My son lives on 140th. My family visits about 10 times a year. We love NYC. We thought the location was great....BUT! Wow!
Now understand, we own a small motel in Maine! We have experience with picky people. We read the reviews and altho some were negative, we know how some people can complain about anything!
We have stayed at a plethora of hotels in the city, including the bare bones "Big Apple Hostel" which I would recommend to all for cleanliness, price, caring staff and location. BUT THIS PLACE.....UG!
After reading their web site, I thought, okay, we've seen small and that is doable! We've seen old, and that is doable. We've even seen "not so clean and poorly maintained", and that is doable. But this place was filthy! I asked if they had cleaner rooms and was told NO.
Greasy, dust build all around the baseboards and exposed pipes. furry walls from grease not being cleaned! Burn holes in carpets. Carpets haven't been cleaned in years! Garbage on bathroom floor that had clearly been there for months. And can someone tell me why, when people do paint in these old buildings, they paint over everything including outlets and light fixtures?
And if you're looking for security, forget about it! No deadbolt, not even a chain! How can this happen!! It has to be against code! I know when the health inspector comes to our motel to inspect, she gets out the white glove! She looks in every nook and cranny! She always gives us a 99% and claims to have found something to keep us from that 100%. How can they even have a license?
About the parking, I thought the web site was so cute the way they explained that if you just drive around, something will free up within 5 or 10 minutes. We drove around 7 blocks for 45 minutes to get a spot. It's not as easy as they make it sound!
I wish I had taken pictures because the rooms surely didn't look like the web page pictures! I wish it was for sale so my husband and I could show everyone just how clean, cute and comfy a place like this could really be!
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