This has been our hotel of choice the last three visits to NYC. It's a bit off the beaten path, but it's an enjoyable walk and only a long block from the subway. The small size of the room is a fun switch from the full-size rooms we're used to. And the best part of this hotel is the shared bathrooms, believe it or not. They're clean and have great rainfall shower heads and soothing music piped into the room. There's also a rooftop complete with picnic tables and it's open in nice weather offering views of the city. They have an outdoor cafe that's a nice way to start the morning with coffee. Of course, it's not open during the cold winter months. The price makes this hotel an affordable option to the higher priced, more centrally located big chain hotels. I flew into LaGuardia on a Saturday morning and arrived here exactly 20 minutes after walking off of the plane. It was an easy taxi ride.

This hotel is the perfect spot for any budget-conscious traveler, located in midtown, close to everything. Nice lounge downstairs. Friendly and helpful staff. Rooms are small, but who needs a big room, when you are in NY anyways.

This hotel is really fun and hip in its design! I had a really small room without (!) a toilet, but that was no problem, because the light system above my door always showed which bathrooms were available - there were 4 in my floor - and I never had to wait. The room had everything I needed and enough space for a traveller like me, only staying in NY for 3 days before going home. I actually admired the way they had managed to get in so many things in that little room and still make it look so good. The staff was matter-of-fact types, except for the cleaning women, who were very nice and very helpful! The room felt a bit hot at night although there was AC, but it could also be that there was a thunderstorm over the city and it rained heavily on my 2nd night, and you could actually hear people talk in the corridor when they passed the room, but that happened only once, otherwise it was very quiet. The hotel lies near tube stations and there were several bars and restaurants around the corner, but the street itself was pretty quiet. There is a pleasant little "park" across the street with a very loud waterfall and a great bikram yoga place just 3 blocks away!

The hotel it is very well located, just a few blocks of St Patrick's Cathedral and 5th Avenue. All rooms are quite small, but nice for a budget hotel.
It is a nice hotel if you are going to NYC for the first time