Holiday Inn Express Long Island City E - New York by IHG

The view from the 17th floor was absolutely stunning – it really made the stay special. The bed was very comfortable, and the room was always clean and tidy. I wanted to thank the housekeeping staff for keeping the room in great condition every day, and although I didn’t have dollars, I left euros – but they were never taken. That felt a bit strange. The staff overall were friendly and helpful, and I truly appreciated the comfort during my stay.

the front desk agent was very welcoming. she greet and thank me for being a platinum member; explained everything about the hotel and answer all my questions in a perfectional manner. when I mentioned that I'm a light sleeper, she tried her best to have me in a room that's away from the elevator. and I love that the room has a very nice view of the city. later on, I asked for two towels to be send up, the houseman sent it up quickly. This location is very industrial, need a little driving to the city center; But I appreciate how accommodating and friendly the staffs are.

Nice and clean hotel, the room and the bathroom are big. There's a complimentary shuttle bus to the station, but it has timings. A taxi to the station is ~5$ if needed or there is a bus stop really close to get to court square. The location is quite isolated, there is no shop close to the hotel, but there is a mini market inside.Breakfast was goo, sausages, potatoes, bread, beagles, pancakes, jam, butter, Philadelphia cheese, juice, coffee and water.

We got our flight canceled due to a blizzard and this was the only hotel with availability. They got us checked in and a room ready for us as soon as we got here. There are plenty of snack options available at a very good price. With limitations with breakfast they still had good options. They were also able to find us a restaurant that would deliver to us during this storm. The front desk man (I think his name is Freddy?) was very kind and attentive! He ran everything very smoothly with him being the only one here during this storm. Thank you!

My review is strictly as a European, because from what I can tell from any American, this is a pretty good hotel. The rooms were great. We were really happy with them and had no issues there. Brilliant view of NYC. Breakfast - apparently pretty good on American standards, we heard a couple of people talking about how good it was. Not much choice, but had toast, bagels etc and apples (bananas seemed to be only if you asked). There was American biscuits and American gravy, which was interesting to try. There were also sausages on offer and cheese omelette, and cinnamon buns that were very popular and very tasty. While it's out of the way, the area is okay and we went to the Irish pub up the road, 5 mins away, for our first dinner as we were ready to go to sleep and didn't fancy going out