Central Park West Hostel

My room was only two beds - I didn't have to deal with more than one person in the room. The shared bathrooms are private once you find one available. It's quiet and I felt safe as a solo traveler.

The bed was painful and uncomfortable. I might as well have been given just the bed frame to sleep on, because I felt no mattress while I tried to sleep. The bathroom floors get very extremely wet because of the open shower stall (the shower curtain is just decor). The common area is very small.

Location was very good Great Value Staff were friendly and helpful

Don’t have access to wifi in my third floor My room was overlooking street so sounds was Noisy

Price

It was extremely hard to get someone on the phone and the type of room I reserved was not available. No hot water. Thin mattress on top bunk. Few outlets. Too hot. Curtains in the bathrooms were cut or tied so it was easy to see in. Common area always dirty.

It was dead cheap, the staff were reasonably polite and friendly. 24hr check-in is useful.

You get what you pay for, so don't expect good bedding or complementary anything. The lockers didn't work on the room, so no secure storage.

The location is good (close to subway and with 24/7 services nearby), Central Park, etc... and staff members always nice and helpful, it was always clean and quiet, not a noisy backpackers place... Bathrooms were always clean and not busy, 24 hours reception, clean sheets...

It looks like a pension, and common areas are not necessary accommodating, there´s a kitchen which is OK and some "lounge" area in the basement but I wouldn´t say there were cool places to hang out at... Not too much of a hostel environment...at least not the ones I´m used to, with other travelers with whom to socialize. Understanding NYC it´s an expensive city, this was still not worth it (for the kind of experience I expect in a hostel), I'd rather check other options for the same budget...

i liked the location, and the coffee

The mattress size was really little, the bathroom seat was so old, it looked dirty. They really need appropriate door locks, because the other ones had tape on them