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 | Pod Hotel: A great hotel, at a GREAT price!
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 My home in NYC - the
Pickwick Arms! by Laura_Mexico
He gave me a web site different from the "official" hotel's website in order to book the room (http://pickwickarmsnewyork.com/), which is a Central Reservation Center that books the room for you and gives you special online rates... However, I checked both sites and it looks like both have the same rates, so you can use either one. I was lucky enough to get a single, semi-private bath room for only USD $89 a night + taxes (in fact if I had booked 1-2 weeks earlier the fee would have been USD $79 per night +tax but I booked very close to the check in date). They had an ever cheaper room, single occupancy w/shared bath (they're located in the corridor, but there's only the bathtub there, so I guess ALL the rooms have their toilet and sink as mine did), for USD $69 x night.
My room had a single bed and the shower & toilet were shared between 2 rooms. I never had a problem with my bathroom-neighbor, the system is pretty primitive but effective in order to guarantee your privacy both in the bathroom and in your room. There was hot water every time I needed it, not too much of it, but enough. The sink is right inside the room, quite handy. I can't say it's the most beautiful place I've ever stayed at, the carpet was a little stained and looked old (I personally don't care a damn about that!), but it was clean, the maid service was quite good and the view from the room... well, like from any other: just buildings! But it wasn't ugly, to be honest. I always like having a window, no matter that the sight isn't perfect.
In general, I was very pleased with my stay here and would definitely go back.
Nice location in town, walking distance to many of the main attractions of the city and to 2 different metro stations if you need to go farther (green and blue lines)... it's pretty clean, not noisy (at least everything around the room I got was pretty quiet) and you have all you need for staying the night: the rooms are small as everywhere in NYC, but you have enough space for you and your stuff, cable TV, closet, a desk and it's climatised -- it was GREAT to have a warm room to sleep in during the winter. Reception and elevators are very nice too. For the price, it's highly recommendable....
Note: These fares are from 2005 so I'm sure they have changed ever since, check the hotel's website to see what the current rates are! Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averagePhone: 212-355-0300Directions: Very close to the 51st Street metro station, or to the Lexington/53rd Street stationWebsite: www.pickwickarms.com Other Contact: 1-800-PICKWIK
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| Pod Hotel: Pickwick Arms Hotel
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This is one of those places where you can just come and go as you please.
Unfortunately, no breakfast is available and you do have to share the toilet and showers, yet somehow there were never any queues. The shower was great - very powerful and hot - just what I need after a long day pounding the streets.
The location itself is great, but I didn't get a full night's sleep there at all - the price you pay for staying in Midtown Manhattan. After 4 nights, you can imagine the amount of concealer I had to put under my eyes to cover the dark circles!
The TV reception was fuzzy for the first two nights but it got sorted out.
I booked a single room (known as a Pod room), which was fine. The bed was good & firm,the room had lots of storage, wash basin, hairdryer and a slick plasma TV on the wall.
When i was there in Oct 2006, the lobby was being renovated, so there was no internet access in the lobby, only the reception and a coke machine. Actually, there wasn't much of a lobby where a visitor could sit & wait.
At the end of the day, you get what you pay for. In Europe, I would expect 4-star luxury for $150 per night - here in NYC, that "only" gets you a budget place like the Pickwick. The hotel was fine for my purposes and it had been recommended by a friend who had stayed there when he was in NY.
Location is great - less than 10 mins walk from St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Kept spotlessly clean.
Would be nice if they had tea/coffee/kettle in the rooms - that is something even basic cheap European hotels and B&Bs have. It is a small touch that goes a long way. Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averagePhone: 212-355-0300
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| Pod Hotel: Smart & Hip Rooms in Midtown East
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The Pod Hotel is located in a great area, Midtown East on 51st Street. Staying here you are centrally located and within walking distance to many of New York's main sites: Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, and Broadway - to name a few. The hotel itself is a lesson in New York hip and cool - flat panel televisions flash urban and even political statements behind the check in desk; the patio has a Mondrianesque mural on one wall; the rooms are small but super efficient sporting clean white walls and stainless accents.
Rooms are equipped with light indicators to let you know if the bathroom down the hall is free; hotel gives you directions on how to "make room for fun," i.e. store your stuff under the bed, get into the bed with someone, and make fun; retro feel; great urban tunes pumped throughout the halls, bathrooms, and lobby. Theme: OtherPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averagePhone: 212-355-0300Directions: Midtown East
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