The Central Park North

Nice, comfortable place to stay in the city. Pleasant staff. Clean facilities. Comfortable bed and pillows. Safe street that is close to the subway station. Nicely decorated facilities. There will be some noise from the stairs but nothing to worry much about.

Three of us stayed on the first floor room at the end of the hall. Positives: The room was spacious and there were easy instructions for after hours check in. One of the staff members was very friendly and tried to be helpful. We also appreciated that there was a kitchenette with a sink and microwave in the room. The beds were decently comfortable. Being so close to Central Park was really nice, and we spent a lot of time in the park. If you do stay here, I highly recommend Amy Ruth's restaurant. The building has a lot of character, and the room has a really pretty fire place. Negatives: The worst part was the temperature regulation. There was no way to turn off the radiator, and it was insanely hot. The windows would not stay open without being propped, and one of them had a completely torn screen. The neighborhood also did not feel safe enough to have the windows open. None of the windows locked, which really bothered us since we were on the main level. We had to run the air conditioner because of the radiator issues, and it was about 30 degrees outside. You may want to avoid staying here with small children because there were two pipes, one right next to the bed and one in the kitchen, that got very hot when the radiator was running. Also, we were not able to get a good night's sleep because everyone is loud. It might have been better if we were on the second floor and not staying underneath a family. Because it's a shared bathroom, which we knew going in, others can take over the shared space. One night, another guest was in the shower for almost an hour while we were waiting. They do allow you to use the bathrooms on other floors, but with a full facility, this wasn't possible. On a different night, a guest knocked on our door after midnight to ask for bottled water. Because there was no deadbolt on the door, we felt very unsafe at that moment. In the kitchenette, the microwave didn't work very well and they only provided decaf coffee. They didn't provide cleaning supplies, and it would have been nice to have especially during COVID with shared spaces. This may be nitpicky, but for around $160 per night, we expected a bit better than single ply toilet paper, scratchy towels, and terrible pillows. If you stay here, I suggest bringing your own. Aside from the hotel itself, the neighborhood felt a little unsafe. We saw multiple fights and many people asking for money. The closest subway station seemed to attract a lot of people asking for money. The trash in front of the buildings in the neighborhood attracted rats as well.

Je mentirais si je disais que c'était le meilleur hôtel où j'ai séjourné de ma vie, mais il faut remettre les choses en contexte : l'hôtel coûte très peu cher (par rapport à la quasi-totalité des autres hôtels de Manhattan), à nos dates il y avait un monde entre lui et les autres, à moins d'être prêt à aller dans un taudis. Donc pour un prix modique, on a une chambre relativement simple et pas très grande mais avec un coin cuisine quand même, une salle de bain et un WC par étage (pour 4 chambres environ), le tout dans un quartier qui n'est pas le meilleur de NY mais qui reste à deux pas de l'entrée nord de Central Park et surtout de deux lignes de métro (la verte et la bleue) qui permettent d'aller, sans changements, dans beaucoup d'endriots à visiter (et avec changements, ben, partout). Malgré la péripétie d'une fenêtre qui nous reste dans la main au moment de l'ouvrir, réglée ensuite, le séjour s'est bien passé et je referais le même choix sans hésiter !