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57th St NYC Impressions

We like Bagel and Bean on Broadway between 54th and 55th. Good coffee, good bagels and fresh squeezed OJ. Didn't understand the long lines at Starbucks two doors down when B&B was so much better.
 
I have an exchange into a studio for Oct 16th, 2011 through RCI. Looking forward to my first trip to New York City. Dawn
 
bccash63 said:
I have an exchange into a studio for Oct 16th, 2011 through RCI. Looking forward to my first trip to New York City. Dawn
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I'm here right now. I did call ahead and request a microwave of which I was told there was two to loan and it appeared in my room the next day. We used it a couple of times to reheat left overs. It's a nice modern hotel room in a good location but I hope you like watching each other shower. I think they must have thought only those here for a romantic interlude will be staying. There is a bamboo screen that the person outside the shower can slide open or close which reduces all but a foot of it to a backlighted vivid shadow instead of full view behind the 6 foot clear glass shower wall. A foot of the shower is still clear glass when the screen is closed all the way. I'm here with my teen daughter instead of my husband and we really don't desire to watch each other shower. It would have been more awkward if I was with a friend though. It may be different in the one bedrooms.

With the price of rooms in the city, the good location, the fact we really enjoy NYC I would stay here again.
 
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That's one of the "features" that I highlighted in my review. Both my husband and I thought it was very strange. But we'd happily stay at W 57th in the future.
 
falmouth3 said:
That's one of the "features" that I highlighted in my review. Both my husband and I thought it was very strange. But we'd happily stay at W 57th in the future.
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You have to wonder if the architect is a voyeur, no matter what there is no modesty allowed except by the person sharing the room averting their eyes. Another surprising fact is that despite it being a hotel timeshare there isn't daily service nor is there a place to put your garbage outside the room that I'm aware of since the little hotel waste basket doesn't really accomodate much trash. I'm sure I could request housekeeping to come take it but we just use a shopping bag. It's really better suited to stay here for a couple days rather the a whole week. It's puzzeling that it obviously designed as a short stay hotel but is being marketed as a timeshare.

The pluses besides the big one, location are the decor is nice, the bed is comfortable and it has a mini fridge. There is also a computer available that you can use and print from that I plan to use to print boarding passes tomorrow and free WiFi in the room.
 
wauhob3 said:
It's a nice modern hotel room in a good location but I hope you like watching each other shower. I think they must have thought only those here for a romantic interlude will be staying.
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mrs. brp and I always shower together, so this would not even be noticed. In addition to just being more pleasant, it saves water to shower together.

Cheers.
 
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brp said:
mrs. brp and I always shower together, so this would not even be noticed. In addition to just being more pleasant, it saves water to shower together.

Cheers.
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Then it should be ideal for you, it is a nice roomy shower. :)

It can be an issue for those not traveling with their significant other in case they aren't comfortable with watching their travel companion shower or have them watch them which makes it worth mentioning.
 
wauhob3 said:
Then it should be ideal for you, it is a nice roomy shower. :)
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We own at Hilton Club, so we're unlikely to stay at W.57th (we were not that impressed with what they were offering for the price). And HCNY has roomy enough showers as well :D

Cheers.
 
wauhob3 said:
Then it should be ideal for you, it is a nice roomy shower. :)

It can be an issue for those not traveling with their significant other in case they aren't comfortable with watching their travel companion shower or have them watch them which makes it worth mentioning.
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I own 3 weeks at W. 57th. No one is required to watch one's traveling companion take a shower. :D You can look out the window instead or leave the room. Also, I have found the bamboo sliding curtain works perfectly well for those who can't resist looking into the shower. The designer probably assumed that since you have to share the bed (because there aren't any studios with more than 1 bed), you wouldn't have a problem with the shower setup. If you want more privacy, then book a 1 bedroom. The shower doesn't have this feature in the 1 bedroom units.
 
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