Good:
Great location near Empire State Building and other attractions.
Huge room, nice comfy bed.
Fantastic view of New York and Chrysler building.
Quiet even considering the location and close proximity to attractions.
Very friendly and helpful staff.

Bad:
Rooms looking a little tired.
Our neigbours were smoking in their room and the smoke seeped through the adjoining door and stank our room out.

Would've rated 5 stars had it not been for these 2 bad points.

I just stayed in the Affinia for 3 nights with my mum. I have to say that it is one of the best hotels I have stayed in. The staff were attentive when we arrived. We asked for a room on a high floor, and we were given room 2002 which wasn't too high but we were happy. The room was extremely well equipped and modern, it was HUGE! I'm not sure how much my mum paid but I think it was close to £600 for 3 nights. I think it was worth the price. The only problem was that the room we were given was near the elevators and we could hear it during the night. The staff were really nice and helpful, the air con broke one night and they sent a repair man straight away. We also asked for a corkscrew and it was in our room within minutes! The beds are so comfy aswell.

There was a tube station very close to the hotel which was so useful, and also a few restaurants and markets and delis nearby. It was a short walk from the Empire State Building also.

I have stayed here before and always liked it. This stay, however, was really superb. I asked for and got a room on the 37th floor with a view of the East River that I shall never forget. The room was slick and stylish. The Spa staff was top notch and the front desk attractive and attentive. This is the neighborhood for real New Yorker "Wanna-bees". There are good non-tourist restaurants all arround. Play in Times Square but sleep in Murray Hill. I have stayed often at other Affinia properties in NYC.
Each has its own character but all are fine homes away from home. Michael B,/Baltimore 01Nov08

Just back from a five day stay at this hotel and I can definately say it is by far one of the best hotels I have stayed in .
The level of service from all members of staff from the reception to house keeping was second to none - nothing was too much trouble . In particular a guy named alex was so helpful in recommending resturants and always really nice and polite. The hotel itself has a nice relaxed and genuine feel to it aided by the excellent staff .
A handy pack with maps and information about places to visit was given on checkin .
The room we stayed in was on the 18th floor , very spaceous room with excellent views ,a useful kitchen with a fridge and coffee maker , lots of storage space, a safety deposit box and air cond .The room also had an alarm clock which again was useful - especially adjusting to the time change .

Beds very comfy and showers excellent . Even though the room was high up , traffic noise wasnt a problem , you couldnt hear a thing . Rooms serviced every day with fresh towels , linen and toiletries .
There is a nice bar , the barking dog next to the hotel which we went into a few times for drinks before we headed out , nice cocktails and very friendly staff .
The shop next to the hotel has everything you would want , we got breakfast stuff here one morning and sandwiches another . The Murray hill diner is nice as well for breakfast /lunch although does get very busy and very warm but the food excellent value . There is also a larger supermarket/pharm on the opposite side of the road handy, for water as they do the 4 ltr bottles .
We used the sub way which is a few minutes walk from the hotel and got taxis back later at night to the hotel .
On check out we where able to store the bags and a gentle man by the name of nelson was very helpful in arranging a taxi to the airport . The computer in the lobby is comp for printing the boarding cards and checking in . When the taxi arrived to the airport I was very surprise to find it was a streached limo which was definately worth the money and a nice way to end the holiday .
All in all this hotel is definately worth every penny and I would recommed it to everyone .