The Worst Hotel in New York City

The bathroom ceiling was less than ideal....

This is a pubic service announcement. If you are headed to Manhattan, stay anywhere but The Radisson Hotel on 51st between 5th and 6th Avenues. Sleep on the street, in a subway car, under a bridge or with your cousin in Hoboken. Trust me, they are all better options. I know because my husband and I stayed there for three nights and we're just now getting over it. Following is a list of some of the problems:

Elevator wait time is between A Cold Day in August and The 12th of Never.
One thin blanket from an orphanage in a Dickens novel was all you got.
No cups or glasses in the bathroom, just use what God gave you.
Filthy, worn carpeting grossed us out.
A late check-out of even 10 minutes will cost you $200!
Breakfast buffet: cold scrambled eggs, colder bacon, potato ice chips and frozen oatmeal ($20).
Amateur spackling job (see photo above) was alarming.
The tiny room suitable for Keebler Elves didn't even have a Bible!
Bag of mystery garbage (we were afraid to look inside) under the bed was there the whole time; so much for the daily maid service!

On the plus side, it's next door to a 24-hour Duane Reed drugstore, which came in handy when shopping for Pepto-Bismol due to the hotel's nauseating condition.

Room charge: $290 per night