One other comment is that as a gold you are unlikely to get an upgrade if the rates are at the level you are quoting. This is a hotel with a decent percentage of Diamonds and Golds. The higher rates tend to be when the hotel is at higher occupancy, often during the week. There are limited riverview suites as that designation only applies to a few on each floor as only a third of the building can see through the space between two buildings and the Hudson. Also, if you are staying during the week, please note that 35-40% of occupancy during the week is Goldman Sachs which owns the hotel and whose headquarter is right across the back entrance so competition is quite intense for any sort of upgrade (it is also why its very much a business hotel).