A friend of mine and I stayed at this hotel from October 16-21. For the amount of money we paid for this room, it was a complete and total bargain. Don't get me wrong--this hotel is NOT for everyone.
First the good. The price is RIGHT. For 130 dollars, we got a clean room, a clean bathroom and 2 single beds with a TV of average quality. The hotel is close to 2 subway stops ( 5-8 mins walk), and a 10 min walk to a major subway stop ( 14th St-Union Square). There are plenty of restaurants, bank machines, and a K-Mart nearby for emergency supplies. The neighbourhood is safe, and is filled with NYU students.
Now the bad...they don't take credit cards, so if you're late, there is a chance that your room reservation might be gone. This is a BUSY corner that the hotel is on. If you have problems sleeping in a heavily urban environment like horns, sirens, etc...you will find your room VERY noisy. One solution is getting a room on a higher floor...but there are NO ELEVATORS in this hotel. The rooms are small.
Would I stay here again? The faults of the hotel are just about equal to its charms. . I've been to NYC 9 times in the last 5 years. If you are travelling with one other person, you CAN do better, for a little more money (money which is worth paying). However, you can do a LOT worse than this hotel. So let's put it this way--this would not be my first choice ( which is the Wolcott) ...but if my first choice were unavailable, this hotel would do in a pinch, especially compared to my last choice ( the Westside YMCA). Both properties, as an aside, have reviews on this website.
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