AKA Central Park

Hamads Profrogger

I thought the location was pretty convenient for my three week trip. I usually stay at the Public in the lower east side but felt I wanted more space as I'd have a lot of work and appreciated the extra space and the kitchenette to not have to eat out/order in all the time. The place I got was huge by new york standards. Furniture, bed overall standards of the one bedroom 'premium' suite was great. The kitchen was provided with a full fridge and a dishwasher as we as microwave, oven (that I didn't use) and enough kitchen utensils. One downside of the location, though, is its right behind the Plaza hotel on central park and it was UN General Assembly week in september so for a whole week 58th street was blocked by the police and a couple of times I had to wait before being allowed through because some bigwig diplomat or president was coming through. A pain if you're staying in midtown over that week generally but more so with the Aka Central Park. Another thing to note is that my unit (no. 1202, 12th floor) was in the back of the building and so had no view since it was facing another building. I did notice I was facing some kind of violin repair workshop so I could see them at work all the time 😃 I did get enough natural light in most of the day so not so bad but nothing to look at beyond. AV setup: There were two TVs in the bedroom and living room. The one in the living room was connected to the internet and the streaming services all worked but the one in the bedroom lacked connectivity for some reason. I couldn't be bothered to ask for a fix though maybe I should have just to test the service. Wifi internet was quite good most of the time though you access it through a captive portal (that stays logged in throughout the three weeks) so when you have devices such as an Amazon Echo or any other connected devices you'll have to find a way to connect them differently. I bought an impressive small GLI Mango router for 20 bucks off Amazon that could repeat the signal and had my smart devices all connect to it. It'll be useful for other trips I suspect. I ordered tons of packages both before I arrived and after I got there. I would collect them myself from the reception daily though they would have delivered them to the room if asked. There were two a total of three big closets with two in the living room. I felt that they could have replaced some of that space with a guest bathroom especially considering that the one main bathroom was somewhat on the smaller side. I also made use of the complimentary meeting rooms (that you book online in 2 hour blocks) on the 2nd floor three times during my stay. A nice unexpected perk as they're quiet and have room for about 10 people. They also have a private cinema you can book the same way but I didn't use it. Also on the 2nd floor is washing machine room with provided detergent that has about 10 machines. This seemed to be pretty heavily used I noticed though I didn't need it during my stay with the amount of clothes I'd brought. Checkout time is 11am but I managed to get a complimentary extension to 1pm that came in quite useful as I had a 7.30pm flight out of JFK and the extra time was useful for me to pack up and store my luggage with the reception. I also checked one of their 'premium' studio rooms and it was significantly smaller though it still had a little wet bar/kitchenette with a small fridge but no freezer. They apparently have a highest platinum category but I don't think that's necessary. I didn't get a chance to see the lower basic category but from the pictures they seemed to be lower standard and older.

Tainara Miranda

Great hotel! Impeccable service, all very welcoming

Alessia Tomassetti

Very kind and professional staff, very clean room Best position to stay in NY

L.R.C GENARO JR.

I would like to buy the building