Gershwin Hotel

2.5 pero soy un copado (?)
The Evelyn está ubicado en una parte genial de NYC. A una cuadra de Madison SQ, The FlatIron, etc. 5 cuadras del Empire St y 10 de Times Sq, todo queda relativamente cerca. Eso es genial.
Vamos a lo bueno. La habitación es chica pero cómoda. Linda. La cama es de primera y el baño es un 10. Tipo edificio antiguo remodelado con cerámicos blancos y todo que parece de los años 40. Vot sí.
Todo lo demás? Negativo.
El lobby es inexistente, mal iluminado, no tienen desayunador (solo un termo de café), ni bar ni lounge ni absolutamente nada.
Las paredes y las habitaciones están muy cerca una de la otra y se escucha todo. Especialmente si te toca la habitación cerca del ascensor como a mi. Es un caos.
HABLANDO DEL ASCENSOR tenes UN SOLO ascensor y CHICO para un edificio de 15 pisos y 10 habitaciones por piso. Una demencia. Subir y bajar te puede tardar 15 minutos. Ese es el punto más flojo del mismo. Realmente infumable.
Encima no tienen elevador de carga tampoco. Había una reparación en unos de los pisos de arriba y el ascensor estuvo trabado 20 minutos por los obreros bajando materiales en EL UNICO ASCENSOR DEL HOTELALKSDJASDLK AJDLKASJD

Goods:
Location (close to everything, 28^th and 23^rd street stops)
Renovation
Price is goodish
Great new bathroom (feels awesome to take a hot waterfall shower after a long day)
Friendly staff
Room size is adequate
Nice toiletries
Window in the bathroom
Shades on the Windows
Overall good theme and décor
Bath robe!
Fridge in closet – ok. Might have to remove shelves if trying to store a bottle
Adequate closet space (…for 1 person…)
Complimentary coffee/​tea in the front
Computer station
Can improve:
Slowest elevator ever
Wood floors in the room – someone PLEASE put a SWIFFER wet jet to them! Dusty!
Dusty closet shelves
Not enough closet space for 2 people
View sucks but that’s ok
Mattress is not the most comfy thing ever-​mine had a spring sticking out (but not through)
Noisy – can hear everything that’s going outside in the hallways
NEEDS: hook/​hanger on main door for coats or purses
Overall, I am pleased with the stay and would recommend this as a very good hotel.

Now known as The Evelyn was an overall okay boutique hotel. Check-​in was fast and courtesy. There was only one operational elevator and we were on the 6^th floor; therefore, we had to wait or we would have become friends with the stairs. Lobby area was nice and inviting. There was always hot tea, coffee and water available and free pastries for breakfast.
I have never been in a hotel with a room this small. When you open the door, you literally walk into the bed. The bathroom was nice with heated floors. The bed was very frumpy and sunken. We had a nice view of the street and yes it is noisy but it did not affect our sleep. The walls are really thin. We had a maintenance issue and it was resolved very quickly. Also, the floors are hard wood and I slipped and fell because there was no rugs.
Overall, we had a decent stay and the location is great. They do not have a fitness center at the hotel, but they will give you a voucher for $ 20 per day to go and work out across the street at the 24hour facility.
I’m up in the air if I will ever stay here again. It’s not a bad hotel, but not the best.

Don’t stay here– the bookers clearly bait and switch bookings.
I had booked through a third-​party website and it was off because I had two different rooms. I called the hotel front desk and spoke to Jeremy asking if there was availability for a Queen room — and if he could help my booking by ensuring I didn’t have to switch rooms. He said YES they have an available Queen room for the 5 nights I was looking to stay. I asked him to hold the room for me so I could cancel through the third-​party site.
I canceled through the other site — called back in no less than 10 minutes, asked for Jeremy and was told that the room was no longer available. The only room was a 2 bed room for about $ 100+ more per night. I asked how was that possible — I had spoke to him 10 minutes ago and he said he would hold the room? He didn’t have an answer, and now I was screwed.
I called back and asked to speak to the front desk manager. The manager said the Queen room was STILL AVAILABLE! Basically, Jeremy (another front desk booker) just tried a bait and switch on me for about $ 1k (including taxes+fees). Not only did the manager not fix the situation by switching me to the Queen when I asked — but he also charged me a $ 200 booking fee.
This place has new management and they’re clearly not trustworthy. I’m glad I saved $ 1k by not going with a hotel that’s able to lie to their guests about room availability.

Stayed at the Evelyn Thanksgiving week. Funky
Exterior window treatments were not there, unfortunately. Good rates, lots of character, good location, just what we wanted. Rooms were small, but fine. Parent’s room’s closet was 24″ wide. What is that about? Staff was very helpful, recommended Bread and Butter (awesome), Ben and Jack’s (extremely pricey and just okay), and Sarabeth’s (not good), and Chelsea Market (awesome). Maid took all day to clean one floor. There in the morning, afternoon and evening, running the vacuum. Never figured that one out. «Newer» elevator broke down often and we had to use original freight elevator, still kicking from 1902! Builder husband was fascinated with it. Often we would walk the four floors down rather than wait for the elevator.

In the middle of a renovation and the lobby shows it. The rooms are updated and small but clean. However under no circumstances will they let you check in before 3:00!!! We arrived at 1:00 and had to waste 2 hours because they wouldn’t budge-​they also were not sold out either. The receptionist did not seem to care and seemed very dismissive about it. I have never had a hotel not allow early check in. Also they need to work on sound proof-​on the 11^th floor could hear clearly sirens and street noise.

Aesthetically appealing. It’s also called The Evelyn for whatever reason.
Lobby was semi under construction when we stayed last year — the downstairs overall felt dark and cold, no music, kind of had that odd, eerie feel, I think the staff were still trying to get their bearings down.
Rooms are on the smaller side, but are updated and have an eclectic style. One major drawback was that the shower and faucets had ZERO hot water… I kid you not. Mind you, we went in the middle of January, it’s freezing. Bathroom must have had a draft also because the room was like stepping into a walk-​in fridge. We called the front desk to have it fixed, but they were only able to temporarily fix the hot water. They really need to work on overall room insulation, it’s not pleasant sleeping in a freezing cold room with no down cover to wrap yourself in.
After checking out, we were able to leave our luggage downstairs to hold as we explored the city. Good customer service. Once they buffer out the kinks, I think this boutique hotel could have potential, just needs some elbow grease.

Decent place overall. Clean and friendly staff. But definitely some drawbacks.
Was here for a last minute two night business trip and scheduled at the last minute. Room is decorated 1920’s vintagey. Cool brass lights and nice bathroom. Bathroom is pretty small but I think the floors were heated? They felt nice and warm.
Room had some kind of creepy (in my opinion) photos from the early century. Otherwise, very classic look.
Bed was comfortable.
Yes, as others have noticed, the elevator is a POS. Takes forever and when it finally gets there it feels like it’s about to break on you. I was on the 4^th floor so took the stairs too.
No room service, which I knew, but there’s also not the best restaurants around.
Also the museum of sex is right next door, so makes for some interesting landmarks in the neighborhood.
Seemed like it was a hotspot for international visitors as well.
Overall decent stay, just small and outdated. Not to mention super loud. The walls seemed paper thin.

I’m torn on this hotel a little. It’s a really great location. Walking distance to Penn Station and from midtown you can go just about anywhere (though there isn’t much within walking distance). The rooms were small but really nice. Clean and updated and with a really quirky fun vibe and thoughtfully designed. Very affordable too. The lobby was kind of a wreck. It was really dark and when we arrived around 11 it was hard to tell the hotel was open at all. Pretty much the only light in the entire lobby was a little desk lamp at reception. The people working there were friendly once we could actually find them in the dark. It was pretty creepy and not very inviting. However once we were in the room it was nicer than I expected and the beds were very comfortable. The wifi was also free.
However, the biggest complaint I had was the elevator. Oh my god the elevator. I had read reviews complaining about the elevator and thought come on, it can’t be that bad how impatient are you? Turns out it CAN be that bad. We were up on one of the top floors so the stairs weren’t much of an option. I timed the elevator wait times and the longest one was, not exaggerating, about 10 minutes. In the grand scheme of things is 10 minutes so bad? No. But if you need to go anywhere, you can go ahead and tack an extra 20 minutes round trip onto your times for the ELEVATOR.

My husband and I had a lovely stay here. We were upgraded to a suite on arrival because we mentioned we were there for our anniversary, which was a nice touch. Rooms were very spacious and clean! They are still in the process of renovation so the lobby was a little iffy, but once we arrived at our floor it was beautiful. As other reviewers mentioned the elevator is slow but not enough to make a difference in my world. My only knock on the place is there wasn’t any conditioner provided with the toiletries, nor a hairdryer. I didn’t bring either since we were only there for the night and I assumed the hotel would provide them.

First of all, they should delete the photos here that are for the Gershwin, because it’s a totally different hotel now. When you read reviews on here, make sure they are recent and therefore relevant.
The location is good, the staff is nice and the rooms are decent. There are some very nice touches here and there as far as décor (tile, light fixtures) but there are some funky things too.
The lobby is kind of gross and uninviting. It’s dark with mix-​matched furniture and the layout is weird. There’s no bar.
My room was clean, but smelled a little musty or like someone smoked in there long ago. The way the building is facing, there’s not really a view, so depends if you care about that. One annoying thing, is the curtains don’t slide to one side, so you can’t let the light in. I tied them in a knot, but it’s still pretty dark in there.
The main problem here is the elevator. This is the slowest elevator I’ve ever met. Everyone is always waiting on it and it’s always packed. Sometimes it’s broken and you have to use the freight elevator, which is even slower. You should leave your room 20 minutes before you think you should, just to wait for the elevator. Seriously.
If you don’t care about any of that and are in NYC for leisure, then it’s fine. I don’t think it’s good if you’re here on business because no room service and the elevator drama.
The staff is nice, but not like really on top of it. I asked them to call me when a package arrived and they did not.
It’s great if you’re on a budget and not in a rush ever.

Place is ok. Only one tiny elevator can make for a long wait to get up and down. Rooms ar small but that was expected. Rooms were clean. Shower was terrible, you can’t adjust where the water is spraying and the pressure is literally the same as a watering can. The bed was advertised as a queen. Not a queen, was a full that they maintain is a queen. Staff was little annoyed when you asked for assistance. Tv did not work. Would not come back.

Stayed at The Evelyn for a business trip. Had a completely mixed experience. The doorman spaced out when I arrived, and I wound up wrestling my way through the first set of double-​doors with all of my luggage before he grabbed the second set for me.
Jeremy at the front desk was exceptionally helpful, and even got my late check-​out set for me before I’d even arrived.
The elevator is slow. Yes. The slowest elevator I think I’ve ever met. I left my room 2 minutes early for every appointment and had a problem. The room itself, however, was the smallest room I’ve ever stayed in in the United States. It was a twin bed, and had about 2 feet of space around the perimeter of the bed — total. I’m glad I was alone, I have no idea how I could have shared that space with anyone — including my wife.
But the room was clean, recently renovated and full of good amenities (USB charging docks, flat-​panel TV with cable, etc). The location is walking distance of plenty to do and a short cab ride from even more. I don’t think I’d stay here with the family, but for business it was fine.

Time Frame: Stayed for 4 nights during freezing NY week in February 2015
Price: It was about $ 150/​night. At the same time other hotels in the area basically charged the same price
Hotel: The lobby looked really bad, as if they never finished renovating it. It is basically a large dark room with mix match furniture. I’ve been in other cheap chain hotels and it looked fancy compared to this dirty dark dingy place. You can scope how well a hotel is doing by how their lobby looks. This lobby was dark, dirty, old, trashy. Some people may tell you that its charming… Believe me… there is nothing charming about this place.
Room: THIS ROOM LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE PICTURES THEY POSTED ONLINE. Look at my pictures… Its dark, have no views, just unpleasant.
Views: OMG for the same price go to the Holiday inn on 26^th street and 6^th. At least for the same price you may get a view of the empire state building. This room had a view of a lovely brick wall.
Size: This has go to be the smallest hotel room I have ever had in New York. I have been to Hiltons, Holiday Inns, Broadway Plaza and Wyndham and the Evelyn has got to be the smallest out of all of them.
There is barely any space to walk around the bed; you cant sits in the chair comfortably without hitting the bed. There was no room to open your luggage to take things out. You had to put it on the bed because there was just no floor space.
I was alone but there was no way two people can comfortably be in the room.
Linens: The only changed my pillows and bed sheets the third night (I know because I made little marks on each sheet). Towels were changed every day. The bath room was never changed.
Elevator: SUCKS!!! There is only ONE elevator for the entire building! It is super slow to open and close. I had to wait over 10 Minutes before for it to come. You mind as well take the stairs. But if you are leaving with huge luggage’s that is not ideal!
Not only that but if your room is anywhere near the elevators every time its closes and opens you will hear it. Its so loud. My room was right next to the elevator.
Water: The hot water was out one night and it was freezing so you could not take a shower. The water takes forever to turn hot. The only good thing about the bathroom was the rain shower…
Bugs: I woke up the second night and had 10 bug bites on my leg! Not sure if its bed bugs or whatever but it was way too cold outside for bugs to be about biting people so it had to be this hotel and room
Overview: DO NOT COME HERE. I don’t think this hotel has their finances together, things looked like they still needed to be fixed. You should not be renovating and allow people to stay at the same time. Just finish your renovations!
Go to bigger chains, I find they have the finances to actually provide their clients with a decent experience.

The good: I got a great rate on Travel Zoo for $ 159 a night. The hotel is located in a safe area near the Flat iron building. Our room was immaculate and very well appointed. The bed was super comfortable. The front desk staff was mostly extremely friendly and helpful. The bathroom was extremely clean and had a smallish but very nice shower with a rain shower head and a hand held shower. There were plenty of places near the bed and on the desk to charge phones/​laptops. In room refrigerator. In room safe (I didn’t use it)
The bad: Extremely slow elevator. The hotel lobby is a bit dark. The rooms are not that big, but plenty big for my needs. We had a terrible view of the apartment building next to us, but we didn’t spend much time in the room, anyhow. I would go back to this hotel in a heartbeat, given the price. It wasn’t perfect, but the price was. As long as I have a comfortable, clean room with enough room for two suitcases, I am happy.
P. S. The hotel changed names on or about 12÷15÷14 to the Evelyn Hotel. Same place as the Gershwin.

My husband and I have stayed at the Gershwin both times that we have visited New York together. I booked it a second time because we had the best time ever the first time we stayed there. The room we had the first time was tiny, but it was cute, cozy and functional. Exposed brick and Warhol themed … but the best part about the room was you could open the bathroom window and sneak out to a skinny little balcony! We dubbed it «our illegal terrace» ;)
The second time we stayed there, we checked in only to find out that it has just recently changed management, it’s name (it is now called the Eveyln) and it’s overall look. I thought the renovations were great, all black wrought iron and marble everywhere, it’s different but nice. The staff was very helpful and genuinely cared about our experience there.
The one thing that was pretty annoying was the elevator. There was only one, and it took FOR-​E-​VER to get to us the whole time. And since they were still doing renovations on the second floor, we couldn’t use the stairs to exit. But, if that is the only thing that was wrong, I would say that they are doing well! I would recommend this place… but perhaps after all the fixing up is complete :)

Having just come back from a weekend in NYC, I feel like I’m ready to give an honest review of the Gerswhin while it’s fresh in my mind. I was reading some of the other reviews and we did not get a deal like everyone else did. Our room was more than $ 150 /​night!
The Pros
— really friendly staff
— beds are super comfortable
— If you’re lucky and get a renovated room, the renovations are great.
–Amazing location. Close to everything
–right beside a coffee shop named Birch that was perfection
–Free wifi
The Cons
— They have absolutely nothing in terms of amenities. No coffee maker, no vending machine, no ice machine — you have to order it to your room and then you feel obligated to give a tip!
–Under renovations so finding it is near impossible. Didn’t see a sign anywhere!
— The elevator is SLOW. we are talking REAL slow. I could do the stairs a few times over and it still wouldn’t be reaching the desired floor
— The room was HOT. I tried to bring the temp down but it never went down. ever and the sheets are those sheets that don’t let you breathe so it wasn’t the best of sleeps in spite of the comfy beds.

Would not stay in this hotel again under any circumstances. Wanted a location close to ktown that was priced right. Paid 400 for a tiny room even by nyc standards. (Couldnt pull the chair from the desk to sit in it without hitting the bed)
The staff «couldnt find» our reservation and were very mean from the start. Asking «are you sure you’re at the right hotel? On the right day? New york is big» Are you kidding me.
WORST of all, their website says «newly renovated» but its not. Its under heavy construction. The place is a mess (the room was not, just the whole rest of the hotel). I was woken up at 7am by men pounding and scrapping on our window and exterior wall! I couldn’t explain how loud and uncomfortable it was. It was unacceptable. No hotel should be open in these conditions.
Stayed in this hotel a year ago and wasn’t too happy (was still under construction then too!) but thought wed give it a shot because of its new promises and good location.
The website makes it look charming, but please save your money for someone else.

For travelers on a budget, this is an excellent choice. The review is for hotels at comparable prices ($ 150 range).
The outside is a bit unappealing right now because there is scaffolding up and it looks kind of dingy, but don’t let outside appearances fool you. Walking in, we were warmly greeted in an open lobby that has ice water, brochures and an interactive map for guests.
We took our luggage up to our floor (although they do offer a person to assist) and settled in. The elevators are small and can take awhile but when it’s not busy, it’s fine. The room though small was larger than the photos suggested and I think they’ve made good use of the small space.
The bathroom has a rainfall showerhead and fantastic bath products. Note: Many other hotels in the price range are hostels or hotels that have shared bathrooms. The closet has a safe that is big enough to hold a laptop and has extra storage to put bags. The bed was extremely comfortable. Such a great relief after a full day of walking.
The area is ideal because it’s close to the subway and within walking distance to many lower Manhattan areas. They also have free Wifi which is great to plan out your days. Tip: A cab from JFK has a set rate + toll which plus tip comes to about $ 70.
Best parts of the hotel: bed comfort, fantastic staff (every person we encountered was extremely friendly and helpful), and good location. This is the place for the traveler who will be in the room to take a hot shower and sleep in a comfy bed. There aren’t a lot of extras here, but I’m glad we chose this hotel.

I would rate this place a 2.5 start but there’s no half ratings. I’m not a penny pincher when I travel, I like to stay in trendy and boutique hotels as much as a Hilton chain and so on. We thought we were going to get an experience like the Ace Hotel but we were totally disappointed.
The staff were super friendly, accommodating and professional so I cannot speak badly of them. The lobby was great and the coffee shop next door is delicious. Only one of the elevators was working, we did not know that they were under renovations. I think hotels should have the responsibility to let their patrons know. Upon check-​in, we were treated with an upgrade, oh how excited we were.
We get to the room, it was clean, the bed was super comfy and the bathroom was tiny but clean. The bathroom fixtures were old and almost dilapidated, to my standards but in perfect working conditions. It was all good, until we started to hear the construction that was going at the floor above us. Hammering, drilling, banging, and sheet rocks were falling into our shower and bathroom floor. The construction went on till 6:15 PM so we called and ask what time they would start in the AM, we were told 9:00 AM.
At 8:00 AM, the construction had begun, we were looking forward to sleeping in another hour but that was cut short. We took a shower, small sheet rock pebbles were falling in the bathroom while in the shower. We checked out by 10:00 AM because there was no need to stay. The cable keep going out every 10 minutes from all the banging, I was super annoyed. I don’t think I would ever stay here again until the renovation is complete. I hope they update the bathroom/​shower fixture.

I think it is insulting for folks to call this a hostel. Since when is a hostel equipped with a doorman, bellhop and valet service? So it is not the Ritz. But it is clean and folks friendly. They are doing renovations to be completed in 2016.
The room is very tiny, view non existent. The bathroom is the size of a postage stamp that was circulated in 1935. Fixtures were a mishmash of 1935,1975,and a maybe some from the 21^st century. Nothing matched and tiles cracked. But all was clean and cheap.
A good hotel to sleep in and see the city.

Cet hôtel est très original au niveau de la déco. Le personnel est vraiment très aimable et souriant et prêt à rendre service.
La chambre et la salle de bain sont propres.
Par contre il n’y a pas de verrou aux toilettes (dans la chambre que j’ai eu …) et la température de la douche est très difficile à régler.
Mais c’est un hôtel très accueillant et agréable.

Económico y más o menos decente aunque las habitaciones no las limpian demasiado, se limitan a hacer las camas. Destaca sobre todo por su buena ubicación.

Hôtel très original, complètement pop art, lobby à la décoration assez délirante avec un très bon café, idéal pour prendre le petit déjeuner. On s’y sent très bien, le staff est parfait, à l’écoute. Hôtel idéalement situé au coeur de NY.
Seul bémol, chambre un peu viellissanteet petite mais cela rajoute du charme au lieu.
Très bon rapport qualité /​prix.

Dieses Hostel ist der absolute Albtraum! Im Februar war ich mit einer Freundin für ein paar Tage in NY. Vor unserem Trip haben wir über die Gershwin-​Homepage ein 2er-​Zimmer reserviert, was wir aber erst bei der Ankunft bezahlen sollten. Durch den Flug und die Zeitumstellung waren wir so kaputt bei der Ankunft, dass wir dummerweise nicht genau geschaut haben, was wir an der Rezeption unterschrieben und so fiel uns erst am letzten Tag beim Bezahlen auf, dass man uns zwar das Zimmer gegeben hatte, was wir reserviert haben, jedoch zu einem vierfach so hohen Preis. Alles beschweren nützte nichts, da wir ja unterschrieben haben. Auf Nachfrage, wieso der Preis von dem unserer Reservierung so sehr abweicht sagte die Mitarbeiterin, dass wisse sie auch nicht, aber unterschrieben ist unterschrieben.
Abgesehen vom stolzen Preis (ca. 65 € statt geplante 15 € für ein Hostelzimmer) war das Zimmer eine Katastrophe: das Klo war kaputt, das Hochbett so stabil wie Pudding und das Licht funktionierte nicht, so dass man sobald es draußen dunkel wurde (was im Winter in NY schon recht früh passiert) nichts mehr sehen konnte. Das war Internet war kostenpflichtig, wenn man kein eigenes Notebook dabei hatte und der Automat bei dem man für die Hostel-​Computer zahlen musste verschluckte Geld, obwohl das Internet die ganzen Tage nichts funktionierte.
Vom Art-​Charme, der einem auf der Homepage versprochen wurde war nichts zu spühren! Einzig die Lage war gut, aber die hat es dann am Ende auch irgendwie nicht mehr rausgerissen.
Hände weg von diesem Hostel!