My daughter and I stayed at the Salisbury Hotel for 1 week and although we booked a double room, we asked if we could have a bigger room, this was given to us right away. The doorman is amazing! he had a whistle around his neck to hail cabs for us. Every time (a lot of times) we asked for directions around New York he had the answer. Breakfast was included for us, and consisted of a variety of cereals, eggs, muffins, tea and coffee. The queues can build up by 8.00p.m. but you do not have to wait long. The beds were clean and the mattress was firm (which I like). We chose a back room because there is less noise from traffic. We had a flat screen television, alarm clock/radio, a fridge, sink, coffee maker and a adequate bathroom. You do have to adjust the water temperature, but when you get this right there is no problems. The air conditioning is noisy but we only needed it on while we were getting ready to go out in the morning. The hotel is central for everything - 2 blocks from Central Park and 15 minutes from Times Square!! I would recommend this hotel.

This hotel is simply fantastic. The staff are attentive and extremely helpful (thanks to Dieter who very kindly booked our Empire State Building tickets). On our arrival, we we're upgraded to a suite room which was huge, clean and airy and had the benefit of having a separate sitting room equipped with a 42 inch plasma TV and a large sofa.
The hotel is a 5 minute walk to Central Park and a 5 minute walk to 5th avenue and is in close proximity to the tube.
I can not recommend this hotel enough and can not wait to return to the Salisbury Hotel.

My husband and I just returned from a 4 night stay at The Salisbury. It was our first trip to NYC and I had found this little gem on this site. We had read the reviews and figured for the price and location, we would give it a chance. I am so glad we did. The staff was very friendly, the room was huge with a kithenette and king sized bed. We were minutes from Central Park and Times Square. We didn't use the subway much, instead opted to walk (alot) and also bought a 3 day tour bus pass, the hop on hop off type. So woth the money and it stopped minutes from the hotel door. I would definately stay here again and will recommend it to anyone I know!

My sister and I planned a trip to the city and stayed at the Salisbury based on other people's recommendations . We were not disappointed ! We got in early on a Sunday morning and while our room wasn't yet ready , they stored our luggage and we spend the morning sight seeing . Upon our return the room was ready and we were pleasantly surprized at the size of the room. It had a kitchen area , flat screen TV and 2 closets - one being a walk in . We had no issues waiting for the elevators and being on the 11th floor we didn't hear any street noise .
Location was perfect - subway right around the corner for the longer trips down to ChinaTown and the ferry but other than that we walked everywhere . The breakfast was cheap and filling and rather than spend money eating out all the time , we went to the local grocery store and stocked up .
You must though go to Junior's Cheesecake in Times Square and have a slice or two or three !!!!! Shopping was so close - we spend way too much but it was a trip of a lifetime for us . A shop we really liked was Eve Bari - we bought unique jewelry there and they had nice purses as well . Then there are the usually spots such as Tiffany , Macy's , Pearl River Mart and all the street vendors . How can you go wrong !
For a change of pace & regrouping we went to Central Park and enjoyed the Zoo and just to be able to see all the performers there. It was refreshing !! The Met , too was a peacful place and the roof top garden had the best view in the city we had seen !!!
All in all - the Salisbury gave us a great location and great value ! I would go there again and again ! My husband & I have been there two times before and stayed at other hotels for more money that were like closets ! Stay at the Salisbury - you wont be disappointed !