Hmm. I just came back from a 3 night-stay at the NYC Yotel and I'm a bit ambivalent about it.
Everything was close to perfect. Recent hotel with modern and streamlined furniture, great layout of the rooms, 24-hour access to a galley on every floor (with free Lavazza coffee, water and ice and a small refrigerator), dynamic staff eager to help and a fantastic location that makes any airport transfer as easy as can be.
Unfortunately, there is a major jam in the elevators during rush hours and our room had a foul cigarette smell. I'm not afraid of a little dirt, but when I pay over 200 $ a night for a smoke-free room I expect I won't smell cigarette.
Pros:
- excellent location (close to Port Authority bus terminal -» easy airport transfer, 10 minutes walk to Times Square, 5 minutes walk to the High Line and many small restaurants and groceries.)
- rooms feel spacious because their layout is perfect
- great glass shower
- great views
- galley with free Lavazza coffee, ice and water and a refrigerator on every floor.
- excellent hotel for the independent traveller who doesn't need assistance (check in and out on your own)
- great staff
Cons:
- slow elevators during "rush hours"
- cigarette smell in the room
It turned out the ventilation air filter hadn't been change probably since the opening of the Yotel, last year... I choose not to post here the picture of the air filter but I urge you to check it upon arrival in your room. The one in our room was behind a small metal door right beside the bed.
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