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Located at 54th and Seventh Avenue and adjacent to the Ed Sullivan Theater (home of "The Late Show with David Letterman"), the Ameritania Hotel New York is a mid-sized, budget boutique hotel, and it shows. Walking into the Ameritania, you're immediately immersed in "boutique hotel" land.
The lobby struts and poses as if it were a W Hotel. Recessed light falls onto trendy, oversized furniture. "Chill-out" music sweeps over the hip lounge. And a bouncer hangs out by a frosted glass wall and talks away into an earpiece. You know the scene.
Upstairs, 210 guest rooms are furnished with stylish contemporary fixtures and décor. That said, we must say that the Ameritania is not quite as polished as some of its more expensive competitors. Whereas the priciest "boutique hotels" exude style without showing any sign of wear and tear, the Ameritania occasionally struck us as rough around the edges.
Though rooms were completely renovated in 2000, we noticed a few post-modern dings and scrapes on some of the Ameritania's modern furniture. We also noticed that while the standard among pricier hotels is to feature central air-conditioning, the Ameritania keeps its rooms cool with window unit air conditioners.
"Who cares?" you say. "We just want a central hotel with a sense of style and a sense of value!" Well then, sashay over to the Ameritania. We'll meet you in the lounge. | 
