Myself and my boyfriend spent two nights at Chelsea Lodge in November 07 . When we planned this trip from Italy we decided to spend only 3 days in NYC since we also wanted to go elsewhere along the west coast. We checked the hotels rates and we were so surprise on how expensive NYC hotels are so when we found Chelsea Lodge and read all the positive reviews on tripadvisor we felt lucky and immediately booked it .
Once we got there we found that the entrance was nice, the people at the front desk were welcoming and helpful, the neighbor also has its pluses (close to the subways, restaurants etc..) but we were so disappointed of the room! It was very depressing...too small (no place for luggage), old run down furnitures, very bad smell, noisy from an old heater. The room was not also very clean either (dust everywhere and hairs in the shower) ... especially if I compare it to the bathrooms which despite were in common, were spotless! Had no problems with them always available when needed despite the lodge was fully booked. The shower in the room was the worst ...tiny, water did not run well and it was impossible to have it simply warm...it was either cold or hot. Additionally after taking the shower the room had water vapor everywhere! We did not expect a 4 star hotel but we expected some decent rooms! I was so uncomfortable with the shower that the last day I did not take it and waited to get to my next destination hoping it would be better.
I can't say don't stay there but just don't expect anything and don't believe to all the positive reviews....there are more cons than pros in my opinion! Unfortunaly I would not recommend this place as it this....they need to clean more, renovate the rooms (nothing fancy but not 1960's furnitures!) and change the showers!!!
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