Reviews of The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection 4 stars

Wonderful, renovated rooms in an historic midtown hotel! Fabulous bar food and service (great truffle fries and martinis). Breakfast was amazing - best French toast imaginable. Managed to feel both upscale and down home friendly at the same time.

Nothing.

The Algonquin is a luxury boutique hotel. It has a wonderful old world charm. Excellent in every way

There was nothing that I didn’t like

Location in mid-town Manhattan was perfect for our activities. The Algonquin delivers on the old-fashioned vibe, which we prefer to the glass-and-stainless-steel Scandi-minimalism with hideous colour palettes which so many hotels offer nowadays.

We were staying for 8 nights and had a problem which seems to be becoming more prevalent in hotels - no adequate storage in the double room we were allocated. We do not travel with ridiculous amounts of stuff - we're not on cruise ships - but we had to implore the staff to find us a room with enough storage to be able to unpack our bags. Why should guests staying for more than maybe one night be expected to live out of suitcases? To their credit, the staff found us a small suite with a walk-in cupboard, a dresser and a large chest of drawers. It made our stay, but if that had not been possible, we might have had to check out...

Theater District hotel with a rich history. Genuinely friendly staff, including Hamlet the resident cat.

Location close to Times Square and history and authenticity, and the Dorothy Parker quotes on room doors

Bar and lounge areas actually small and limited, and no restaurant although meals were available

Well placed, easy to get a cab or public transport. Generally friendly staff. We were the only non American guests. Good bar and food service, nice breakfasts, but a great local diner next door also. Grand Art Deco styling. Nice almost family feeling to hotel.

Noisy aircon. Comfortable room, but not really big enough as we had large suitcases, having come over on QM2 liner. Cleaning could have been more thorough. At weekend, front desk proclaimed they ‘didn’t do concierge’ so couldn’t help with reservations or even recommendations. Except Deina who was very friendly and helpful.

Thanks again to the Algonquin and staff. Also, both gentlemen attending our transportation to and from the hotel did us right too. Our taxis were waiting on us as we stepped out every time. We also had dinner the night we arrived. The missus had the truffle fries and house salad. I had the burger and fries. They were both excellent. Cooked right, served right and attended to dutifully with a smile. To Marriott's credit they did do a classy job of moving the Blue Bar inside the lobby/dining room. Keeping the round table and giving it a hallowed spot in a cove is pretty sweet too. We'll be back, again.

Even though Marriott closed the Oak Room, the spirit of the Algonquin is stronger than any corporate makeover. Now, I'm just an old ad guy musing about how a little promotion around the Gonk's place in history could lead to something other than having to make more space for PowerPoint presentations. But I digress...

The hotel is beautiful and our room was adorable 😍. The location is perfect! So close to everything! The lobby is inviting!

I can't think of anything.

Location, cleanliness, small size, easy check in/out.

The meals and cocktails and staff were great; true to New York in general, food/beverages were very expensive. The historic nature of the hotel is wonderful, and the menus contain many interesting footnotes about the property!

Front desk wanted to charge $1 each for a postcard stamp--this is ridiculous at this level of hotel.

The front desk attendant was ‘bristly and unhelpful!’

For us, the location was perfect -- safe, near many good restaurants and other places we wanted to visit. We love the history of the Algonquin, and even though the hotel has been renovated, they have tried to maintain its importance in New York's literary history.

Of course, being in NYC, the room was smaller than I would have liked.

Rooms were small. Not much that can be done, I’m sure. Loved the $45/day credit although didn’t really get to use it and it pales in comparison to cost of a Merlot glass of wine ($24 per glass).

Great location Quiet

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The front desk manager, Valentina, took care of my concern.

Hot water in the room

I was in town to see two shows on broadway and used to stay at this hotel many times, when it was under the original owners. Lived in NYC for many years and used to frequent the Algonquin for dinner and drinks before going to a show. I thought I would revisit on this trip and was very disappointed. The hotel itself looks very worn and tired. The staff were just OK, I almost felt that they blended in with the background and never went out of their way to show attention to the guests. My room 202 was far from what I expected, considering it's a Marriott. Took many minutes to get hot water, the top on one of the furniture pieces in the room was broken off with the potential that a guest could get cut from it, it appears the old heating system is not working and looks so ugly, the stand alone heating system didn't work very well, and the carpeting was torn near the entrance to the bathroom. This particular room is really tiny, I can live with that if everything else was correct. This room should have been placed on OOO until these issues were addressed. If Room 202 is an example of what the rest of the rooms look like, something needs to change at this property. I'm and ex Director with IHG and usually stay in one of our properties when in NYC but occasionally like to venture out. Maybe I should stick with what I know best. Thanks For Reading.

All noted above.

Very good

Location; good customer service!

Tha atmosphere is very nice. Breakfast is delicious. The hotel stand out for showing the history of the place, with a classy modern touch. Best of all is the staff, so kind and friendly, special thanks to Jimmy.

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Breakfasts too big portions sxpensive