Originally Posted by
jezsik
My strategy for choosing a NYC hotel is to remember why I'm there. If you're on a holiday and plan on spending a lot of time in your room, go somewhere else!
Which is why I use points for vacations. Its not that many more points to get that really nice location on Times Square and not have to worry about how long it will take in the mornings/afternoons to go where we want. ^
Now for the OPs situation where one is paying money for a room, that is a whole different ballgame.