I just returned from a 3 night stay at the Hotel Mela. It was nice, but there were a few things that could really make this a 4 star hotel, it’s really a 3 star at best.
My check in was Quick, Adrian, was efficient and helpful during my checking. He told me about the mini-bar and if you moved something it would basically charge your room etc…
My room was on the 6th floor over looking 44th St. the AKA and The Belasco Theatre were right outside my window, which made for a decent view. Even being on the street side and only 6 floors up there wasn’t much street noise.
The noise that woke my from my sleep was the air turning off. It startled me the first time it happened. I’ve never heard a noise quite like it.
The bed was comfortable, not a Queen, but a full. It was good for my traveling alone, but couples might find it small, or maybe they’ll like that smaller bed.
The room was small; I know people say, “Small rooms in NYC are to be expected.” Not really I’ve stayed at 10 hotels in the same price range in the same area and this was the smallest. I even stayed at a pod hotel that had large Square Footage. When I walked in there was a large mirror above a desk. To the left the bathroom, to the right was the bed, mini-bar a large wardrobe and a flat screen TV mounted on the wall with a swivel arm.
I hear not all rooms have a desk; I would hate to see how small those rooms were.
As stated in many reviews there is not enough room to really walk around the bed. The wardrobe is large, but contains a full side ironing board, robe, safe and two drawers that really can’t hold anything. There’s not much space to put luggage anywhere.
The bathroom was nice. There was only a shower, not bathtub, which is fine for me. The towels were not changed at all. They were the same towels for the 3 days I was staying. That bothered me as I like clean towels/wash clothes everyday. The water pressure was good. There’s no fan so it’s eerily quite in the bathroom except for being able to hear conversations from adjacent rooms thru the vent that’s in the room.
There’s a small workout center and business center on the 2nd floor. The elevators are tiny. They can hold maybe 5-6 people (no luggage) comfortably. If people have luggage maybe 2-3 can fit.
Hotel Mela is located around the corner from the ABC Times Square Studios. If you hate being close to Times Square this is not the hotel for you.
Hotel Mela was just OK. The rooms are awfully small for what you pay and the amenities are lacking to truly make this a 4 star hotel in that area.
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