The location is very convenient, right next to Penn station. If you come by train from the airport (especially fromJFK where it's straightforward), you just cross the street and you got to your hotel. I guess it's also convenient if you go to a show at Madison Square Garden, also right across the street. The building though is old, and all the efforts to keep it up can't hide it. Though the rooms are OK with the updated retro style, the bathrooms show the true age, even with the face lift.