Hotel Wales, New York City, Broken

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Hotel Wales	Average Price: $316 Check Rates

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1295 Madison Avenue

New York City, 10128 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 81 of 106
Average review rating: 3.55

OpinionWell Value Index: 1

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (30) , Travelocity (4) , TripAdvisor (167) , YahooTravel (4)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Renovation.
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.

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1. Lots of little things below par: Toilet seat had a piece broken on the lid rim, paint finish in shower room was poor, large sink was badly placed so that you had to be careful not to trip over the shower tray as they almost overlapped.

"Fabulous location for sight seeing, otherwise a little disappointed. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/4/2011 Vote

2. Our safe didn't work, we were blamed and told to read the instructions on the back of the safe door (there weren't any); it turned out it was a broken.

"Bald face lies " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/2/2011 Vote

3. broken blinds and fixtures in the room, housekeeping that cannot be reached by the front desk staff, elevators that do not work, and a generally shoddy, run-down quality overall.

"Sadly the hotel has gone down significantly since the departure of Robert Holmes " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/20/2011 Vote

4. In fact I believe it was broken.

"Hotel Wales Is A Toilet " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/27/2010 Vote

5. The room was shabby, the furniture broken down and threadbare.

"The Wales - a tenament at luxury rates " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/1/2007 Vote

6. Table leg broken off, causing lamp and table to fall over.

"Fawlty Towers in NYC? " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/26/2005 Vote