Since the reviews here were mixed, I had a little nervousness about our stay here, and at the sister Hotel 17. First, no close encounters with any unwanted creatures, but then again I had been warned not to bring doughnuts by one of the scary reviews.
The neighborhood is super delightful, where you might like to live if you could. The coffee shop at the corner is recommended (which one? there are restaurants on 4 or more corners nearby...don't sweat it, the desk clerk can point it out), subway nearby,cabs are everywhere, quiet room for NY, shared bath not a problem. Now a word about shared bath hotels, most US citizens won't do them, many guests here were European and/or young, and that's a shame. Sure it could have been a problem if the hotel was full which it might have been for all I know, but I never had a problem accessing the bathroom and shower. Good shower-second floor. I give the towels poor marks; someone said postage stamp size. If things like towel size are decision makers for you, you are going to need to spend $300 or so a night for an adequate room in NY-my sister was staying at the Intercontinental Barclay-she called it just adequate but I thought it was quite lovely.
My partner actually liked the dark old fashioned decor at Hotel 31, but he wants to live the life of a jazz singer. I thought it was acceptable for NYC. The most serious drawback was the length of the bed, and I'm used to my feet hanging out. Just hope you're not Dutch. I slept kind of curled up and I had no problem sleeping. After all you're going to be super busy and worn out because there is so much to do in NY. Which brings me to the best part, the price, which was USD 100 plus taxes paid in advance (probably a good idea to do that).
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