Plus: location, price, rooms small but passable clean Negative: bathroom sharing, a price that is a nice hotel anywhere other than NYC, bugs in bathrooms. more

A pleasant stay and very inexpensive for New York City. more

I just stayed 3 nights at the Vanderbilt YMCA and was very pleased with the experience. You really can't beat the price when you compare the Y to a regular hotel room. While a conventional hotel stay will offer more privacy and comfort, I chose to save the money and enjoy the city instead. I have also stayed at the... more

If u are travelling solo or without Kids and do not intend to admire hotel rooms but sights in NYC at the most economical costs, then no better place than this. I was apprehensive of shared toilets ( But they were clean, no que). There was a TV in room, a small fridge and an AC also one cld also... more

Location is awesome. Room was very clean, small but it's worth the saving. For this price, this is the best place that one can find in Manhattan. more

2 of us stayed for 5 nites end of May 09. We booked with ebookers out of the uk with a buy 4 nites get your 5th nite free. Was a bit concerned after reading some of the reviews, but actually really liked the Vanderbilt. Our problem was with ebookers - we had booked a double bed and when we... more

The Vanderbilt YMCA is cheap and near the UN. I also has a great gym and cost less than 100 USD per night in a section where real hotels go for over 300 USD minimum. It would be a great place if it were not for the staff. At check in they could not find my reservation for 30 minutes!... more

I stayed at the YMCA for 3 nights, everything was fine, the hotel was ok, not too bad neither good. The problem was when I returned home and got my credit card review. For my VERY surprise I found out that my credit card was used twice at the YMCA desk, one time with my autorization to pay the 3... more

My mum and I stayed here for 5 days in October 2007, the rooms where small but clean. For the price of the hostel we weren't expecting great things but the staff were nice and the rooms were clean. The bathrooms could do with a bit updating but they were clean. Great location; five minutes from the United Nations and... more