The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

Hotel well located, cheap breakfasts, staff do not speak french, bed and bedding very comfortable, Level 4 star french

Unusually friendly and helpful staff. Everyone from the front desk to the concierge to the bellman to the restauarant waiters were unusually nice and friendly. Spa was very nice too and both my wife and son enjoyed their massages very much. My rating isn't higher only because the hotel doesn't hold itself out as being, and is not, a high luxury beautiful place. Its nice, smaller, friendly, excellent hotel, but not an elegant or chic or magnificent place.

Great Hotel and would stay there again.

Excellent staff, with excellent house style. Your room is so clean you take your shoes of before entering. You do pay over the odds, but sometimes everyone deserves to be looked after, and you certainly do here. If you want to feel like a star, I suggest you spend the money and enjoy the surroundings.