room had coffeemaker, safe and iron and ironing board. It is a quick and easy walk to Macy's, Penn Station, Madison Square Garden area. The hotel was filled with European travelers, my last day I finally met a family from Kentucky. They also loved the small boutique feeling that this Best Western offers. The only downs were the small room (I shared with a friend, we had two twins pushed together like a king) and the view. I'll be back!