Overall, a good option for a room in Midtown! Would likely stay again.
The good:
- Close to Herald Square, Times Square, Penn Station, Empire State, etc.
- In-unit bathroom, extra bathrooms on the same floor.
- Folding stools, hot water, AC/heat, mini fridge.
- Physical key/locking door, elevator and stair access.
- Well-lit streets, felt safe to be out late.
The bad:
- Room is much smaller, cramped than the images lead you to believe, (maybe 100sqft tops).
- Very thin walls/ceilings, occasional loud neighbors/smokers on the same floor.
- The bunk is two doubles (would've been better as two singles for the space) and the frame is creaky/flimsy feeling. You can definitely feel the coils in the mattresses.
- Under the beds and higher shelves are filthy/dusty. Learned when storing bags.
- Tiny cockroaches come looking for water.
Our philosophy when booking was that we really needed a space to sleep where we could securely leave our bags during the day. We were out and about exploring 14+ hours a day, so some of the inconveniences only bothered us a few minutes a day.
Reception was difficult to find at first—it's buried inside the building. Leaving bags for storage at checkout is $5 per bag/backpack.
We were asked for our docs for check-in a few weeks before our stay. The email provided is associated with a rebranded website of a defunct site in Spain, so we double checked with Expedia (who confirmed the email address) and shared our info in an encrypted .PDF just in case.