Central Park West Hostel

Nothing

It was terrible. Most uncomfortable place ever. Really thin mattress. No real blanket just really small and thin ones. No way to heat the room and the windows weren't sealed very well. No curtains on the window, dirty bathroom and not even a sink to wash hands. I booked a different place the very first night and left first thing in the morning... WiFi only in the lounge not in the room.

Nothing

All things

the vending machine

My towel was very very dirty , the room was waaaaay too hot ,every evening my key for my room didn’t work I had to go to the reception to make it work , the bed are horrible , the shower are creepy and one of them ( 5th stage) doesn’t have curtain on the windows. You can’t even cook there.

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...