The Waldorf Astoria, New York City, Bad

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The Waldorf Astoria	Average Price: $432 Check Rates

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301 Park Avenue

New York City, 10022 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 23 of 106
Average review rating: 3.84

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (17) , Expedia (82) , MyTravelGuide (375) , Travelocity (26) , TripAdvisor (2212) , YahooTravel (133)

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

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1. and i truly dont write bad reviews unless they are nessesary.

"Historical, old New York City, Fabulous lobby. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/20/2012 Vote

2. 'too bad'.

"Please don't make the same mistake that we did! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/18/2012 Vote

3. and i truly dont write bad reviews unless they are nessesary.

"Honest Review from a experienced traveler... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/17/2012 Vote

4. one bad thing its that you can hear elevetaros passing by from the bethroom.

"Its the Waldorf " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/3/2012 Vote

5. It looks so wonderful inside - but the staff were pretty unhelpful, very snooty, and they all looked very unhappy (which is always a great clue about well/badly a place is run).

"What a disappointment! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/3/2012 Vote

6. Did the hostoric hotel tour the next morning -- tour guides were very nice and informative, but the included lunch at Oscar's restaurant (in the hotel) was pretty bad.

"Probably not worth the money " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/2/2012 Vote

7. Bathroom is in bad need of a remodel.

"Wow needs a renovation badly. The price you pay and the room you get do not match up. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/2/2012 Vote

8. Rooms are old, technologically challenged, and even smell bad.

"Dated, old and overpriced " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/25/2012 Vote

9. Some of corridors could do with a revamp, and double glazing wouldn't be a bad thing in the rooms to the front, there was there was a bit of a draft and noisy sirens all through the night, but thats New York.

"New York, New York! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/19/2012 Vote

10. We put this bad start behind us and got on with enjoying our city break.

"No twin room; then billing malpractice " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/11/2012 Vote