Like staying a punk rocker's crusty pad.
by A TripAdvisor Member
Only in NYC could a hotel get away with charging $80/night for a complete dumphole. My room, 8B, had an unvaccumed carpet, a sink clogged with hair that had some kind of clear goo in it that I hope to god was Draino but may have been something more sinister, and a mirror on the ceiling. The water in the room's sink (the ONLY sink, as the hall bathrooms have no sinks) ran out of water after 5 minutes of use. To turn on the light, you pulled on a cord dangling from mannequin's crotch. Basically, imagine staying in a cross between the Muppet hotel and the Garment District vintage deparment store in Cambridge MA: some sort of post-hippie punk rock fleabag pad that takes a crummy, rundown place and shilacs it in paint and paraphernalia to try to make it "cool". Looks like a bunch of artschool college kids got hold of a building and made a hotel out of it. And just like college kids, expect there to be cigarette butts and seediness.
Good location. Disgusting place. I suggest you check under the mattress for bed bugs, as this place undoubtably has them.
It depressed me
by A TripAdvisor Member
Before our trip to New York, I read many good reviews of Carlton Arms Hotel. Now I want to present my opinion. We were there four nights. Carlton Arms Hotel depressed me. It was so awfully dirty and totally out of date. I didn`t expect much, but some kind of style, I suppose. It is easy to say, that this hotel is not for everybody. What does that means? They don´t need to do any housekeeping. They hadn´t even cleaned toilet facilities after previos customers. The rooms door was full of holes, because old locks were taken away. They gave us a padlock and we could lock the door. This kind of place claims to be a hotel. I have travelled on budget all over the world. Maybe this is not the worst place, where I have been, but if so, then it has been in Asia over ten years ago. However there were good beds and no bugs. It is easy to make good websites, but not to run a hotel.
Great value for adventurous travelers!
by A TripAdvisor Member
Great place for the money. Small rooms, but clean. Staff was friendly. I would recommend it for anyone looking for a CHEAP place to stay in New York, while not expecting any frills. Instead, it's a fun, adventurous, artsy experience only a couple of blocks from the subway and the best bagels in the city (Ess A Bagel on 21st and 1st).
for a different experience
by A TripAdvisor Member
If you like 5 stars hotels, like to sleep in beautiful sheets, a brand new bed with marble bathroom: FORGET IT!
If you like to live different experiences, to feel AWAY from home, meet a different kind of tourists and don't give a F*** about the hotel: that's your place!
Ok, some rooms are old, painted maybe 10 days ago, but it's always weird and fun. And don't forget: you sleep in the middle of Manhattan for much less than the big hotels! And you're away from Times Square which is sometimes a good idea...
I sleep there since 10 years now and i was never disapointed. Sometimes less pleased by the decoration, the art in the room, but always smiling at the end...
GIve it a try. No hotel like this anywhere else in the world! If so, please tell me!
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