Wales Hotel

This hotel is ideal for the traveler who doesn't want to feel like they are in a hotel but rather staying in their lovely Upper East Side apartment. Ever since my first visit over 3 years ago, I’ve made it a point to stay there during my many visits to NYC- for a girls weekends away, business travel and romantic getaway. I feel like a neighborhood local and enjoy walking to many nearby dining spots. Picking up a piping hot complimentary latte in the Pied Piper room each morning is a fabulous start to my day. The suites are lovely and allow... more

I was stayed there twice in the span of 2 weeks. Both times I had a great room with a separate sitting area so ask for that. It was nice because of the work I needed to do. And wireless access had a great signal. This would be a great hotel for the weekends because its very near Central Park and major mueseums. I know my wife will love it and the staff seemed serious about giving me a great deal if I come back and stay the weekend.

We stayed for a couple of nights in mid January. N.Y. was pretty empty so ost hotels had good deals and prices. We choose the Wales for the location. The room that they gave us was extremelly small. When my wife wanted to go to the bathroom, I had to lay on the bed so she can go through. We asked for a bigger room, and they said fine as long as we paid the 100.00 dls. upgrade, we didnt take it. About at 2 o´clock in the morning I began to hear bangings on the windows. At first I thought that we might had left the windows open,... more

Spent a lovely week in the Hotel Wales during Thanksgiving Week '06. Hotel is clean, in a beautiful location and the staff attended to our every need. We will definately be staying there again the next time we are in NYC!

This was my first trip to New York and my expectations were exceeded by the hotel and its staff. The hotel is located in the pricey Upper East side of Manhattan -- a very safe location and close to the "Museum Mile" and Central Park. I travelled during a quiet time for the hotel and was given an upgraded room at no charge on request. The hotel is rather old, but was updated in the 1990's. My suite had lovely dark woodwork and a (nonworking) fireplace with a modern, attractive bath. My only complaint is that my room was rather... more

Had stayed here before when it was cheap enough to overlook it's faults, but at almost $500 per night for a "suite" - a small bedroom overlooking an alleyway and depressing ante chamber I must protest. When I arrive at 6PM, the room was in left in mid cleaning, with a mop, dirty linens and dishes in the sink. It took half an hour for someone to come up and clean the room. Alarmingly, there is no central heat and the radiator was cold and the regulator did not work. A handy man had to come up and adjust the radiator with a wrench. Then... more

I love the location of the hotel. The staff was extremely helpful, it was unbelievably clean and had great accomodations. I highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay there again.

I always like sharing great hotel visits. I've stayed at the Hotel Wales, located on the Upper East Side many of times. Each time I visit - the service, ambiance and accomadations are fantastic. It's a perfect place to stay and I love staying there when I visit NYC.

Booked a twin bedded room at the end of 2005, phoned the day before arrival to confirm booking but when we turned up at hotel to check in at 1.30 pm they only offered me and my friend a tiny double. We turned it down. They sent us to a hotel on West side ... which was a double bed (again) plus a sofa bed which was very old and dusty so we went back to Wales to demand a room or they find us a decent hotel for 3 nights. Strangely a room with twin beds suddenly becomes available...... What a waste of 3 hours. Next day, due to a seminar in... more

We were recently in New York. Stayed at the Wales Hotel. It was quaint and charming. Location was great for Museum Mile. We had asked for and paid for a Deluxe Queen and got a standard double...which apparently is the deluxe queen (go figure). Bath tub was chipped, the air conditioner dripped and blew cold air. To top it off our sheets had holes in them. After my third complaint, we were moved to a deluxe suite, which I must admit was very lovely and comfortable. The Hotel could use providing a bar (where the lounge on the 2nd floor... more