An interesting, kitschy retro hotel with a cool Brooklyn vibe. The city view rooms offer nice views of the Manhattan skyline. Rooms are clean and well appointed with most travel needs. It's generally very quiet unless an event (wedding) is being hosted. It has a small bar/restaurant with food service. The hotel also offers luggage storage if you need to leave bags.

Location isn't great from a tourist/traveller point of view. While the hotel is in a quiet residential area with lots of restaurants and coffee shops, you'll be either driving or taking the subway to get to interesting parts of the city. There's no safe in the room and it has the thinnest toilet paper known to humankind.

The hotel is beautiful and the room was giant by NYC standards. The views are incredible, bed is comfy, decor is well thought out and lovely. The staff makes this property. Kristina and Vitali were standouts for me during my stay. Vitali is professional, courteous, thoughtful, and friendly, and an excellent first impression of your hotel. Kristina is a great front desk rep; a great listener and she made me feel like a VIP from the get. The bar next door has my single favorite bartender, Dave, after I was there three nights in a row. I honestly see him as a friend now and he's a great asset even though it seems The Brooklyn Lantern is a standalone business.

The only areas of improvement I have are so minor - 3rd floor ice maker didn't work well at all so I went to the 2nd floor for ice (I know, poor, poor me haha), the room wasn't super clean after housekeeping came. Also, why no wash cloths? That was weird but again, these are really not big issues -just small areas of room for improvement. The lighting in the bathroom leaves a lot to be desired. I know LED lights are more environmentally responsible but you could use some warmer light! I think they make warmer LEDS now so perhaps that's an inexpensive fix? It would be nice to have a mini bar option with wine and sodas and snacks since the bar isn't attached to the hotel.

We had a great stay at the Box House! Friendly, helpful staff were all great. The room was large and perfect for our family of 4. Location was great - close enough to the action and far enough away to be quiet. The breakfast was top quality. We would definitely stay again.

Our room on the ground floor didn't have any natural light. The windows all looked to internal spaces. This was not an issue or noticeable except that we had terrible jetlag and the absence of sunlight was apparent! The lighting in the room was fine and the ceilings were high, so it didn't feel dark at all. We may have been less sensitive to it if we weren't jet-lagged, but next time we would ask for a room facing out.

Loved the decor, the thought and imagination that went into it all and loved the price because I did a lot of searching for hotel rooms in NYC and this was incredible value compared to most others. The room was lovely, the little balcony was great, coffee machine much appreciated and the actual telephone beside your actual bed which was actually answered when I used it to call reception - sadly you're normally directed to an app. So decor, quirkiness, comfort, human contact, all good.

The restaurant is only open Thurs to Sunday and that's a shame but not a biggie. We just called in takeout from Sushi of Miso and it was amazing!

I like the location cleanliness

The towels seemed cheap this time and they did not replenish my wash cloth or hand towels only the larger towel. There was no floor mat for after you get out of the shower. Also, there was no tissue box in the bathroom, but notice when I was leaving there was one on the other side of the bed, but it still had dirty tissue in it. I also didn't receive additional creamers for my coffee. These are small, but noticeable and feels like the hotel is cutting back to save a few bucks or the cleaner was not paying attention to some very basic details.

This is one of my favorite hotels in the city. The staff are amazing, accommodating, and always helpful. The rooms are clean with neat bespoke decor, and the facilities (laundry, gym, sauna) are fantastic for longer stays.

Every now and then, getting stuck on the 4th floor beneath a wedding party... the noise is bananas. But if there are other rooms available, I've always had the opportunity to move to a quieter spot.

This hotel is a fantastic location which feels attractive, safe, and lively. The subway is a short walk away from the hotel. The check-in staff were extremely friendly and even upgraded my room, which was a surprise, and I was given a lovely, spacious suite. I was blown away by the interior's appearance, with its beautiful decor and high-quality furnishings, as well as my own kitchen. It appeared to be very clean and well lit. The bed was of superior quality and tucked away at the end of the suite. The only note I would make to the hotel would be to start breakfast a little earlier, as it is from 8-10, and I needed to leave at 8:15, meaning I could not partake in it. I had dinner plans elsewhere, so I did not get to use the restaurant before that. One note for travellers: the hotel had a great-looking gym, but had I known, I would have packed my workout clothes. I would stay again!

It would have been a nice touch, value-wise, to have included breakfast in the overall booking cost, but this is a minor detail.

The place was really nice and cozy. Definitely a hidden jewel food and bars in walking distance.

We did not like the bar tender in house . Typical bias, racist and ignorant things to say, for example, we ordered drinks the bartender announce. Oh, that's too expensive.You might want to order something else. And then waited on other customers walking in, because he didn't feel we made the right decision on the drinks we ordered. Then laughed with other customers with facial gestures as to why are you in here. I really thought I was being punked. So of course we left and did not do business there..

Great room in a building with a lot of character. Quirky but still elegant. We even had views of the Empire State Bldg and Chrysler Tower (across the river). The neighborhood is a bit mixed with a lot of building and gentrification going on, but not quite there yet. Location is about 12 minute walk to transit; metro or ferry.

We paid too much for the room by booking early. Hotel was not very full so price dropped a lot just before we checked in. Hotel wanted $75 for early checkin (which seems steep when hotel is not full), however they did allow us to drop our bags at reception.

It's an eclectic hotel with lots of character. The doorman, the bartender, and the breakfast crew were friendly. It's in a convenient location as it's a 20 min car ride away from Manhattan and Laguardia airport. We were a block away from a few restaurants and markets. Our room had a nice layout with a beautiful bathroom. It had a balcony with a small table and chairs, which would be quaint in the warmer months. Generally, it was a quiet hotel. The water pressure and temperatures were right on. As was the heat in our room. Our booking included daily breakfast. I highly recommend it. It was so good! I do not say this lightly. The scrambled eggs were the very best I've ever, and I fear will ever have. There was a nice variety with delicious bacon, sausage links, small potatoes, pancakes, bagels, pastries, the best greek yogurt parfaits, coffee, and orange juice. It filled us up for most of the day. This saved us quite a bit of money throughout each day. I'm a known coffee snob/addict, and I'm always concerned about it when staying at a hotel. I've grown to assume the coffee in the room will be lacking, and I'll have to find good coffee elsewhere. Delighted to say, the coffee in our room and at breakfast (likely the same kind) was rich and delicious. If you like stronger coffee like I do, you'll love it!

The bed was too soft for me. You sink into it. Perhaps it was a down filling. In fairness, I sleep on an extremely firm bed at home. In my experience, most hotels have firm beds. None the less, being outside much of our days, the freezing temperatures wore us out, and we fell asleep pretty quickly. The 3 nights we were there, the vending machine was sold out of water. I informed the front desk. They gave us water bottles on a few occasions. The lighting in our room was aesthetically pleasing but not bright enough when doing our hair and makeup.