The Gallivant Times Square

This boutique hotel is in a great location if you're a tourist who is just booking a hotel to sleep after days spent clubbing, sight-seeing and enjoying bars at night. It's literally steps away from Times Square and all the major subway lines. The rooms are pretty small (but, as someone who lived in NYC for years, it's a pretty good size for the price.) The fixtures are modern, great cable TV, and the bed was moderately firm. Hot water was great and water pressure was good. Lighting was also good in the bathroom. I felt safe and there's a security lock on the door. They do provide a little mini coffee maker with pods and powered cream & sugar. The TV is huge (though the space is small so the wall-mounted TV literally pans into the bathroom door.) A few cons: We were on the 15th floor and had a view of the next building, but on a Friday night downstairs there was a party or club. It's SUPER loud. If you're a light sleeper this would have made for a miserable stay. Also, they do not provide any extras like toothpaste, toothbrushes, or tampons. The outlets in the room are not conveniently placed, so hopefully you have appliances or chargers with long cords. There's nowhere to put your toiletries in the bathroom, and the shower has no door so there's a lot of splashing. Again, if you're a tourist looking for a clean, chic, moderately priced and well-placed spot to crash after shopping, sight-seeing and partying, this is the place. If not, stay elsewhere.

The room was so hot. We turned everything off and the heater was srill blowing out hit air making it miserable to sleep. There was plastic on the window that you could hear move all nigtht due to wind.