wow!! I think we must have stayed in the Hotel Carter Penthouse!! It is a very basic hotel. The Spanish guy who worked on the desk at the night was nice enough as was the young Asian girl.
There is internet access in the lobby, which is quite cool. Its great if you don't mind the 60+ year old black guy who comes up to you while you're typing telling you how he doesn't hate anybody and gibbers to himself!! He was sat next to me just talking fast to himself before talking to me. Oh, silly me, i forgot to tell you that he is the night watchman/ security person. He was a nice guy and always said hello even though i wasn't sure about the guy. The New York cops were in the lobby twice while we stayed, including an undercover cop escorting somebody out in the elevator!
Anyway here starts my honest account in chronological order.
We got a little lost around Times Square so asked a cop where it was. He chuckled a little when we said the Carter, but he said its ok, they've done it out a lot, just keep your things locked up! By this point we're tired from carrying our stuff, we just wanna get there. And we did, 2 minutes later- absolutely fantastic location.
went into the las vegas style lobby and checked in with the young asian girl. we stayed in room 1502. The lobby wasn't too bad in all fairness. A few times we heard people discussing whether they should check out or not.
In the lift we go, a bit of a funny old polish smell and needed a vacuum but its a lift, but it really doesn't matter.
And through the hallways. Pretty ok, nothing too drastic. Now into the room.
Looking at the other photos on this site, I seems like we had the Penthouse suite!!
Floor: Needed a good vacuum- under the bed was very dusty, and i found a fortune cookie shaped bag. It didn't look like a pyramidal tetleys tea bag, so i investigated. CAUTION DO NOT HANDLE, RAT POISON. Oh cool. so back under the bed it went. I must stress though, as bad as that sounds, i found no evidence of Rat or mouse activities. Some of the carpet was not fastened in the corners, but if you had the guts to look under, you are better than us!!
Bedding: Very clean, superb, couldnt ask for more. Very comfortable nights sleep, except for the odd door slamming but the walls where thick and we didnt hear anyone in the adjacent rooms being rowdy. The headboard was indeed the innovative technique of nail the scrap of carpet to the wall, but again was clean and no complaints. Pillows were clean as well. No stains.
Electronics: Panel hanging off in the corner with 3 or 4 wires showing! One of the socket outlets was hanging off, but we had one that was good to use. Our telly worked in it as well. But we just ignored them and got on. The plug in the bathroom looked well dodgy, looked burnt in a sense, so we didnt use it. Disposable shavers are the best, trust me!! All lights worked and the switch was safe.
The room had been repainted. It wasnt a bad job but there was the occassional lump of paint around from not being applied properly. Lots of the paint was put on thickly, looked out of date paint, you know the type that dries out and streaks thickly??
The bathroom: No major complaints. Taps leaked when putting them on, but hot water came through, was generally clean, tiles a little grimey maybe. Shower curtain was clean. I had great showers, water came hot very quickly.
The basin had no plug, but we managed to use it. I wouldn't recommend asking for improvements to our room, but we knew what to expect so were quite satisfied. Besides if we did ask, the old asian lady seemed a bit mean and rude.
If you expect crap, especially by going on some of these reviews, then you may be pleasantly suprised- we certainly where, however some of these reviews are so recent that i honestly think we had the penthouse suite!!
If you expect something moderate, then you may be ok with it, you may not be. Overall i give it a 2/3 out of 5, but thats because we had the heads up on what it was like.
Would i stay again? I would stay in room 1502 again, but judging by some of these rooms on the reviews, i certainly would'nt.
Oh don't use the deli/snack place next door- its a rip off. you can go to other places such as k-mart on 34th street and load up on snack treats and drinks.
If i have missed anything, please don't hesitate to email me to ask any questions about the place.
Kreese
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