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Reviews of DoubleTree by Hilton New York Times Square South 4 stars

525 8th Avenue, Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY 10018, United States

#215 of 429 hotels in New York

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 3594 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 2 September 2025

    7.0
    Just too tight
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The size of the rooms are just too small to ignore.

    While wonderful location, especially if you are interested in a show, the noise and crowds on Broadway cannot be ignored. Plus the rooms are exceptionally small. I solely use Hilton hotels and stayed at other Hilton properties in Manhattan, this is the only location with no space. The lobby, elevators, gym everything. If you want to stay near Times Square there are other Hilton properties nearby and off Broadway.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    clean good size at the center of Manhattan
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds and Roll-in Shower - Mobility Access
    • Stayed 2 nights

    This is not a luxury hotel it’s very simple and practical. If you’re looking for something more upscale, this may not be the right choice.

    The room was in a great location and, when I booked it, offered a fair price. By New York City standards, the room size was very good, and the rooftop bar was a really nice feature.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    8.0
    Absolutely recommend, rooftop bar is 10/10, but ask for room on a low floor!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My biggest issue was the lack of luggage room, which we were not made aware of, you can leave luggage with the reception staff and it will be labelled and ticketed, but then your bags are left in the hallway and/or restaurant area that cannot be seen directly by staff at reception and basically could be taken by anyone. The elevator process was borderline painful pretty much every time during our stay, obviously this is out of the staff's control but something to bear in mind as it is unavoidable if you're on a higher floor like us (28) as it took up to 5-10 mins.

    Fantastic location, clean rooms, rooftop bar is GORGEOUS and you can see the empire state building a stones throw away! Had exactly what we needed for our stay in the city, and would stay here again.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms very small

    Location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 1 night

    I was really disappointed that I could not take my son with me to the roof top restaurant. He is 17 and to not be able to grab food and a drink was really disappointing and forced us to have to leave the hotel to eat when we were very tired. Also disappointed in the cost to eat breakfast. Pretty pricey!

    Rooms were clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The payment policy. Booking showed no prepayment needed for the reservation. 24 hours prior the arrival, they charged one night on my credit card, without previous notice. Doing the checking, they charged the rest of the nights + another 350 dollars as a bail that would be refunded after the check out (still waiting to be refunded six days after my leave). The worse thing came when doing the check out they tried to charge an extra night stating that the first night payment was cancelled and overdue, something that was not true regarding my bank statement. We had to call the manager and she verified that effectively the employee was wrong.

    Location and clean.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    9.0
    Great location and lovely room
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The breakfast option which we did not use - expensive, but there are plenty of options nearby. We had large soft bags that opened at the top. The space would have been more challenging with hard shell cases.

    Location was brilliant, and we had a great room on 9th floor overlooking 8th Avenue. It looked perhaps newly refurbished - welcoming, well designed for a relatively small space. The staff were delightful and very helpful. The view from the rooftop bar was great too.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor gym

    Location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    8.0
    Great stay in NYC
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A few rough sleepers etc on the street but common for this area.

    Great location close to Times Square, Broadway, Madison Square Garden, Liberty Bagel, Madman Espresso for great coffee.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Small room, barely space to move around the bed. Small bed, I'm 1,93 meters tall (6 feet 4) and my feet were way out of the bed. Noisy room, even if we were on the 25th floor. The windows do not properly close, so it's like you're out on the street. If you push on the window frame, the noise is gone, so the problem is the quality of the sound/wind insulation (or lack thereof...). I don't know if this is a US standard or just poor quality, but as a European, I don't want to imagine staying there during winter... The lobby is basically a freezer, even by US standards. Coming from 38 degrees outside to 14 probably inside is a nightmare. The service during breakfast was slow, even with only a few tables occupied.

    Great location, 2 minutes away from Madison Square Garden / Train station. Great view (we had an Empire State Building view room). Small rooftop bar, but with a nice view. Delicious hot welcome chocolate cookies :)

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    8.0
    Great few days away, would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was great, close to major subway interchange. Staff were helpful and rooms were clean and comfortable

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    8.0
    Great location, lovely room and very comfy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooftop bar prices were hugely over priced

    Location was great in the middle of everything

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were charged for water which I thought was complimentary. Read the small print only for certain Hilton members. Always a large number if homeless on the doorstep

    Convenient area to be based.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was substandard for the price of 28USD. I paid exactly the same at the Omni hotel in Boston for a breakfast in a very nice restaurant with waiter service,a varied proper menu and coffee top ups. This was a poor buffet.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms were very small with limited facilities. There wasn't enough space to even move around.

    The location was excellent. The staff were friendly and cooperative. Loved the cookies.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    8.0
    Good Hotel in Prime Location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    As above

    A busy hotel in great location for upper / lower Manhattan We booked a room with a view of Empire State Building and that’s exactly what we got .Although room was small It was very comfortable and had all we needed We paid for breakfast which was fine with a a variety of hot and cold options Staff were helpful and friendly Roof Top Terrace nice tho none of the food options we requested were available which was disappoint ( despite being advertised in elavator ?!)

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I liked the property, the breakfast was not great

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No kettle to make a cup of tea! No water bottle refill station

    Excellent location for walking and public transport Roof garden with great views especially at night 3 efficient elevators Comfortable bed and quiet air conditioning Room had view of Empire State Building as requested

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is super small and lack of light

    The location is amazing and we walked almost everywhere

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2025

    7.0
    Adequate stay in NYC, Not more.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small rooms. Small bathroom.

    Location. Comfortable bed.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    9.0
    Convenient, clean and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was perfect

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    8.0
    Great place to stay, close to Penn station, easy to explore city!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    May need a bit of touch up for the room interiors.

    It was very clean, staff is really nice 😊

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    7.0
    Adequate hotel, good value for money considering location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was dated and this would put me off staying again for longer than a night. Roof bar was shut early. Reception area is reeeeally small.

    Clean, great location, great value for money. View of Empire State Building was amazing. As good as you're getting for that price 3 mins from the Empire State and under 10 from Times Sq. Perfect location for Penn Station.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2025

    8.0
    Great stop over hotel for train travel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was slightly small for a group of 4, but was still comfortable.

    Great location. Short walk to the train station and Times Square.

    Stayed in August 2025

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