Hostelling International New York New York City
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891 Amsterdam Ave. New York City, New York, United States, 10025
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We flew into New York late last night. Today we went to explore the Big Apple and our first city on the east side of America. What a day to be in New York... Election Day! There was definately a very strong Obama vibe all over the city as we explored it. We started off the day with a walk through Central Park.. and of course a few more hundred squirrel sightings. And yes.. I am not sick of them yet =) We also saw alot of Mexicans women with babies in strollers that were definately not Mexican...
New York City, New York, United States allsey
Well we finally made it to New York - more on that in a minute - first i will update you about Vegas We got randomly selected for secuity screening again - apparently it is because we have one way tickets so it will probably happen every time - 3 times already. Vegas was great - we could see the Bellagio fountain from our room at Bally's. We did some shopping at the miracle mile shops and also M&M world - 4 stories of M&M stuff also Coke World - two stories of coke stuff! Went to Free...
New York City, New York, United States annarich
Well after our mission of last night and then having to check out and back in this morning we had an alright day in New York We braved the subway to go to TIme Square to exchange our voucher for the Hop on Hop of Tour bus thing. Then we went round on that for about 2 hours. We went to the Phantom of the Opera and our seats were in the 3rd row back from the front - off to the side a little but otherwise great seats! Then we had dinner at Planet Hollywood - we have these smart cards for heaps o...
New York City, New York, United States annarich
We tried to get up and leave the hostel early today but didn't actually leave that early after all. Decided to go up the Empire State Building again (daylight view) - this time we managed to beat most of the crowds, although there were still quite long lines. Did the Skyride thing which is a virtual tour of New York in a motion movie theater thing. Then we caught the subway down town to go see the Statue of Liberty. Got our tickets and then saw the line was about 1 1/2 blocks long. Thankfully...
New York City, New York, United States annarich
Didn't have access to wireless last night so were not able to update you on our day. Had a busy day yesterday sightseeing at the Niagara Falls and Toronto. Crossed the border early in the day then spent time seeing the falls from the Canadian side. There was ice everywhere (you should be able to see in the photos) - apparently though the falls have only completely frozen once in 1934. Went up the Skylon Tower and viewed the falls from above. Also saw an IMAX movie on the history of the falls ...
New York City, New York, United States annarich
Well we got up early today to brave the crowds at the Statue of Liberty. It is the worse organised thing anywhere - worse than the airport. The first ferry sailing was supposed to be 9:30 so from our experience of seeing the long lines the other day we decided to get there about 8am. We got to the line about 8:15 and there was a group of about 20 school kids in the line already and that was about it. So time ticked on and we were thinking surely they will start security checking people BEFORE...
New York City, New York, United States annarich
Where to start with NYC.... it's an amazing city, far too much to see in a few days. In fact I think you could probably go there every year on holidays and never get bored or actually see everything!!
After outfoxing another downpour by being on a bus during it I arrived in New York City on Sunday night. The bus drove within a few blocks of my hostel then proceeded downtown into the buildings that are so familiar from tv and films but at the same time completely unknown! Caught the sub...
New York was fantastic. Manhattan is a great town. We stayed at a hostel on the upper west side. The HI there is pretty nice. We were only a few blocks from Central Park and walked most of the city. The highlight of the trip was a pub crawl on Friday night. We went out with 30 or 40 people from the hostel and met some great people from all over the world. We spent most of the night hangint out with some Swedish girls. Very cool. First we went to a bar that had $6 pitchers, which is phenomenal...
New York, New York, United States dane
I had 3 days in New York, my first stop on the journey around the World. I needed to get to New Zealand for the start of my semester, on the 14th. I spend most of the morning of the first day making plans on what I wanted to see. then I took the subway to Times Square, then followed Broadway north until Central Park. Then past Carnegie Hall and back to times Square, East on 42nd St passed the Grand Library to Central Station. Unfortunately the building was being renovated, so I could not see ...
New York, New York, United States elpinoineHistorical Traveler Reviews of Hostelling International New York New York City
For the money- Great!
First: The rooms are clean and there are bed linens
every day. There should be more bathrooms, but if you get up early you can get a shower without problems. The boss, Katrina is very professional.
If you'd rather spend your money on shopping rather than sleeping, go for it! The area is so so, but I didn't feel unsafe. Oh and the rooms with the private bath are the best- but they are almost always occupied!
Brilliant Place!
Although situated on 103rd street, do not be alarmed by the location on the map! On the second day we purchased a week long subway pass and it only ever took us 15 minutes and the most to get to South Ferry, the far end of the city where tourists can get the statten island ferry for free. Times Square is also only 10 minutes on the subway.
Rooms are clean and spacious, bathrooms are average but clean and I would definately reccommend the cafe they have there. I always bought a large tea and bagel with ham and cheese every breakfast and it worked out a mere £2.50! Internet access is fast and the information spreaded around the hostel was useful.
I would reccommend stayers taking the pub crawl they offer. As New York is such a large city, at first it was hard to recognise where a good area of bars would be. We found out by the end of tour, east village is a good spot to hang out!
All in all, a very enjoyable stay and was sad to leave. Would reccommend to anyone on a budget and even those who are the first time traveller, this is definately a hostel that is worth the visit!
Although nothing to do with the hostel, I would definately reccommend going to a Yankees game. It was great fun and only at a cost of roughly £11!
Great value
Great Hostel! Coming back for sure!
I stayed at the 4bed room, so it was very clean and quiet. My roomates were all nice and friendly. We went out together sometimes, because the staff put all the "Lone traveleres" together, and that was really nice of them.
There is a nice kitchen there (used sometimes and never had a problem). The Hostel also organize tours around NY. I went to the Harlem tour ($7) and it was a great morning. Didn't want to go to Harlem alone, and with the other guests and the guide I felt safe enough to go.
Internet is ok at the Hostel, but you can find better prices (and better PCs) at a indian xerox place on the same block.
The location was another concern, but 103rd St. is not that bad and the neighborhood is fine. Not the best in NY, but it was safe for me. I used to come back from the subway always after midnight and never had a problem. (My opinion about that is comparing to the place I live, wich is very violent and dangerous. If you live in a nice, calm place, you will be a little afraid on your first days, because there are some people just standing by the sidewalk at night...)
Male bathrooms were ok. Privacy level was good, you have a private place to change clothes and all. Cleanliness was good too, but I think it all depends on the guests that are in the same floor. In my 14 days there, i havent had a problem.
All things considered, i have to say that I had a great time at the hostel, would go back for sure. If you don't want to spend hundreds of dollar on accomodation, it is a great place to stay. I was there for 14 days.
Ps: Sorry for my English. I'm just trying to help some undecided people here...
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.
Leandro
leandromp@gmail.com
Clean, Safe and Convenient
A walk on the dark side
Not bad!
1. We had a confirmed reservation (via the hostel itself, not an agent) for a 4-bed room, but had to take a 6-bed when we arrived - with no reason given by the hostel. Take it or leave it!
2. Bathrooms were cleaned daily, but should have been done more often (maybe EARLY in the AM so bathrooms would have been clean & paper towels filled & trash emptied BEFORE the AM washing rush.) Also, half the showers were out during 6 of our 7 days, with no attempt to fix them.
3. Dorm hallways are VERY echo-y, so there is much more noise than there should be, especially irritating after 11 PM or so till at least 2 AM. You can hear complete conversations many feet away!
4. Customer service is VERY up & down, depending on who's working the desks.
5. There is computer/internet access for a fee; however the system often drops you before you've used up your time. And the printer isn't guaranteed to work - tho' it did for us.
However, HI-NY is quite satisfactory, generally.
Security is good for such a busy place & the halls always quieted down by 1:30 AM, so you could get at least 5-7 hours of decent sleep.
BUT, one final piece - referring to the women who used our bathroom during our week. A good bit of the bathroom cleanliness problem was made by the RESIDENTS! Few women cleaned up after themselves in the showers or sink area, leaving much water, LOTS of hair & other obnoxious personal detritus around, globs of toothpaste, etc.
Hostels are a co-op situation; doesn't anyone heed the basic cooperative cleanliness rules most of our mothers taught us? I was NOT the only one gagging at the mess!
Good but crowded
Great value hostel
Instead, I roomed with more "mature" girls like me :-). The airconditioning was strong and lovely after a day of walking and it was nice to sit out in the garden (with table and chairs, complete with small fountain) with a soda, planning the next days' adventure. It's a block away from the 103rd stop of the 1,9 subway and a block away from the post office. I found some great pizza places nearby also. The other reviews are so true...you get to see New Yorkers living their lives instead of being stuck in a hotel/tourist area.
LOVE IT!
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