Bridge Suites

I recently had family in from out-​of-​town, that were on an extended stay. I was looking for something a step-​up from a hotel.
I found bridge suites and decided it was the best way to go among other options i looked into.
The location could not have been better. Just a few blocks from central park and times square, my family had easy access to all that NYC has to offer.
The room and service was great as well. A fully furnished one bedroom apartment. The living room sofa also converted to a bed, which was great to accommodate all 3 of them. A fully functioning kitchen allowed them too cook at the times when they didn’t want to go to restaurant. The staff was very helpful and friendly as well.
If you need a temporary place to live for 1 month or more, I would highly recommend Bridge Suites.

I was looking for a place to stay in Manhattan for 2 months for work. I found the Bridge Suites online and ended up renting a furnished studio apartment.
When I arrived, the move in process was a pretty easy, the doorman gave me the keys and helped me with my bags. The studio had a queen size bed, a kitchen with pretty much all appliances (except for a dishwasher machine). Nice closet space and a private bathroom. The apartment was a newly renovated unit facing the 1^st avenue.
I really enjoyed my stay and got my security deposit back pretty quickly. Keep in mind utilities are not included and there is a $ 200.00 cleaning fee which is deducted from the deposit.

I stayed at Bridge Suites in June 2011 when I moved to NYC. The apartment did not even closely resembled the pictures posted here: its was filthy, dark and unwelcoming. I will post some real pictures of this place on Trip Advisor. Some of the tenants were also very loud making it hard to rest at night. There was a «lady» (read a hooker) upstairs from my apartment who was making noise all night long! Steven, the slimeball manager, insisted that she was a «model». Right. The slimeball also wanted to charge me $ 200 for cleaning, which I did not pay. The place was filthy to begin with… The slimeball also has a very interesting way of accounting for the amount of electricity used, meaning that he charges tenants for the entire billing period even if they commenced renting the apartment. In essence the place is to be avoided.

I lived at Bridge Suites this last summer (2012) and had a great experience. My friend and I had internships in the city and were looking for something that was affordable and furnished.
We looked at the NYU dorms, but didn’t really want to be in a dorm setting. We also needed to be there longer than the dorms were open so we found a posting for Bridge Suites on Craigslist.
I worked with a guy named Sammy over email. He was very honest and let us know all the details of the apartments. You don’t have to pay a fee which is great, because a lot of the other apartments (even thought they were short term) still had some sort of fee built in. Make sure to read over the lease agreement and understand what the fees are. Electricity is $ 4 a day so you need to add that into the rent you are paying. My roommate and I had a studio with 2 double beds and it was $ 2100 a month (plus the electricity fee as well as the $ 200 move out cleaning fee). You do have to put down one month’s rent to hold your spot, and they subtract your electricity and cleaning fee’s from that.
When we moved in in May our room with 2 beds wasn’t ready yet, so the first night we had to stay in a different unit with only one bed. This was a horrible experience. It was on the first floor on the street level of one of the buildings, and I can assure you after that night we started to panic that our permanent summer apartment would be the same. It was SO loud and right next to the strip club next door, so we could hear people talking all night, and smell the smoke from people smoking right outside. I didn’t sleep one minute.
The next day we moved upstairs to our real apartment and it was AMAZING compared to the first unit. We were on the 5^th floor (it is a walk up so be prepared) so there was plenty of light. If I were you I would put in the lease that the unit you rent has to be in the back overlooking the courtyard. It was extremely quiet. We didn’t even feel like we were in Manhattan. It was tiny, but worked well for us. There were 2 beds, a small table with 2 chairs, a dresser, a television and a tiny kitchen. The kitchen wasn’t updated but it did the trick. The closet was small but we made it work.
The staff is SO helpful. We loved all of the guys working at the front desk. Whenever we had questions or problems they responded immediately. They hold your packages at the front desk which is great when you are working all day.
The location is great also. You are quick 5 minute walk to the 3^rd ave/​60^th street station. The more you walk it the quicker and quicker it goes. There are awesome restaurants around. It is quiet at night, but not too quite where you are scared to walk back to your apartment. It was actually nice that there was a strip club next door because there were always bouncers standing outside that were very friendly, and just made you feel safe walking in knowing no one was following you home.
Moving out was a breeze. We got our security deposit back a bit later than I was hoping, but I emailed Sammy a few times and it finally showed up back on our credit card.
Overall I would recommend this apartment to friends. The minus one star is really only because of that first night. If you are going to be in NY just for a few months, stay at the Bridge Suites!

Short Term housing in very expensive and you will never get a good deal, that being said this place is decent, great location and very small.
These apartments serve a good purpose and they are a very easy option if a hotel is not in your budget.
If you have a budget under $ 2000 a month this is as good as it gets with a doorman

I stayed this summer for 2 months. Couple of notes:
1) Apartment is decent for manhattan, but nothing like picture
2) Stay in an apartment facing courtyard
3) There is a mandatory $ 200 cleaning fee
4) Even though the landlord pays $ 30 per month of gas and electric, I ended up paying an extra $ 70 out of pocket. I didn’t have any lights or AC on during the day and was home only to sleep.
5) You need to initiate a call to company to start process of getting your security deposit back. I waited for more than the 45 days and no deposit. I had to call after and tell them that I have not received my deposit back.
5) Wifi didn’t work most of the time.
6) Location is great!
Overall — stay here as last resort.