we arrived from France monday evening 16th june,round 10,00pm normal check in, until i asked for a room "smoker" (which had been reservered in march)with a photocopy of the reservation she didn't even look at it, you wanna a smoker! she said, yes, ROOM 819, ok,(the first impression of the Lobby was correct same as the pics on the net)room door open,OMG. The reviews were right,!!! i was hopng they were gonna be wrong, but no, the room was very small,an enormous tele in the corner which you hit your head on everytime you wanted to see out of the window!!opposite was a very tall building(we did'nt know if it was sunny or cloudy!) the "Bell boy" showed us how the AC worked, that was the last we saw of him, after 10 hours or more in the airport's & planes, a relaxing cigarette was needed,no go, no ashtray's! ni coffee maker as on the web site!! while unpacking i noticed a hole in my duvet cover,went to recepection to ask for an ashtray, it was like asking for gold!! in the mean time we borrowed from the resto,the coffee maker came the next day, after breakfast!! there is no double glazing in the room , but beneath you is a Generater that starts up 6.00am it goes one for 15mins slows down for 2mins, after the hussel and bussel of the city ,you wanna come back to abit of peace and quite, helas non,..we were booked in for a week, after the 4th day, we treid to change our room, it was so much hassel,we're stay where we are!!...the first 2 day's no sign of a chambre maid, so non of the linen was changed, as for our "White socks" after 2 days they were Black, and i mean Black,...the week came to an end,(thank god!) asked at the reception for Super Shuttle to take us to the airport,(JFK) the receptionist looked at her watch and said it was too late,(5 mins) but she did sugest a car! ok, 60$ (the shuttle17$) we had to pay 10$ to her or the hotel, and suposidly 50$ to the driver, the driver was on time,everything was going well, untill i heard him say something(,but didn't understand)then a toll booth apeared, then he said again 5$, what for, the toll,.... there we are, our stay at the "Famous" 30-30 hotel, 245? a night(the price of a palace in Paris,)then the con-job with the car, we will never go back to the 30-30 hotel!!! and whats more there ads say they are "Multilinqual" that's a load of rubbish too,

As frequent travellers to New York we knew what to expect in a city hotel. This is the first time we have encountered these problems, the hotel was dirty and we even saw the resident cockroach a few times in our room. However, it's a good location and for a good price, but please be aware that it may not be at the standard that you are looking for. Staff were fine though, our only complaints were about the cleanliness.

I stayed in the thirty thirty hotel with a party of five. The images on the internet display this hotel as light, bright, clean and stylish. However, when my partner and I reached the thirty thirty we were shocked. The staff were extremely rude and almost argumentative as they told us that our rooms were not ready, and that it was in no way their fault. Although non smoking rooms were requested, we were told it was their busy period and so we had to except rooms on the smoking level. On entering our room we were greeted by a dark, stuffy, unclean room, with stained sheets and a dried in sick patch on the carpet!!When we slept at night we were woken up by the cleaners telly at 4.00am. As their living/break room was beside our accomadation, at certain times of the day and night our room became overtaken by smoke. Our friends had to be moved rooms as their WINDOW FELL OUT ONTO THE STREET one night!I could go on forever!!Although, the location is ideal and you are extremely central, I would not reccomend this hotel to anybody.

Reception staff ordinary. Was impressed with the room, quite spacious. Comfy bed/pillows, in-room safe, good sized wardrobe, desk, chair, new linen, paint, carpets. View was to the air con vents and lower level external roof surfaces - not to worry. A/C worked really well. Coackroaches a problem in the heat!!!! Small but clean bathroom with mini soaps, shampoos provided. Small souvenier shop near reception and small restaurant serving meals and snacks opposite mini shop. No problems with restaurant - nice quick service for b/fast. Will hold your suitcases but for a tip. Internet access in reception/lobby. Nice bright and breezy lobby area. Good value for money for Manhatten. Approx 3min walk to nearest subway, little dodgy around Mad Square Gardens trying to get to NY Penn Rail Station so be careful.

This was a great hotel as a base for sightseeing. Staff were friendly, helpful and polite. Room was clean and comfortable and great walk in shower. There are a number of good authentic New York delis and restaurants close by including "Tastys" and the Crooked Knife (opposite the hotel). I would definitely recommend this hotel if you are looking for a no frills base for your sightseeing.