Excellent value for price. Very friendly staff, clean and 'no-nonsens' hotel
I'm actually staying in this hotel from 3 till 10 October (room 912) while I'm writing this, so it's very 'fresh' in memory.
I've found this hotel thanks to my Belgian travel agency 'Connections'. It was the cheapest hotel on the list, so to start I was unsure to come here, but this has been a real delight. My room on the 9th floor offers a nice view on the Manhattan bridge, every time Iget back in the evening the room is very clean and the staff is really friendly. Most of the staff is Chinese (or Asian) and I can only say they have been very friendly and helpful al along. Some people who wiil stay here may not like the surroundings: Chinatown which offers a lot of worn old buildings, not the skycrapers of the financial or midtown district, but people like me who are looking for the Old Manhattan will find this great. And, if you ask me... this is the best part of Manhattan to get the very best and also cheapest food. The hotel is very near to Hop Kee in Mott Street (recommended by Anthony Bourdain) and Great NY Noodletown at The Bowery (also recommended by Anthony Bourdain). If you want to travel uptown it will only take you 25 minutes to get to Times Square (subway is only a block away). This hotel is probably the best affordable deal in town.