I am planning to stay at Hotel New York also. Trying to decide how much the "view" matters (whether I want to pay to upgrade). When I go, it won't be a rink like in your photo but just open space. Did you notice that area being noisy, I guess particularly around wake up or going to bed. Wasn't sure how much foot traffic was in the area.
And at Walt's. There are several themed rooms, right? Do all of them have window views? Was it easy to look about the other rooms or would that have been disturbing to other diners? The gallery area looks very "tight". Did you feel that you were eating with strangers at all? Seems hubby enjoyed his food more than you did, would you go back?