Affinia Shelburne

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Modern Decor, clean hotel

First I want to warn everyone about the doormen. It was obvious they have an understanding with the black town car/suburban drivers. The doormen were very pushy and lied to me about my trip back to LaGuardia Airport. DO NOT BELIEVE what they tell you. Their town cars are NOT cheaper. The ride to and from LaGuardia on the cab was 21.30 plus the toll 4.57. I gave the cab driver $30. I did not appreciate being lied to by 3 different doormen! I was very upset that they pestered me as I tried to exit the hotel to eat breakfast, upon my return and upon my departure to the airport. Especially because I was being lied to! Anyway, the hotel itself has modern decor with friendly front desk people. The room was always cleaned correctly. The location was okay. If you like staying in a quiet area with no shopping near, this is the place for you. My friends and I normally stay closer to a shopping area so we won’t be staying here again. And I hope I never experience doormen like those working here.

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Lovely Hotel in Convenient Location

The hotel was in a lovely neighborhood, convenient to Grand Central Station. Affinia Shelburne is a nice clean, modern hotel with lovely beds and pillows! Our bathroom was VERY small, but clean. The hotel offers a pillow menu which provides complimentary pillows, such as magnetic pillows, Swedish pillows, etc. Rare Bar & Grill, the restaurant located at the hotel, offered great burgers and appetizers at a reasonable price and was very good. We were disappointed in the hotel's Housekeeping services. It took two days to get wine glasses we asked for on the night of our arrival, even after repeated calls. When we arrived at the hotel, we were chagrined to discover that they did not have one of the rooms we paid for in advance. They offered in exchange an upgraded suite, but the suite contained only one bed and a pullout. Since we required two beds in the room, this was disappointing. They ended up providing a rollaway bed, which turned out to be comfortable enough, so we ended up enjoying the benefit of a room with two bathrooms, separate bedroom, and a living area. We were told that the hotel was overbooked. Notwithstanding this experience, I would recommend the hotel. It was very comfortable, clean and convenient.

Excellent!

Everything about the stay, from the doorman greeting us when we arrived to him getting us a towncar cheaper than a cab back to the airport when we left, was superb. Every member of the staff was warm and friendly, and the suite couldn't have been more perfect for us. We will definitly be going back in the future.

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Great Little Hotel in the Heart of Manhattan

If you've ever stayed in an Affinia hotel, you know to set your expectations high--I did, and I was satisfied. This hotel was just recently purchased and renovated by the Affinia chain, so almost everything is new. The room in large by Manhattan standards, with great bedding, drawer space, closet space and a small refrigerator and safe. The bathroom was a decent size, with Aveda toiletries and a lighted makeup mirror. The exercise room is one of the best I've been in in a hotel. Two each of treadmill, stationary bike, elliptical, and stepper. Also various sized weight balls, free weights, and Pilates balls. Rooftop bar is adequate--We were there at 5:oopm--perhaps the ambiance improves at night when the mini lights overhead turn on. The two drinks were pricey, and we had only a beer and a sangria. Staff was friendly and all of our requests were met on a timely basis. Only complaint--I like to lock up my laptop when I leave my hotel room, and the safe isn't large enough for a standard size laptop.

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