In autumn 2015, we're going to spend a few nights in New York before DH and I head out to visit our mothers. We've narrowed the selection down to a few final candidates -- they're all roughly the same in price. Their locations are a bit all over the map, which is fine, because we plan to poke around different parts of the city. What do we want from our hotel? A comfortable bed, good service and some New York style. (We have nothing against chain hotels if they fit those requirements.)

The six candidates are:
The Chandler (leading contender at this point)
The Tuscany Hotel
The Marlton (seems good, but rooms might be a little too cramped)
The Iroquois
The Sofitel (where I spent 8 nights in June 2013 and had a very good experience. would be fine staying there again)
The Warwick

A few other candidates are sold out on our dates (Andaz, for example).

Any thoughts? Thanks!

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Without knowing why you like the Chandler over the others, it's hard for me to make a recommendation. I'd choose based on convenience and location.

The Tuscany will likely have the largest rooms, the Sofitel is the most upscale, the Marlton has a unique location, the Iroquois is a great boutique hotel and is in the theater district, and the Warwick is a reliable middle-of-the-road hotel in a convenient location in midtown, but not as upscale as any of the other choices.

"I love Kimpton Hotels."

I stayed at a Kimpton hotel in Philadelphia two years ago and wasn't particularly impressed with either the room (garish decor, shower didn't work properly) or service (left standing around for quite a while at check-in while the reception person kept tapping away on her computer -- not once did she look up and say she would be with me as soon as possible or even acknowledge my existence). Others have had good experiences, I know.

Let us know who wins the swim suit competition.

A number of Fodorites stayed at The Iroquois last October, including me. I thought the location was very good, and my room and the public areas were comfortable and attractive.

I would put it on a par with the Casablanca, which I liked quite a bit, and had the plus of a European-style breakfast buffet.

Each Kimpton is a bit different, decor wise and if course staff wise. We have found variations in each hotel, with only 1 that was a bit off their high standards. We've stayed at over a dozen. I would not write them all off due to 1 less than great stay.

I'd probably pick the Warwick.
Although I'd really probably stay at the Algonquin.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._New_York.html

Wow, the rates are good at all of them right now!

"Wow, the rates are good at all of them right now!"

I know , that's why I have them on my list. The Algonquin is tempting -- back when I was a teenager and reading Dorothy Parker, I made my friends have dinner at The Round Table on our annual Bieber bus trip from the Lehigh Valley to NYC, even though they wanted to go to Mamma Leone's. The food actually wasn't very good, but I had a great time anyway. On the next trip, I kind of wanted to go back, but my friends put their collective feet down and we went to Maxwell's Plum, which turned out to be a lot of fun.

Anyway, the Algonquin rooms in our price range are a little too small. The Sofitel practically next door has bigger rooms and we could probably finagle a free upgrade as I stay in a lot of Accor properties.

I forgot one other feature that DH says has to be included: a room safe that can hold a laptop. One of the candidates doesn't have room safes, so I'll have to cross it off my list.

What a fun trip! Great memories.

I'd prefer the style of the Algonquin over the Sofitel's. I've stayed at S's in Atlanta and Florida and appreciated it very much in Atlanta (when it was brand new and is now gone), but in NYC I'd really like to stay in the Algonquin. I'm lucky that I usually stay in NYC for free but if I were paying...

Anyway, your list is great and you won't go wrong whichever you decide. "An abundance of blessings" as we sometimes say down here.