I wish I learned about this hotel sooner! I could not believe my eyes when I saw the hotel lobby, elevator, breakfast area, and the room itself. For the price, the hotel radiates a classic, cozy, and expensive atmosphere. I'm a fan of classic designs and the beautiful wallpapers that adorn the hotel were all so wonderful to look at. The staff were nice and warm during my stay. The bathroom was super spacious and had nice smelling soap and shampoo. The high-ceiling room had great heating which to me was super nice especially during winter times. It was the kind of centralized heating that I wanted not those mediocre heating from split type ACs. I could use all the heat and the hotel did not disappoint! Now the location, I could not emphasize it enough, the location of this hotel is so great! There's subway station (Broad Street) less than 300 meters away that will bring you straight to Jamaica Station from where you can connect all the way to JFK airport. Another subway station (Bowling Green) also around 300 meters away brings you straight to midtown super close to Times Square and Bryant Park. From the hotel, I also just walked roughly 5-10 minutes to Battery Park from where I took a ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty. World Trade Center and the rest of the financial district are all at walking distances too where you'll find many restaurants around and along the way. Brooklyn is a quick 1 subway station away. The hotel offers complimentary breakfast consisting of pancakes, breads, jams, cereals, and yoghurt. Wifi and satellite TV worked perfectly during my stay and there's gym at the basement. The elevator makes a cute bell sound when opening, which to me was super cool and classy. The street that's behind the hotel is a popular night life street where you'll find bars and famous pizza and burger restaurants.

I actually liked everything, but if you're a super super light sleeper you may find the sound from the heater bothersome as mentioned in the other comments here. However, in my case, I was not bothered at all and even thought it was a nice constant low pitch sound that helped me have a wonderful sleep.

Nice hotel near the bull statue. A lot of cafes and restaurants around

When I showed up in at reception, it was 3 hrs prior official checkin time. I asked about the early checkin possibility, and the reception manager told me that it was possible with extra charge only. As far as I understood, the room itself was available. Usually hotels go toward clients in such situations. Just the next day I checked in in another hotel in manhattan and they no issues with early checking without extra cost

Great location few steps away from Charging bull and Staten Island Ferry station. Visit next door liquor store, owned by good people.

Continental breakfast… but we knew that in advance.

From the time I entered the hotel I felt welcomed. The ability to drop off your bag until check in helps as you can do other things until check in time. The check in process was easy. The room was cosy and had everything we needed. It is located near to eating places and subways. The wi-fi was good for what I needed it for which was to keep in touch with my family. The hotel was clean in general and housekeeping was very efficient.

Everything was to my liking.

A very quaint old fashioned hotel. Friendly staff. Good facilities. Great location. Walking distance of many bars and eateries. Some literally behind the hotel. Others on the river. Walking distance to the 9/11 Memorial and also staten island ferry for great views of the statue of liberty. A subway ride for everything else. Loved having a fridge in the room.

A very minor issue was having to go downstairs for a coffee. Would have preferred a kettle in the room.

The old style setup was charming

they didn’t have any gluten free breakfast options and there was a big knot of hair left in my bathtub

Comfortable room, plenty big enough for us, but decor a little dated and carpets overdue for replacement. We appreciated the all day tea/coffee facility. The breakfast of toast, bagels, tea, coffee, cereal etc was more than adequate for our needs and of better quality than we expected, from other reviews. Location for us was excellent as we were cruising from Brooklyn and it was very easy to get the ferry from Pier 11 to Red Hook, a few minutes walk away. Handy for Wall Street subway stations too and the interesting downtown sites and venues. The journey from JFK was easier than we thought it might be, Airtrain to Jamaica, LIRR to Penn and the red subway line to Wall Street. We are 70 plus with heavy luggage and we managed OK but note that at some subway interchanges, we didn't find a lift so it was a bit of a struggle with the suitcases. It wasn't a cheap stay but for New York it wasn't so bad and less expensive than other establishments we researched, but for us the location was ideal. We would definitely stay again.

Lack of fruit juice at breakfast.

My room was very comfortable.

What I didn’t know when I booked, was that the street behind the hotel is a party street. The Friday night noise was unbelievable until about midnight. Drumming for hours. I had been offered an upgrade by Booking.com. Maybe that would’ve gotten me into a room that didn’t face Stone Street. I should’ve taken the offer. I was in the basic king room. When I arrived and realized the situation, I asked to be switched, but they couldn’t. I am assuming that the reason I got such a good rate on a Friday night was because they knew that whoever was in the rooms facing the back would be tortured.

The staff is exceptional, and the hospitality seems to come from a place of genuine human kindness. I would like to especially single out the manager, who voluntarily stepped up to fix a broken wheel on my suitcase! I was grateful to him every step of my trip home. I was also pleasantly surprised by the room, which is far more spacious than the typical NY hotel room at this price point (I did book a special deal, but still). The area is nice and quiet at night, and I was undisturbed by street noise--a huge plus. I would gladly stay here again.

The breakfast is not lavish, but I found it adequate to start the day. There is a waffle iron for those who want something hot in the morning.

Really good sized room, comfortable bed, great shower. The hotel was not too big (only 7 floors)and was not commercial. Breakfast was served from 7am to 10am so it was possible to have an early breakfast and get on with my day. Breakfast was a selection of cereals and toast, tea and coffee - no juice, fruit, yoghurt or cooked options - and was self service, although I liked that you didn't have to wait. You could get tea, coffee and water all day (no tea-making facilities in the rooms) and there was also a handy vending machine to get soft drinks and chocolate. The room had a safe, a fridge, and air con (which was much needed!). Lots of towels provided (I counted 8!), and the shampoo, conditioner, soap and moisturiser provided were really nice, and topped up throughout the stay. Brilliant location for downtown attractions, access to the Greenway, several subway stations very close by - a subway journey up to mid town on the express took no more than 30 minutes, and the local train to mid-Central Park West side did not take much longer. There are lots of places to eat and drink nearby, either as a sit down meal or for somewhere just to grab something to take away (the wraps at Garden City Deli were amazing!). The street at the back of the hotel (outside Ulysses) got busy and lively at night - I was on the 3rd floor, overlooking Ulysses, and did not find the noise to be intrusive - it was good to hear people out, having fun. Not luxury, but a really good base with all the comforts needed and away from the crowds of mid-town. All the staff I saw and spoke to were friendly and pleasant and reception ordered me a taxi to the airport when I checked out.

The room service option was not available (don't advertise it or leave cards in the room if it is not available!). The rooms needed a thorough clean (the carpet under the fridge/TV unit was very dusty) although otherwise it was a clean room. Could have done with a few more hangers in the wardrobe, or some hooks on the wall in the ante-room so coats and bags could have been hung up out of the way. Breakfast is described as continental - it isn't. It's a decent breakfast, but it should be described correctly.