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New York: When Good Ideas Go Wrong: The Elevators at the Park Central

juliab — 2010-07-12T10:41:06-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pclifts.jpg" class="top"> We dont normally think of cheap hotels as having funky stuff, so we were impressed when we checked into the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Central+New+York+Hotel/local/162">Park Central</a> in New York this weekend to find this hi tech elevator bank. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pcconsole.jpg" class="top"> Want to go up? Pressing the button would be too easy instead, you select your floor on consoles outside, and it will assign you an elevator to take you to your floor. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pcinstrux.jpg" class="top"> The good points: its kinda cool, and once you get in the elevator, your floor is pre-selected for you (germaphobes rejoice). The bad: the selection seems utterly random so you get one elevator stopping at one floor and another making five stops. And

New York: The Park Sheraton Hotel in 1953: In-Room TVs at No Extra Charge

JetSetCD — 2009-09-14T09:43:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1ParkSheraton.jpg" class="top"> We devote more than enough ink to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/manhattan%20hotels">Manhattan Hotels</a>, but what about the days when hotels first started tuning their cool? Thanks to an old tourist brochure from 1953, we're exploring back in the day versus today, for NYC hotels. Back in the day: Oh my gosh! The dandy Park Sheraton Hotel at 202 West 56th Street now has television in every room, and it won't even cost a slid tip to the bellhop. There's 1,450 rooms in this baby opened in 1927, but still a chance that you might bump into famous faces like residents Jackie Gleason, Mae West, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Be sure to order a Manhattan in the famous Mermaid Room, and enjoy

New York: 'Top Model' Chaos Erupts Outside Park Central Hotel

Jenna — 2009-03-16T10:59:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/gal_model_melee_10.jpg" class="top"> Guests at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Central+New+York+Hotel/local/162">Park Central Hotel</a> in New York which we're familiar with due to reports of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/27/154613/18/hotels/_quot_I_am_currently_sleeping_in_a_mosquito_tent_on_top_of_my_mattress_quot_">bed bug incidents</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/2/134224/9463/hotels/Dirty_Bathroom_at_the_Park_Central_Hotel">general overall dirtiness</a> have enough to be worried about when they check in. They're hoping for a good experience, surely, and they're almost certainly (at the very least) happy with the Midtown location at 56th Street and Seventh Ave. Even <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d93520-Reviews-Park_Central-New_York_City_New_York.html">notoriously harsh TripAdvisor reviewers</a> rave about all the cool stuff going on around the hotel. But something tells us this weekend's Park Central guests aren't going to be raving about the "exciting hustle and bustle" of the block since they, um, found themselves in the middle of a riot. A

New York: Dirty Bathroom at the Park Central Hotel

juliana — 2007-01-02T13:42:24-05:00

We apologize if we are a little heavy on the NYC area hotel stories today but this Hotel Hell is not to be missed.

Doobielicious69 checked into the ever-dirty Park Central Hotel and found a bit of a leak in the bathroom. The hotel's answer to fixing it? Placing a wet towel with a dirty shoeprint on the ground.

But on the plus side, the room has a flat-screen TV, our must-have hotel amenity for 2007.

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New York: "I am currently sleeping in a mosquito tent on top of my mattress"

markj — 2005-12-27T15:46:13-05:00

<![CDATA[ [Ed. Note: Nothing says the holidays like bed bugs.  Our email box was filled with bed bug reports this holiday season--here is one of 'em.] My husband and I stayed overnight at the <a href="http://www.parkcentralny.com/">Park Central Hotel</a> in NY 3 weeks ago  and brought BEDBUGS home with us. The infestation has already cost us several thousand dollars both in pesticide treatments and new mattresses, box springs, suitcases, etc. I am currently sleeping in a mosquito tent on top of my mattress. Here is the most interesting part: On November 27th, the NY Times ran a story on bedbugs in NY hotels. I called the Park Central immediately and asked if they had had any complaints. They said they

HotelChatter - Stories about Park Central New York Hotel

New York: When Good Ideas Go Wrong: The Elevators at the Park Central

New York: The Park Sheraton Hotel in 1953: In-Room TVs at No Extra Charge

New York: 'Top Model' Chaos Erupts Outside Park Central Hotel

New York: Dirty Bathroom at the Park Central Hotel

New York: &quot;I am currently sleeping in a mosquito tent on top of my mattress&quot;

New York: "I am currently sleeping in a mosquito tent on top of my mattress"