Holiday Inn Express Long Island City E New York by IHG

The room was clean and bed comfortable.

Excelente

The room was wonderful. Overall a great hotel. We were lucky to have a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. Staff was great and helpful. Bed was ok. Tips for potential guests: 1) be prepared to pay for a Lyft or Uber to and from subway stations, typically about $13-17 each way. It was a bit of an unexpected expense. It's about a mile to walk, and your feet will always be tired as a tourist in NYC. This will also cut into your tourism time. Count on taking at least an hour or so to get where you want to go, easily. We've stayed right in Manhattan before and felt like we got to see a lot more things last time. They have a courtesy shuttle, but was never available at the times we needed it. I think it stops at 11am and then again only from 5-9pm, and only goes to one station. 2) Breakfast is an absolute MADHOUSE. For a hotel that has so many rooms and floors, they are SEVERELY underprepared to handle a crowd. One station for food cannot handle hundreds of guests. They kept running out of things. The staff worked tirelessly to keep it stocked but it was impossible for them. They should have a 2nd area for food, or have staff serve the guests. It would keep order in the area. Breakfast and a free shuttle were two things that convinced me to try a hotel outside of Manhattan, and we feel like we should have just stayed in the city again. Also, they need to get some bigger shower curtains. They don't cover the length of the shower and water will be all over the floor.

I would go back again if I ever can back to the City.