West Side YMCA

I used to stay here back in my university years. But I am a world traveler and I am aware of the modest expectations that I was getting the deluxe room with semi-private bathroom at the West Side YMCA. For that reason, plus the location, gym facilities and wonderful staff, I will be staying here from now on when in New York City.

The room is VERY basic..reminded me of how the room looked like in the military after they did away with open bay barracks with the only exception that one had a private bathroom. This also reminded me of college dorms...very reminiscing. The bed was somewhat uncomfortable but did its job. It would be nice if signs were posted all over the place to be considerate of other guests. This refers to loud hallway conversations (regardless of language), doors slamming, loud TV volume. Overall the stay was good.

Ymca westside is easy to locate after getting off at columbus circle st 59 metro station. Do note that you need to pay usd10 per night for usage of facilities (mandatory). Hotels.com does not cover this usd10 per night. Room is just comfy for 1 person and surprisingly warm even in winter. Bathroom is shared but not crowded. There is irregular warm water supply at shared shower. Only complaint is the banging of doors in the morning when guests wake up and go to bathroom. Sound proofing is not good. Facilities are super- there is gym, pool etc. Storage of lugguge after check out is at usd2 per lugguge, up to 9pm daily. In general, i will come back if i am in nyc next time.

The very unpleasant staff. They gave me a room that didn't match any of the rooms. The one they finally gave me was dirty and did not match the type of superior room I had requested. I was told that I had no choice. I asked to be cleaned of the extremely dirty floor. The cleaning women refused. I will never set foot in this hotel again and I recommend avoiding it.