This looks to be a very new hotel and is in excellent condition - very clean. I'm not sure about the surrounding neighborhood, as we arrived at 10:30 pm and checked out at 9 am.....this was a quick stop while passing through the area. Staff was friendly, check in was easy, and our room was quiet, clean and comfortable. Very modern, trendy design. Bathroom was clean and met our needs. Breakfast was great - lots of choices and they had small bags so that we could take items to go, as well. The only thing we didn't like was the parking arrangement. We're not used to big cities and parking garages (this one cost $17 per day). We would prefer to self park and this garage only had valet parking available. We don't like other people having access to our keys and vehicle, so this was unsettling for my husband, especially. But overall, it was a clean and safe place to spend a night on the way through the NYC area.