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     Long Island, New York 11530
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The Garden City Hotel

The Garden City Hotel

When staying on Long Island for business, our company almost always sends its employees to the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, NY. The hotel’s proximity to our office, to the shops and restaurants in Garden City, and the Long Island Railroad makes it a choice place for visitors.

The Garden City Hotel received a five star rating in 2004. For the most part, the hotel has lived up to its designation. I checked in for a stay for the second time. The first time I stayed at the hotel, I had a room on the second floor with a miserable view of the parking lot. So my first experience did not impress me. However, the second visit helped to improve my impression.

I stayed in a room on the fifth floor with a broad view of the front of the hotel. I had a bird’s eye view of the train station across the road. However, I became very acquainted with the train’s schedule, whose last train stops in Garden City at 1:30am. The train’s horns resounded in my head.

The room’s furnishings reminded me of a grandmother’s parlor but in a cozy way. My room had two full-sized beds, plenty of seating, a refrigerator with mini-bar, a bureau of drawers and a desk. Turn down service every night left me a milk chocolate square. Every morning, the hotel left me The New York Times to keep up with the world.

The hotel is older, which explains the older bathroom fixtures. My bathroom sink leaked profusely. Each room features an in-window air-conditioning unit, which I ran to help clear up the musty smell in the room. My spacious bathroom had Sandalwood toiletries. The closet provided a laptop-sized safe and two plush, terry cloth robes.

The hotel’s front desk staff provided tremendous service, bending over backwards to help me figure out where to eat and when to catch a cab. There was some confusion with catching a cab one morning when the bell services employee told me that a cab would be at the hotel within five minutes. Thirty minutes later, the cab arrived but I was very late for a morning meeting. The hotel can arrange for taxicab rides and charge the cost to the room via voucher.

The hotel features a small gift shop, an exercise center which consists of a small pool, surrounded by exercise equipment, and a business center. The hotel also can accommodate special events in its ballroom. The bar and grill, Rein, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

I paid $162 per night. Considering the hotel’s designation as a five-star hotel, the price provides a substantial savings. However, as compared to other five-star hotels, the Garden City Hotel does not seem to compare. The value of the hotel lies in its location, its character, and its service. With the exception of the taxi situation, the hotel’s staff would go the extra mile to make my stay more pleasant.

From journal Never Spend Just Two Days In New York

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