I stayed at the Portland for 5 nights in April 2009 in a Double with a Shared Bathroom. The room was clean and well heated. The shared bathroom was kept clean (and if you are concerned about it just wear flip flops in the shower). The size of the room was not great but when you are is NYC, who... more

I was taking a group of college students and alumni from Texas to New York and this hotel was recommended by an alum who is a church choir director and has stayed there for several years. I booked the rooms and then began reading the reviews and was horrified. However, although the rooms are small and worn, it was clean... more

We went to New York to see a concert at the Today show. We stayed at the Portland Square Hotel for one night. Check in isn't until 4 p.m., but the very friendly front desk workers let us check in at 10 a.m. and upgraded our room to a private bath. We were on the 7th floor and had a... more

In the words of Bette Davis, "What a dump!" This has to one of the worst "bargains" going in New York City. I can't believe how rundown the rooms were (don't be fooled by the few remodeled rooms) with exposed cords and frumpy finishings. You can do SO much better finding bargains through travelzoo.com. more

Dont believe all these bad reviews. I'm sure theyre all just people with very high expectations. We arrived and were given our room straight away. Very friendly staff. Room wasnt big but it is a budget hotel after all. It had a very nice double bed with clean sheets, Tv with good selection of channels, bathroom and shower which were... more

Okay.. i couldn't wait to get home and write a review for this Hotel. I stayed there March 31st 2009 to April 1st !!!! This is the wost "budget" hotel ive stayed in thus far. Yes the outside to the lobby looks great !! Rooms.eh not soo much !! The room was super small, had pipes exposed , paint peeling,... more

Clean? NO Internet? YES --> Reliable Internet? NO --> Fast? NO Polite personnel? HELL NO Small room? HELL YES!!! Nice location? PERFECT Price? I feel i m robed :( Elevator? YES --> Working Elevator? LOL Recommendet? STAY AWAY more

I am not sure how to articulate how dissapointed me and my brother were on our first New York trip. Rooms are nothing like the pictures we saw. Tiny rooms with tiny beds. Not enough space here to put anything.. It is just horrible, and they refuse to give any kind of upgrade or anything.. Location is the only good... more

Stayed here for 3 nights in the king studio.Room was clean and trendy but the only problem with it was the heating was up so high we dehydrated over night!Apart from that it was all good,friendly staff,great position for exploring New York. more