We both really enjoyed our nine-day stay at West Eleventh, especially our final days in the Caravaggio. We preferred the quieter, rear garden view with the added bonus of the rain’s peaceful patter on the leaves during the evening showers. It was very soothing to us. Each day after walking many miles, my wife and I always looked forward to returning to our relaxing haven at West Eleventh. It felt like home! As frequent travelers, that was unique and also a pleasant surprise. Everyone at West Eleventh was very kind, attentive and helpful during our stay. We will certainly recommend West Eleventh to anyone traveling to Manhattan.

My Mom and I stayed in the Marcucci room and loved it. The neighborhood is darling and quiet and literally a building away from the famous "Magnolia Bakery". You get the best of NYC--close to everything the city has to offer but at night it's nice to be in a neighborhood that isn't swamped or noisy. We did stay a couple summers ago ( I would have written a review sooner had I known about tripadviser at the time) and it does look like they raised their rates by quite abit. I think we paid around $200 a night.

There were some cons however --you have to sign that you will pay a BIG fine if you lose the keys--and the key was on a dinky little chain that actually fell apart in my moms purse...

You can't have ANY guests over, which is a little odd. If you have a problem or need to ask a question, you can't bother the owners--so you need to write it on a piece of paper and slide it under their door-which we actually had to do because the tv wasn't working the first night, but we went out and when we came back it was fixed.

Also, my mom was interested in coming back with my dad and asked the owner when she saw him in the hall if she could possibly see the monet room..He somewhat snapped "I'm busy right now!" and never offered to show it to her at another time. When we checked out we were trying to get our heavy suitcases down the stairs and were not asked if we needed any help.

If you can get over the quirks and the no guests, and you are okay with walking up some long flights of stairs I think you'll like the townhouse though..

Great location and huge room (Leonardo room) which is rare in NYC. It is over-decorated for my taste. Good rate for NYC. I loved that it was on a tree lined residential street in the West village and two seconds from the Magnolia Bakery.
If they could improve: Take out half the nicknacks and replace the tea kettle which was gross.

Vacation Hijacked!

Our stay at Wet Eleventh was a massive disappointment. We are two couples, my husband and myself and our son and his wife, who booked the ElGreco apartment over the internet. When we booked it was advertised as a two bedroom which slept 4 people. (This listing has since been changed to properly state that it sleeps 2 or possibly 3 people.) We arrived to find that the "two bedroom apartrment" was actually a studio room with a bed, a wet bar - not a "kitchen with-out a stove"... and a side room with the only existing closet and one twin bed. We had many opportunites to book other two bedroom apartments, and the rent was much less that the $350 per night at the El Greco. We liked the proximity to our other son and his wife's apartment on W13th, and told the West Eleventh people when we booked that we needed space for our family as we were having a reunion. When we arrived we asked the person who checked us in how and where we possibly could sleep the fourth person, and he said that an air mattress would be set up for the 4th bed, but he didn't know where, as he had ""never" seen it set up for four people. He quickly presented a long form for my signature stating that it was to authorize West Eleventh to charge us for lost keys. After his departure, I was able to take the time to read the full document and discover that should anyone not registered as a guest be allowed in the building, we would incur a $300 fine! Our vacation and family gathering was totally hijacked! Our son and daughter-in-law had no recourse but to sleep on the floor of our other son's apartment! We were not even allowed to have our son's help retrieve to our luggage for fear of the onerous fine!
It is our guess that the people at West 11th are in financial difficulties, when observing that the plumbing was in dis-repair, sinks clogged, shower filling with water that wouldn't drain; missing screens on windows, lightbulbs not replaced. In their desperation to fill their calendar, they mis-represented their sleeping capacity and guest policy. In addition, beds were so carelessly made, as to have to be re-made each evening with the top sheet tucked in to the bottom mattress, - the maid service couldn't be bothered to make the bed properly. It was our fault not reading the fine print about guests, however, when we booked the studio, we explained that we had a family gathering. They had the opportunity to mention the ban on guests, which would have changed everything! We visit NYC every May and September and were hoping to establish a relationship with a West Village owner. It is certain that we will keep looking.