The rep at the front desk was courteous and had a sense of humour about our suggestion of a room with a view of the ball but said they were simply out of queen beds, however he did give us the city view room (room 2008) which apparently is a room on a higher floor. (If you try different dates you will see city view rooms selling at a premium.)
It was NYE so we were ok with it. Double bed wasn't that bad for two people. Could see some of the crowd in Times Square from our room and we had a good time.