What a fabulous hotel for the value minded traveler! Although a little different than most Best Westerns (property used to be a girls school, older building), this hotel has so many positives that I have difficulty reading some of the other posted reviews.
Rooms were quite comfortable, clean and well furnished. The manager was very welcoming and had a great sense of humor. This hotel offers a free, service basically on demand, shuttle between the hotel and La Guardia, the local #7 subway train, and to any location within a one mile radius of the hotel.
Their continental breakfast is awesome - scrambled eggs, sausages, fresh made waffles, toast, bagels, donuts, muffins, fresh fruit, cereals, juice, etc. Fresh baked cookies were made every afternoon somewhere between 3 and 4 pm - awesome! Coffee was available at all hours, day and night. Hotel is located across from an old but very beautiful cemetery (scene in Godfather movie footage). Travel to Manhattan was so easy - Metro pass for all day travel on the New York transit system was only $7. I found New Yorkers to be very friendly and look forward to the chance to go back and stay at the Best Western City View once again.