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Larchmont Hotel: Great Value – When Everything Works
I stayed at the Larchmont Hotel for 7 nights in April of 2007. It’s a very cozy place on a quiet block in the upper part of the West Village, about 5 blocks north of Washington Square Park. It’s a great boutique, Euro-style hotel with small rooms, bathrooms down the hall, and – for New York – looooow prices.
My single room was $80/night, $99/night for Friday and Saturday.
On the positive side, the street is pretty quiet, the walls aren’t paper-thin, the housekeeping is great, every room has a sink, hair dryer, and desk, a TV with limited channels, and you get a robe and slippers to use. Though they don’t say so on their website, they do have internet access, though it isn’t wireless – you need to bring an Ethernet cable. A forgettable continental breakfast is included - hardly worth taking advantage of.
The BIG negative was that, due to the boiler going out, there was no hot water. The staff was very apologetic, and, as compensation, the hotel took 30% off of my bill and paid for using the shower at the YMCA a few blocks away. They never did get it fixed, and, from what I understood, it was going to take a long while to get it working again.
Would I stay here again? In a heartbeat! Besides the hot water, it was a wonderful experience.
One odd historical footnote about this place is that it is right across the street from an infamous address!
You'll notice that #18 11th Street is different than the other houses on the block. That's because the original one was blown up in the early 1970's, when three members of the radical group the Weathermen accidentally detonated a bomb they were working on. They, of course, died. Actor Dustin Hoffman was living in #16 and was home when the bomb went off. He was not injured, but, not long afterwards, he moved out of the neighborhood. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: In Greenwich Village between 5th and 6th Ave on 11th Street
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