Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at the Madison LES. It was easily accessible to a subway stop (a short, one block walk away) and it was a fairly quiet area. The beds were very comfortable, and the shower was great (our two musts!) The room is small, and for a family of four we were stepping all over each other. But we did appreciate the small fridge. The free breakfast each morning was a great offering, if a little chintzy. (Eggo waffles, meh….) but hey, it was free. The rooftop terrace was a fun surprise and has a great view! Our only real complaint / annoyance is that they nickel and dime you for kind of ridiculous things. We arrived quite early, on a red eye flight, and while we certainly didn’t expect our room to be ready, we were surprised that they said we could check in then and there (about 10:00 am) for $90. Whoa!!! So you had a room ready?? Or we could check in at noon for $75. No thanks. They kept our bags in their “bell stand” (behind the front desk—they did not think this through when planning their layout!!) We checked in at 3:00 to avoid these lame charges. When we left, we asked for our bags to be stored so we could walk the nearby Brooklyn Bridge, and suddenly there was a fee to hold our backpacks (we each had one, along with our suitcases). Which is so stupid, because they can clip on to our suitcases. The girl at the front desk said it would be $5 per backpack, which seemed totally made up since they said nothing about that when we checked in. Stupid!!