My daughter, 16 and myself have just returned from a 6 night stay in New York City. Wanting to experience more than just one hotel we decide to stay at Hotel 17, me mostly for the price, her for info she had read in books and such. Our first night was at Portland Square in the Theatre District, ok, no thrills but our own bathroom, I figured it was going to be the best of the three, I was wrong!
When we arrived at Hotel 17 we instantly fell in love, the quiet little street seemed quaint and personal, not oozing tourisim. The lobby is very "neat" in all aspects of the word and we actually felt like we were boarding a ride on Disney's Tower of Terror. The hotel was very European looking I guess with dark wood, thick trim and old mirrors, it was wonderfully restored.
Our room looked very similar with two comfy beds, I think they were comfy but when you are in New York you are so tired at bed that anything would feel good! The bathrooms were down the hall, I think 10 rooms shared two bathrooms, never did we have to wait or even see another person, super clean, no signs of anyone showering, no smell, this totally changed my views of shared bathrooms as I was dreading this part of the trip but this experience changed my mind.
All in all great experience. My daughter has stayed at hostels before and said this was no hostel! I would reccomend it to anyone. The we went to Chealsea Star....read that review!
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