I was excited to stay at New York-New York for the first time ever, as it was one of the more noticeable theme hotels on the strip when I first visited Vegas. Though, in an amazing location, this hotel it generally average, and some things just plain annoyed me.
We booked on Priceline, arriving to find that we were given a room with two queens, as there was no king option available....oh well. Our friends, who had already booked a king suite, were also denied. I was further annoyed when I saw that my credit card had been charged a $349 deposit for our 3-night stay which would cover "incidentals" and would be otherwise fully refunded. Well, I have no idea which incidentals they were talking about, as we were refused when we tried to charge our poolside drinks to the room, stating that we had not arranged with the desk to do so. Further, our room came without a fridge, and they tried to ask for $30 per night to rent one. We refused, and they still gave us the fridge. The maid service was fine, except that they called each day at 1:00 PM stating that they could not clean the room because the "Do Not Disturb" sign was still on the door, which is fine, but a little early to decide they cannot clean the room at all. The final annoyance is that we constantly heard the roller coaster from the room, but it wasn't too loud.
On the bright side, our room overlooked the pool, which makes for a nice view. As I said, the location is convenient, and there is a bakery downstairs right at the elevator, perfect for hangover breakfasts. We checked in and out quickly and easily, and there was never much of a wait at the elevators.
All in all, it is not bad, but I'd prefer to pay a bit less and stay somewhere else, or a bit more and stay somewhere nicer.