The Helmsley Park Lane, New York City, Shame

OpinionWell's Blog

Home » United States » New York » New York Destinations » New York Hotels » The Helmsley Park Lane

OpinionWell
Rank

239th

Out of 676

The Helmsley Park Lane	Average Price: $439 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

36 Central Park South

New York City, 10019-1600 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 76 of 106
Average review rating: 3.63

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (39) , MyTravelGuide (7) , TripAdvisor (499) , YahooTravel (16)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

Search reviews for other problems

Keyword Cloud

The hotel review keyword cloud displays the words commonly used to describe the features and services of this hotel. Select a word and explore.

All Positive Negative

Keyword Search

annoy (5) arrogant (4) avoid (4) awful (11) bad (45) bed bugs (10) bit dated (8) broken (10) complain (21) complaint (7) dated (40) difficult (8) dirty (30) disappoint (33) disgust (7) downside (4) dreadful (5) dump (5) dusty (5) expensive (69) filthy (4) hard (15) horrible (7) issue (17) lack (10) loud (5) mold (4) negative (22) noise (30) noisy (13) outdated (9) overpriced (6) peeling (19) poor (27) pricey (13) problem (36) ridiculous (8) rock (4) rude (15) sadly (5) shabby (12) shame (9) slow (5) terrible (13) tiny (5) ugly (5) unfortunate (13) worn (13) worst (13) wrong (13)

Shame

Appears in 14 comments.

The following words were used in comments with Shame:
conference (2) cost (2) facilities (2) great (2) guest (2) helpful (2) hotel (4) location (3) not (3) price (2) tourist (2)

Users can vote for helpful comments, which are saved in the Most helpful section.

Sort by:

See all

1. The restaurant is open for breakfast & lunch only which is a shame but you can eat in Harry's Bar which is on the same floor.

"What a wonderful stay!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/7/2012 Vote

2. shame on you Park Lane.

"Don't stay at the Park Lane Helmsley! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/9/2011 Vote

3. I realized after staying here that it primarily cates to foreign tourists, but shame on you for showing tourists such a dirty representation of NY at the prices you charge.

"Filthy dirty bathroom " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/2/2011 Vote

4. The conference facilities are shameful.

"Great Views " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/28/2010 Vote

5. The conference facilities are shameful.

"Great Views " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/28/2010 Vote

6. Everything else is a shame:- Front desk: incompetent and certainly not in line with the standard that the hotel would like to have.

"Never again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/30/2010 Vote

7. Surely their job is to help guests?? (then you would feel they deserve the tip that you feel obliged to give them?)It is such a shame, because the hotel is in a great location.

"Tired & Old. Just like the staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/24/2010 Vote

8. It is a shame that a hotel in such a prime location can let itself deteriorate to such a degree.

"Diry, Old And Tired " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/20/2008 Vote

9. I had stayed here years before, and three times at the Ritz, once before it was bought out by the Ritz Carlton (shame they tore out the old pine) and never after the Marriott, (thank God) and also at the Essex house in the 1990`s.

"The best view for the best money " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/23/2008 Vote

10. This was a shame, but in such a litigious environment perhaps not so surprising.

"A Mixed Bag " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/16/2007 Vote