Booked online for a weekend trip to NYC to look for apartments before a cross-country move. It was listed as a two star hotel so we weren't expecting anything fancy, just a place to sleep at night after looking at apartments all day long. The location was perfect for our apartment hunting, but that turned out to be the only... more

For starters there was no AC, not even a fan! The bathrooms were broke half the time, hot water was not working the other half of the time. The room was filthy, the linens were filthy , with stains and hair. The door had duck tape to cover the two inch gaping hole at the top of the door. And... more

My husband and I were looking for an inexpensive place to stay for one night in NYC, we should have splurged a bit more. I booked in advance and we called 30 min. before we were going to check in, just to make sure. They were expecting us, until we arrived. The guy looked at us, took our reservation paperwork,... more

Stayed here with my brother and a mutual friend for three nights between Christmas and New Years in December 2005. We choose this place because we wanted cheap and we didn't want to commute in from-say Newark. Outside the place looks charming. the lobby looks nice, but you can tell (from the layers of dust on the chandeliers for instance)... more

The West Side Inn is okay. I have never stayed in a hostel before but this was pretty much what i expected one to be like. There were a few annoying things such as the tiny tiny tiny room - it barely fit the bed and tv (ignore their online pictures). Plus the radiator made a horrific hissing noise when... more

The West Side Inn, first let it be said, is a HOSTEL and not a HOTEL. Bearing this in mind, my stay was quite enjoyable, and above all, cheap. We arrived in the afternoon, having been unable to book online for that same evening, and payed twice the price per night on the online booking system. The desk clerk was... more

Reading other reviews online seemed to give the impression that the West Side Inn was a good place to stay if (and only if) the only thing you were looking for was a safe place to sleep. Make no mistake about it, this was the only thing I needed and so I booked a room for myself and my partner... more

Hello. I stayed at the Westside "Inn" for 3 days and 2 nights in February '08. The pictures provided by this hostel are incredibly deceiving. First, the rooms are much smaller, dirtier, and worn in. We had to wait for the light to warm up before it would turn on. The communal washroom was mediocre at best. Toilet paper and... more

I stayed at the West Side Inn last week when i went away to New York on a college trip and after reading some of the reviews on here i was expecting a really dirty disgusting place. First of all i need to mention that this is a hostel not a hotel so it will be basic, and i recomend... more