Herald Square Hotel

Location is very close to 34^th st trains so you can get around easy without long walks on a dark street late at night. unless that’s ur thing. Its NOT the Ritz, rooms are small but done up very nicely. Here are my beefs: 1. NO ventilation… if u take a crap, it will stink up the room for the day. 2. NO central Air… there is a window unit and its LOUD LOUD LOUD… so either sweat it out at night in the summer or bring earplugs (that’s what I did). 3. NO good places nearby to grab a decent sit down breakfast.
Many complained about the Wi-Fi…I was on the 8^th fl and it worked fine, but every time u turn on your device you have to log in again… ur device will not automatically log in their system (like it will everywhere else) so u may THINK ur on their Wi-​Fi but find out ur not later. When in NY I don’t bother with TV but note there are only about 5 channels available. If u book this to hang in the room and watch TV you should consider just staying home LOL.
On the plus side, staff was good and somewhat attentive and very pleasant at the front desk. Parking is right next door at 41 per day (with the Hotel validation… otherwise MORE).
Overall, for what’s available in NY this is not a bad place and if I need to be in Mid town again, id probably go back.

My husband and I enjoyed our stay. The price was great and the room was clean. I have read reviews the rooms are small, but considering this is New York, I thought the room was just fine. Everything looked like it had been renovated in the last few years, the bathroom was a nice mix of old and new. The only issue we had was the shower door leaked and there was a puddle.

I wish I could give a more positive review. I’ve stayed here twice now, because of the proximity to friends/​subway/​business. But the first time I was awoken by a broken fire alarm at 4AM, and when I complained to the staff they failed to apologize. The second time (a few days ago) the ceiling suddenly cracked and water flowed through onto the bed, forcing me to check out early.
The room is also tiny, and Wifi is very weak.

My son and I stayed here when we flew up to take in a New York Jets game. This was the best deal I found on the travel web sites. It is not the Ritz, but it’s not a crack motel, either. The staff was nice, the rooms small (it IS New York) but it was located within easy walking distance of everything: Penn Station, Times Square, the Carnegie Club, you name it. We used it only for sleeping, which is what you should do when you visit «the city that never sleeps.»
Beds were comfortable and the AC worked fine.
If you want to hang out in your room, this is not the place.
If you are taking in the town, and only need a good bed that is AFFORDABLE and centrally located, then this is your place.
(The people b*tching about the «small rooms» should visit Europe. That will open your eyes.)

Someone stopped time, not in good way.

I used Hotwire to book this hotel for our stay in NYC. Location was great, but everything else wasn’t. When we arrived to check in we were placed on a floor with no lights (YES the floor had no working lights). When I confronted the front desk he mentioned that he forgot that floor was not operating. When we finally got to our room it was super tiny! Nothing like the pictures I saw advertised on Hotwire. The room felt more like a prison cell than a room with basically 4 walls and a bed. We asked for a refund based on our experience and after much back and forth the manager at the hotel sympathized with our situation and refunded us.

They have a public toilet here!!! Make sure to ask front desk for a key. This place SAVED MY LIFE!

Its new york– i get it. Rooms are tiny, everything is expensive. Fine. But this hotel is EXTRA cramped, has HORRIBLE wifi, and NO amenities.
My biggest peeve– horrible wifi. This hotel wins. I travel a LOT. I cant remember a more awful internet connection. 20 –30 mins for one jpg from a gopro to upload. Thats when it had an actual connection. We were here 3 days, and it never improved at any time of day or night.
No refrigerator or microwave. Vending consisted of an ice machine and soda machine. No candy bars, food or anything else. This was a big problem because with a family i dont want to drop $ 100 for every meal of the day, so we traveled with groceries. We ended up using a drink glass to cook hotdogs and ramen in a cup with the hot water dispenser downstairs for our meals we didnt eat out.
No breakfast. They put out oat meal packs and instant coffee in the mornings. Theyve pretty much made a statement with the one hot water dispenser — eat and drink somewhere else.
Im used to hotels having individual climate controls for each room. Im not new to the NE or Ny areas. They had a 1980’s window unit for AC, and it has the standard radiant heater in the corner. We were COLD at night because the building boiler wasnt fired up yet at thanksgiving, so we never had any hot water running through radiator, hence no heat. Front desk didnt care either.
Neighborhood– VERY close to good area. But street in front of hotel is scummy and had homeless all up and down it all day. Constant traffic at night and room is not insulated.
Outlets– our room had 3 avail outlets, 2 had 2 plugs, one by bathroom only had one outlet and a switch. So 5 plugs total. Traveling as a family where we each had a phone to charge, in addition to two laptops and a couple of cameras that needed batteries charged nightly, this was a huge logistical problem.
Parking– ill give them an extra star over the one they earned. Its not adjacent to the hotel or really convenient, but it is ina garage and not horribly far. Its a decent price for in the city too. This is the only real redeeming quality. However it appears many of their guests dont drive in so this may not be of any use to you.
EDIT — after checkout i brought rating back down to one star from two over the parking. They quoted $ 30 a day at hotel, but when i retrieved the vehicle, the third party garage told me it was $ 80 for two days. Still not bad for the city BUT NOT WHAT HOTEL SAID. Attendant and manager at garage were extremely rude and took 45 min to retrieve vehicle when i was the only person there getting a car.
It was cleaner than many hotels ive been to, but overall, its not a good value for the price. It looks «boutique» but falls WAY short of an actual boutique hotel and the service expected from one. If its the only thing left to grab on a last mi ute price deal and your time in the city will be spent mostly out of the hotel, and all you need is a place to crash and keep your clothes from being stolen, it will suit. Otherwise spend $ 50 more a night and get a GOOD room at the hyatt or sheraton.

Stayed here overnight for a quick weekend trip. The parking garage next door was pretty expensive, so I opted for street parking and some how was able to find a spot right out front (almost unheard of in NYC). The front desk was enclosed behind glass, and there wasn’t much of a lobby. There were soda machines near the room but they were broken. The hallway was very loud and everything echoed. Our room was the perfect size for 2 even 3 people and the iron bed frame made it feel more like an actual bedroom. The bed was so comfortable and there was free wifi. We had a private bathroom that was very nice as well. The next morning, they serve a light complimentary breakfast if you wake up early enough. 4 stars for the room and location; it’s literally walking distance to everything but not too close where you’re bombarded with traffic and tourists. Overall, a comfortable stay and if I can get a good deal on expedia again, I would book it!

La ubicación del hotel es muy buena (cerca del metro, de varias casas reconocidas de marcas, restaurantes y atracciones turísticas).
El punto negativo es que «ofrecen wifi en todo el hotel», pero en cada piso de las habitaciones no existe ninguna red. La única opción es ir al lobby, donde siempre hay gente tratando de conectarse, y esto genera que la velocidad sea pésima. Pude conectarme 2 veces en mis estadía.
En el lobby hay agua caliente, 5 variedades de té, café, chocolate y leche. Autoservicio las veces que quieras. Unos pasos atrás, está el laundry (podés pagar para utilizarlos) y un dispenser de hielo.
La habitación para dos es muy cómodo, tiene un led y reproductor de CDs, además un pequeño armario con plancha y tabla. El baño bien equipado.
La atención es muy buena. Si llegaste temprano y hay habitación, te permiten hacer El check-​in antes (yo lo hice 2 horas antes). Y luego del check-​out podés dejar las valijas allí hasta la hora de irte.

Pros:
–The location was convenient for us, close to Madison Square Garden, and right on the edge of Koreatown.
–The hotel was clean. The bed was comfortable.
–They offer a break on overnight parking at a garage around the corner (call to ask about this).
Cons:
–Our room was TINY. By far the smallest hotel room I’ve ever stayed in. Nothing like the rooms they show in their photos, most of which are of their renovated rooms. It was also on the first floor, so we had to walk past the breakfast room and all of the mops and cleaning supplies that were stored in the hallway outside our room. One person can sit in a chair, the other person Must be on the bed. There was a folding luggage valet in the room but no conceivable place to put it.
–There was a window in our room, but it was boarded up from the outside so there was no natural light. Essentially, it felt like we were sleeping in a bunker.
–The air conditioning unit was on its last legs. It was very hot the day we arrived and we needed the air. It clanked and squeaked, it sounded like 2 squirrels were mating inside of it. It did cool the air, so there is that. Made it hard to sleep, though.
–The shower had an on-​demand hot water system that seemed to work about half the time. Eventually we learned that we had to wait/​waste about 5 minutes of water before it would get hot enough to shower.
–The toilet was placed so close to the wall that I (with my ample bottom) had to sit almost sideways on the thing in order to use it. WTF?
–There were no outlets near the bed so any electronics had to be charged/​plugged in on the other side of the room.
–The television was 80% static on every channel.
–Hmm. Let’s see. I could probably go on but I think you get the idea.
We paid over $ 200 a night including tax for our room. Like many NYC hotels the prices change drastically depending on the week and demand. If you can get a room for Much less, it might be a good enough place to lay your head while visiting Midtown. But we won’t be returning.

I’ve been to this hotel many times before, often times just for a few hours, with no problems at all. However, on my most recent visit, one of the receptionists (I’m guessing she was the manager, a Hispanic woman in the right window) was extremely rude and wouldn’t allow me to book a room for my girlfriend and I. She raised her voice and said, «We don’t do that anymore!». I left the hotel very dissatisfied that I was treated in this manner, and I vowed to never return again. Please do yourself the favor and explore other hotel options where the staff is friendlier and more accommodating to your needs.

Used to offer 3 hours for $ 75. Now its 2 hours still for $ 75. Not worth it, find another place. Rude bitch at reception in the afternoon. All other workers are pleasant

Was here for 8 nights. Overall good value for money. Great location, friendly staff, comfy beds, ok bathrooms. Could have had coffee/​tea in rooms, but ok.
But!
Heaters are lousy! Either they fryed us up, or they made loud hammering noises during the night, both preventing us from sleep. Vi switched rooms (thankyou Chris!) which helped somewhat, but not completely.
Getting a good nights sleep is the most important thing in a hotel, and I can see others have had the same problem — obviously the problems aren’t being taken care of, therefore I only give three stars.

Right off Broadway with easy access to trains going up/​downtown, yet not exorbitantly expensive. Rooms were quite large and clean with a beautiful marbled bathroom. Staff very nice and efficient. Lobby felt like a lowbrow bank: employees behind thick glass, slide your info in the slots underneath. Yet they still let anyone in the place (despite the registered guests only sign: no keys checked, my friend came up without a checkover). Hallways bare and tiled like an old office building. The rooms were sparsely decorated and dated but roomy, I was told this was an «upgrade» so the other rooms must be smaller. Somewhat put off but the employee who provided a free service (getting my one suitcase out of a closet and carrying it 5 feet) but then said «you can tip me whatever you want.» Overall a decent, safe option for the price!

Rooms are small and dated but they’re not teeny, they’re totally reasonably-​sized and clean. Good location, close to, well, basically everything. Only one key for the room — if you share a room with someone on a different schedule than you, like I did, you have to pick up and drop off your one shared key down at the front desk each time you enter/​leave. A minor annoyance.

Cheap digs in an expensive city (sort of) part three
This place is not as cheap as Hotel 31 or Pod 51 but better. You pay for a private bath and I stayed here for two nights on the weekend for around $ 400 so, not bad. The rooms were very nice I thought. High ceilings and marble baths. Beds were comfortable and the TV and the internet worked fine. Location could not be better for Manhattan and close to subways. They have a nice lounge down stairs with free coffee and a window that looks out on 31^st St. Lockers to store your luggage if you arrive before their 3:00pm check in time are roomy and only $ 2. The bullet proof window between me and the desk clerk was a little off putting but everybody was certainly nice enough. I can’t think why anyone would pay more

Un hotel bien situé a Manhattan.
L’accueil derrière une vitre blindée, n’est pas très accueillant… mais bon on né dort pas a l’accueil…
Les chambres sur cour sont très calmes mais bien entendu manquent de lumière… elles sont propres et bien équipées, salle de bain sympa, la wifi marche impeccablement. On peut prendre des cafés thés a certaines heures, dans le salon a l’accueil. Bref pour se reposer après les longues ballades dans la ville c’est un bon choix !

I used to live in Manhattan and was back visiting recently. My friend and I decided to stay here because it was a close to Madison Square Garden where we were going to see a concert.
I enjoyed my two night stay very much. The location was perfect. It was right around the block from Koreatown which has great restaurants and places to get dessert that are open late. It is at Herald Square which has numerous subway lines.
The price was excellent for a Manhattan hotel. Amenities were lacking, but that is expected for a bargain hotel. Our room had two beds, an air conditioner, and the windows could be opened. While the hotel rooms were small compared to suburban hotels, they were a good size for budget Manhattan hotels.
The hot water worked well and there was complimentary coffee, tea and chocolates in the lobby. The room also had a very large flat screen TV. They had free wifi and the beds were very comfortable. NYC is a noisy city and I did get woken up one morning by a fire siren. I was surprised that I did not hear more noise.
The downside was that they only have one room key which I found a little inconvenient because my friend and I would have each wanted one. However, the staff said that if one of us wanted to get into the room when the other was out, the staff at the front desk could let us in. The lobby is attended 24-​hr a day which is important since this is the city that never sleeps!
I would definitely stay again!

I don’t think I’d stay here again, because the glass in front of the front desk person and lockers to store your stuff (for a fee) if you get in earlier than check-​in was a turn-​off. I got a great rate for the hotel on Orbitz and figured it’d be fine since I wouldn’t be hanging out at the hotel anyways… Then my friends were staying at the Ace Hotel a couple blocks away and I was so envious! The room at the hotel was nice and clean, comfortable bed, so it wasn’t horrible– but it’s lacking in ambiance and the staff wasn’t very hospitable. I guess you get what you pay for though. It’s no-​frills but there are better options for around the same price if you do some research online– try
for great rates.

Un verdadero chollo, por lo menos en la temporada que fuimos nosotros.
Reservamos este hotel en plan «Prioridades: buena localización y buen precio. Total, el hotel tiene que servir sólo para ducharnos y dormir»… — y superó todas las expectativas.
Además, nos sorprendió con las habitaciones en muy buen estado, tele de plasma, etc. y un lounge acogedor con máquinas de café, muchos tés diferentes, capuchino, chocolate caliente, con aroma de vainilla, avellana, etc… y barritas de chocolate…
Así, cada mañana, antes de irte por ahí y zamparte algún bagel para desayunar, ya puedes tomarte algo calentito y muy rico gratis en el hotel o de camino a los sitios que quieras explorar, o para merendar, o por la noche… un servicio extra muy bueno y un ahorro inesperado.
En lo que se refiere a la ubicación: casi insuperable, si buscas un lugar en Midtown. La calle es muy tranquila, pero a la vez nada más girar por la esquina estás en Broadway y Herald Square, con la parada de metro de 34 St al lado y el Empire State Building a dos manzanas (y todos los restaurantes buenísimos de Koreatown, si te gusta la cocina asiática — yo no quería ni moverme de allí).
Hay muchas cafeterías y algunos delis muy cerca, además estás al lado de Madison Square Garden para ver partidos de la NBA y Penn Station para viajar.
En un corto paseo ya llegas a cualquier lado — Times Square, Bryant Park, Grand Central Terminal, Flatiron… Midtown a tus pies. Y si te gusta pasear puedes explorar muchos más barrios andando.
Si lo que buscas no es un hotel de 5 estrellas, sino un alojamiento agradable para poder explorar todo Manhattan, éste lugar te podría gustar.
Sólo puedo comparar con alojamientos en Upper East Side y Union Square, y por la ubicación (igual de buena que Union Square) sin duda volvería a este alojamiento!

I found the Herald Square Hotel on
and trip advisor with great reviews after hours of searching for an affordable hotel in Manhattan during May.
Let me just say, the beds are amazing! I slept so comfortably during my stay for 3 nights! Not much noise from the cleaning staff either which was great.
I was on the third floor, so my window faced into the interior courtyard with no view, but it didn’t really bother me. Bathroom was very spacious, not much water pressure in the sink and spotty hot water in the shower, but everything was clean and new.
Air conditioner, hair dryer, flatscreen tv, safe, everything was great.
Free coffee and chocolates in the lobby, an added plus!
The hotel in only a 5 minute walk to the nearest metro which made it very easy for us to move around the city.
I will definitely return to the Herald Square on my next visit!

Rates are hourly at $ 75.00 for three hours.
Hurricane Sandy created wreak havoc for many New Yorkers as it inconvenience me. Receptionist window partition is separated by a two inch bullet proof glass when visitors check-​in. Valid photo identification is required for all visitors age 21+ checking-​in whether it is one person or a two person party per room. Staff is capable of conversing fluently in Spanish and English. Lobby area is beautiful with a home-​like atmosphere rather than a hotel. A restaurant is located on the premises.
It is an extremely cramped room with one queen size bed and no surrounding space to maneuver. Every hotel/​motel room contains a desk right? Herald Square Hotel contains a ledge attached to the wall to serve as a desk. There is barely any space to place a book or one’s personal belongings on this built-​in ledge. Temperature is stifling hot where the heat is hike up to 1,000 F degrees fending a sauna atmosphere upon my entrance and entire stay. The hot water of the shower and sink were dangerously hot as I burnt my little hand. It was impossible to shower away the stains of the daily grime without hot water as it was dangerously fiery hot. One giant HVAC unit sticks out above the room buzzing loudly. One small TV is attached to the wall with bad clarity for image projection. The bed is draped in pure white Egyptian cotton sheets and very firm like new comforters with pinstripe white pillow shams. The color of the bed linens emits the supposedly purity and wholeness of one’s stay. Quiet room, clean and bed bug free.
Herald Square Hotel is conveniently accessible within the vicinity of Koreatown.

L’Herald Square Hotel ou comment loger «sans se ruiner» en plein NYC (né vous emballez pas non plus, on est quand même en plein NYC!).
Bein oui, pour ce prix, on n’imagine pas un seul instant être à quelques minutes à pied de Broadway. Et vous savez quoi Mesdemoiselles? Cet hôtel se trouve entre la cinquième et la sixième avenue. Oui oui vous avez bien entendu, vous êtes près de toutes les plus grandes marques du monde entier !
Par contre l’hôtel n’est pas au top question desgin, les chambres né sont pas très grandes mais ça reste quand même un excellent rapport/​qualité prix.
Vous avez à disposition une machine à café dans le salon, avec plein de goûts de café plus fous les uns que les autres. Né soyez pas trop original ou c’est la mauvaise surprise assurée (pour info le cappucino crème Irish n’est pas top ;)) !
Le dernier point positif c’est la possibilité de laisser ses valises en sécurité le lendemain dans une salle, le temps de faire son dernier tour avant le départ pour l’aéroport.
Par contre, la wi-​fi né marchait pas très très bien, l’ascenseur est vraiment très exigu et un peu vieillot (halte aux claustrophobes !) et pour accéder aux toilettes dans le hall, il faut demander la clé à l’accueil (un peu contraignant).