I stayed at the Larchmont for a few days in July 2012. I was a bit leery about staying here because of the shared bathrooms, but after reading the previous reviews I thought I’d take the chance since it’s so difficult to find better Manhattan hotels in that price range. Basically, everything said in the previous reviews is spot on. The rooms are very clean, the bathrooms are spotless and are cleaned several times a day. We had two bathrooms on our floor to be used by 6 rooms, and not once did I have to wait for one of them.
The room itself was bigger than I expected and was very well maintained, albeit a bit dated when it came to décor, bedding, etc. The one odd thing is that the shared bathrooms had no sinks, so you’d have to use the bathroom then come back to your room to wash your hands. A bit annoying.
The room had air conditioning and free wifi. Both worked very well, although the A/C is a bit loud and the wifi was slow at times. There were no issues with bed bugs at all. There are no in-room safes, but there are safes available at the front desk. The hotel itself seemed fairly secure. You’re given three keys (actual physical keys, not key cards): one to enter the building, one to enter your floor, and one to enter your room.
Breakfast was included but I didn’t try it so I can’t comment.
The location was amazing, just a few blocks to Union Square, the West Village, Washington Square Park, etc. A great base if you’ve been to New York before and want to avoid the tourist hordes in Times Square and check out more interesting neighbourhoods instead of the big sights in Midtown. There are two subway stations nearby: W4 St (on 6th Ave) was a little more convenient with more connections (the E,A,C,B,D,M,F all came through here) while W14 St (on 6th Ave) was a little closer (the L,F, and M came through here). Both were easily walkable (5-8 minutes)
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