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It depends on what part of midtown you want to stay in. If you want to stay in Times Square, the Doubletree or either of the Hilton Garden Inns are quite good. If you want to stay out of Times Square but within walking distance of Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Columbus Circle, The Met, Etc., it's hard to beat the location of the Midtown Hilton. It gets mixed reviews but I like it. I have Gold status with Hilton so i get free breakfasts and upgraded rooms and I quite liked the breakfast and found the room to be good. If you want to stay closer to Broadway, I like the Radisson branded Hotel Martinique. My absolute favorite is the dear, departed Waldorf Astoria, which unfortunately is no longer available while it is renovated into condos or some other horrid piece of urban renewal.

I strongly advise picking your most central location and conducting your search from that point outward. You may pay a few dollars more, but in New York you're trading dollars for time - the convenience you buy by being close to what you want to see saves you hours of time - money buys you time.