The Jane

This is quite the interesting hotel in a fantastic location near the Hudson in the West Village. As some have mentioned, this hotel is not for everyone, but can be a great value and an interesting experience for the adventurous traveler. It is by far the best value in Manhattan, especially considering it is clean and safe. Here are the details of my review:
Location:
The location for the hotel is amazing. Right near the Hudson in the West Village the location is fantastic. The hotel sits in a residential neighborhood just south of the Whitney Museum and just west of Hudson and Bleecker streets. The area is quiet despite being near the West Side Highway.
Rating: 4 Stars
Appearance:
The hotel was built in 1907 and is a pretty amazing looking building. It’s in good shape and the neighborhood is super cute, typical West Village, red-​brick brownstones and mature trees. The lobby and common areas are awesome too, pulling you 100 years into the past, but in good condition. It’s not perfect, but is in pretty good shape considering.
Rating: 3 Stars
Room:
Tiny, super tiny, so tiny that even though everyone says the same thing on their reviews one can never be prepared for how tiny it is. My room basically had a twin bed, an area to walk by the bed, a window, a shelf above the bed and some storage below. It’s small. I stayed for 2 nights and that is the max I’d stay here. I’m not sure what a couple would do, or for two people staying in the bunk beds. With that said, the room is clean and damage free. I didn’t care for the mattress, felt a bit cheap and was not super firm, nor comfortable. The lighting is a bit odd as well and the tiny window let in very little light. As others have mentioned it gets WAY too hot in the room, with no way to control the temperature. It was a record cold weekend in NYC and yet I had my window open quite a bit, just to stay comfortable. The other thing worth mentioning is that I had a room that had a shared bath. This wasn’t a big deal to me, but might be for some people. The size of the room, the high heat, the uncomfortable bed and the external bathroom dropped the rating considerably. Had the heat been manageable and the mattress comfortable I would have dealt with the room size and the bathroom arrangement.
Rating: 1 Star
Customer Service:
Good customer service. Checking in, Checking out, the cleaning staff all good. I didn’t have any problems whatsoever.
Rating: 3 Stars
Value:
This hotel is a great value. I paid less than $ 75/​night and this makes for a great value in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Rating: 4 Stars
Restaurant:
I ate here twice, once for dinner and once for breakfast (I will write a more detailed review for the restaurant) and had an average experience considering both meals. I had a GREAT experience for dinner, from the food to the service to the cocktails the experience was great. It was the opposite for breakfast. Food was pretty terrible and the service was awful. Rude fast and I didn’t even get water until I had given my credit card.
Rating: 3 Stars
Overall rating: 3 Stars

Review for nightlife — not for hotel stay.
Always have a good time here — but I’m usually so drunk my face is melting off.
Drinks are reasonably priced, and you can dance on EVERYTHING.
For some reason I hate to say this (probably because I don’t want to believe it), but there is always a cool crowd.
Looks like everyone hasn’t had that experience, but I’ve found the door people to be particularly nice. Once the girl handling the guest list looked at me and said, «She’s fierce. Let her in.»
And after years of wintertime dancing, over the summer, I had the pleasure of finally visiting the roof. Beautiful views of NJ, Hudson River, and you can see the Statue of Liberty too. However, the service up there was unbelievably terrible. You win some, you lose some I guess!

La tercera estrella a este lugar es por el bar, que es de lo mejor que vi, te diría que las 3 estrellas del hotel son del bar.
The Jane es un «hotel» adonde las habitaciones son camarotes de 2×1.50. REAL. Casi no entraba en la cama. TOdo se guarda debajo, no hay closet, hay bocha de ganchos para colgar y los baños son compartidos con el piso entero. Sí, eso.
Lo que tiene es que es super barato para NY. 65 dolares la noche. Y la zona que está es buena. En el Meatpacking a 3 cuadras de Chelsea y el arranque de la highline en la 14^th.
Al ser tan barato todo es medio pelo. Y un quizás esperaría un hotel lleno de gente joven viajera para cruzarse en el bar y esas cosas pero no sucede. Es mucha gente vieja y semi homeless que usa el hotel para vivir hasta conseguir un depto. Un ambiente medio choto.
Parrafo aparte el bar. Está abajo y tiene el tamaño del hotel. Un salón principal increíblemente decorado y espacioso con buenos tragos. Pasé la última noche ahí laburando un poco con la compu y lamentablemente no había nadie como para charlar (era un lunes) pero el lugar en sí un 10.
No volvería, no creo.

A group of friends and I went to this place the other night. We expected to wait on a line to get in. However, a man at the line then told us only certain party groups were allowed in. The man was very rude to all of us for no reason. We will not be going back to this place.

I wish I could give this place a negative rating.
We walked inside and before we could even say anything, they said «Sorry, if you don’t have a $ 3,000 reservation, we can’t let you in.» Three (3) busted girls proceeded to walk right in.
This place sucks and is not worth your time or money. Truly a sad establishment.

DON’T spend your money in this place, but most importantly DON’T spend your time. If you’re looking for the «hip place to go» then you must remember that comes with 1) huge lines that are not respected by everyone, 2) a rude bouncer sick with power (not to mention the really unfriendly woman with the worst choice of hair style ever), 3) packed place with horrible service and most importantly 4) with the cost of spending your time in a horrible place when NYC has incredible venues to visit. These people forget who pays their bills. Worst customer service ever.

If I could I would give it minus stars I would, typical asshole door men that think they are something when in fact they’re just puppets on their high horses. Ive been a few times but last night was the final straw, my friend and I were rejected for no apparent reason, we weren’t drunk and we were well dressed. The doorman claimed the place was at capacity and proceeded by being rude and telling me to leave. He then kept letting people in, I asked him why he was letting them in and he shouted across to me saying «I’m doing this in spite of you». I asked to speak to a manager but they just gave me a number that just led to a voicemail. Over priced and over rated. I sincerely wish this place burns to the ground!

I’ve been to the Jane a couple times and it’s exactly what you’d picture it to be — constantly overcrowded, there are people who are way too drunk, people are constantly running into you/​over you, too loud, etc etc. It honestly baffles me why people think this place is run. At least at a bar you aren’t subject to club-​like lines, and at least at a club you are getting live music and whatnot.
We arrived at 10 on a Friday for a friend’s birthday party. She had coordinated putting us on some list. When we got there, the line was legitimately like three people long (see picture) and she texted me saying it wasn’t super packed.
Bouncer at the door takes my name, takes a .5 second glance at his list, and tells me I’m not on it. I must’ve looked surprised because his exact response was «that’s a cute face you’re making but you aren’t on the list» and then gestures to the side.
I don’t think I’ve ever been denied at the door of… anywhere. Not only that, but we were very dressed from dinner and the place was NOT EVEN THAT BUSY. Proceeded to watch people who weren’t on their stupid list walk in.
Best part: the dude was wearing a bucket hat. I was legitimately taking orders from a dude wearing a bucket hat. Seriously, what has my life come to.
My friend ended up coming out to get us and we skipped the ridiculous «mandatory $ 3» coat check. We sat at a table in the back which was fine. Didn’t even bother trying to get to their upstairs section.
Drinks aren’t ridiculously overpriced for New York standards, except their champagne which at $ 22 a glass is absurd. They also have a $ 20 credit card minimum which is also stupid.
The summary: please skip this place. It is not worth your time or your money. The bouncers are awful and going to some place that is allegedly cool isn’t worth being demeaned at the door by some dude WEARING A BUCKET HAT IN JANUARY.
Pass.

I wanted to try something different and a little out of my comfort zone, so I researched the hotels in NYC, and as we all know, hotels are quite pricey so I decided to try The Jane out as the prices were pretty good and it would be nice to experience a different kind of hotel. I knew going in that this was not your typical hotel as this one offers very small rooms, community showers etc. I was going to be gone most of the day anyways visiting family, friends and being a tourist, so it made sense to me to spend my money on doing things around the city than a schmancy hotel where I am just going to be sleeping at night.
By no means is this place a dump, it actually has a lot of charm & character, great vintage look, the staff was real nice, helpful and friendly.
As mentioned, the rooms are very small, the room I had was bunk bed style, probably just around 120SF in size, minimal space to move around so it may be tough if you carry a lot of luggage. Good thing I pack pretty light so it was no problem for me to maneuver around, but with 2 people in the room it did get tough at times. Room was clean, 1 TV for each bunk bed, some built in drawers underneath, some hooks on the door and mirror to hang some stuff, and a small window ledge area where you can put some of your items. You get one key fob for your door and another «key» to plug into the wall to turn on all the electricity in the room. Room walls are a little thin… and yes I heard a few amorous tourist talking to «god».
Bathrooms are 2 community shower closets and 2 toilet closets, with doors that actually lock and say «vacant» or «occupied». 2 sinks in the middle with a large mirror. I was surprised that it was quite clean, tidy and not stinky each time I went in. The whole stay reminded me of my days living in a dorm while in college.
Rooftop is nice, there is a bar & lounge up there, great views of the Hudson River and nice & comfy couches etc. Downstairs has a French restaurant/​bistro that we didn’t try but it seemed pretty busy at times. Also, there is a club in the hotel too with fist pumping music, lights, dime breezies, and all that going on. I didn’t go to that neither nor could I hear the club from upstairs.
Overall, my stay was totally fine and I liked it, I had no issues, spoke to a few other travelers on my floor and some liked it, but some didn’t. Be sure to research this place on what this place offers so you know what to expect or not.

I really do wish Unilocal have an option for — (minus) stars. I travel throughout the world, I never once met people like them at the front door, I’m not really sure if the owner of this bar aware of what is going on. They think they controlling the world at this tiny bitty front entrance, overall I really hate to tell them their title is «the guy at the front door». 1^st time I been here, the gay guy at the front door ask if we have a reservation. My friend and I really just wanted to go for a drink, I thought is a bar, no? Why need reservation, right?
2^nd time I went, because my stupid friend picked this place, so it was early, and we got in no problem, but the place is really not a big deal, I been to a much better place, after 10 minutes, we left.
3^rd time I went, and once again, I’m meeting couple of my friends there. It was 9pm, and no one even there at the front entrance. The securities was very rude to the customers, just yelling at the «PAYING» customers that didn’t do anything wrong, they just asking them if anyone in there. Security replied you wait, you not getting in till I tell you so. What??? Who are you to tell the guy that? The guy turned around and walked out with his friends, good for him. Security turned to me and told «Yes», I said told. You wait there. I turned around and walked out. I have money, I can buy table anywhere in the world, I don’t need to take this, I don’t work for you. How dare you talking to me like that. Just so in case any of those door man read my thread. I own a luxury concierge company base in NYC, I deal with my clients coming here from all over the world, I’ll make sure share my very pleasant experience with them. Last message to you guys at the «Door», my door is watching my door, so you really are no different, treat people the way you want to be treated, your customers are the ones paying your salary, so don’t be a jerk

What A Great Place To Party The Night Away! With Friends On Tuesday Night. Love Love Love

If it were possible for a ⁰⁄₅ stars this would be a good candidate. If you’re considering as a viable option for a night out with friends, please reconsider. Upon arriving, you will realize quickly this venue has the most inhospitable staff you will encounter in the city. Our group paid for table/​bottle service had anticipated accommodating service. Unfortunately the service was horrendous, and had it not been New Years we would have changed locations immediately. Almost every staff member of this establishment portrayed incompetency at simple tasks and a pathetic understanding of general customer service.
Needless to say, our group and any friends visiting the city will not be making an appearance here.

Might want the health inspectors to come by, not sure when they visited last. The place is too small, overpriced and pretty much one of the worst establishments in the city.
Would avoid at all costs.

Wow most unsalaried hotel I have ever seen, the bathrooms are disgusting. Service is fine. Food is bad. I’ve never seen a hotel so mistreated but so busy. I guess people don’t want quality anymore. Rooms are small and old fashion.

Stayed here, not by choice, but was convinced after it was already booked that this was a «cool spot.»
The person who booked it must have forgotten that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
In any case, I endured and approached my stay as an adventure, or a test of whether I have what it takes to live in poverty.
Let’s break it down…
The service, well, there is a lot to be desired in this department. The front desk (night shift) are quite mentally challenged. The one chick (white girl with corrective vision) had difficulty and spent a good 20 minutes locating an attachment in an email, until her coworker pointed to the bottom of the computer screen. I suspect the staff to be high on paint thinner.
The bellmen were the only bright spot of the hotel. They were helpful with hauling our luggage to the tiniest room on earth.
During my stay, I brushed up on the history of this place, and it is quite interesting. The Jane used to be low-​income housing for drug addicts and people I would not otherwise associate with. Then, some guy bought this place up and decided to capitalize on boho chic and offer hotel rooms. As part of the agreement, he/​she could not kick out the existing tenants. So, to this day, some old tenants still live there.
If you dislike the smell of cigarette smoke, I’d avoid the 4^th and 5^th floors. They reek of cigarettes. Apparently, the No Smoking Policy does not apply to the aforementioned tenants, who the Front Desk confirmed are smokers. With The Jane advertising itself as a Non-​Smoking Hotel, I’m sure there’s a class action lawsuit in there. Any takers?
I did check out their Café Gitane, which was charming. The Avocado Toast is the must order (to photograph and instagram about); tastewise, it was funny. I’ll save that review for another time. In any case, the Café is the cool spot of The Jane, everything else was shit.

BEWARE OF BEDBUGS!
I wish I had read more reviews prior to picking to stay here.
Paid $ 400/​night for the captain’s room. Yes, we had our own bathroom, and didn’t have to share with others, as with the cheaper rooms. Yes, the bed was huge and seemingly comfortable at the time.
With the exception of bed bugs.
My girlfriend ended up bringing back bedbugs home, getting bit over 30 times, and having to spend $ 500 for exterminators. Absolutely ridiculous for the lack of cleanliness for the price that they were charging.
Never again. I would probably only recommend your worst enemies to stay here. And even then, only one night would be enough.

Came here for drinks with friends (birthday), was having a great time until frantic bus boy «George» bumped into me and knocked over my freshly poured drink. Instead of offering me a refill when I asked George for a new drink, he told me he would have to pay out of pocket or get fired for my spilled drink. Typical NYC overworked staff. Without second thought, I asked to speak with a manager and request a new drink (to replace my $ 20 spilled cocktail) and was promptly escorted out for «questionable behavior». This place is WAY past its prime.
If you are visiting from out of town, looking for a prostitute, an illegal immigrant, or still in college The Jane is worth a drive by.

Went here on Saturday, waited on line for 20mins for a birthday with a group of 5 girls and 5 guys. The girls walk in ahead of us, and the pretentious doorman rejects the 5 guys right after the girls walk in. Without any explanation he said «sorry I cant do anything for you». When we tried to plead our case that we were there for a birthday party and we called in advance, he ignored us and walk away.
The 5 of us went over to Bounce (which doesn’t smell like a dirty old hotel), and our friends met us there as soon as they heard the news that we were not allowed in. We ended up getting a few bottles at Bounce and had a blast.
Conclusion: I’m happy I didn’t piss away my money at this dump so the loser doorman could buy himself another bucket hat and pair of thick-​rimmed glasses with my money.

If you want a quiet, comfortable, affordable place to stay in Manhattan, look no further.
We stayed in a cabin and found no problems whatsoever. The showers and bathrooms
are kept clean and were quality facilities. We never waited very long for a shower if any.
The restaurant looked good, and the staff here are excellent and give 4 star service.
What’s not to like about the Jane Hotel. Cute neighborhood and excellent nightlife nearby.

Very rude staff. They treat you like cattle, which is pretty sad considering the prices.
The bus-​people kept kicking me, and then told a manager to ask me to get out of their way. Yet, they pack us all in there.
Very disappointing and sad experience.

If I could give negative stars I would
1. They are grade pending — enough said
2. I have never met more inconsiderate and unkind waitstaff in my life. In particular the gentlemen that run the door for the bar. I watched these men degrade a young woman in front of me for asking them a question. Terrible and honestly all on a power trip.
I would not recommend anyone stay here and certainly not recommend anyone go to their bar or restaurant. Terrible.

Recommendation: If you’re coming here for the club, come early. Make sure you get to the lobby before 10:30 pm or you won’t be able to get in later on. Management is very stingy on letting anyone in after 11:00 pm and if you’re rolling deep with a group of guys, they won’t let you in.
I’ve come here a couple of times for the club in the lobby. The music is awesome because it’s one of the very few places that plays hip-​hop music with a young, professionals crowd. Drinks can be a little expensive but it’s expected since it’s a hotel bar.
Once the party starts, be prepared to see people dancing on the lobby furniture because it gets crazy.

Le Jane a été un peu un hasard, mais une très bonne découverte.
C’est en effet après une soirée au VIP room de nyc, que nous laissons pour nous aventurer au Jane, que j’ai découvert cet endroit.
Déjà l’entrée est gratuite, ce que l’on né peut pas dire de toutes les boites nyquaises, ensuite la boîte en elle-​même se situe dans le bar de l’hôtel, qui ressemble à un bar vintage, cosy, avec canapés et fauteuils moelleux. L’éclairage est fait de petites lampes style chevet dispersées un peu partout dans le bar, qui donnent une touché très originale à l’endroit. On s’y sent bien.
Ensuite la musique est tout ce que j’aime, des 90’s, des classiques un peu nuls mais drôles, bref on né va pas au Jane pour écouter la toute dernière chanson ultra-​hype, mais plutôt pour se trémousser sur des vieux tubes de Britney Spears.
Si vous aimez cette ambiance, le côté salon tamisé calme et jazzy où on boit son whisky, qui se transforme en «tout le monde danse sur les canapés» passé une certaine heure, vous ravira surement !

I’ll say this for the bar and lounge: they *look* gorgeous, and they feel like some kind of real scene, but–
* The $ 14 cocktails were mediocre, all syrupy, at least the night I was there. I had the Punjab, basically a gin and cucumber thing, but it was too sweet and off balance. A few friends had old fashioneds and sazeracs and mojitos, and they had the same problem, though in the case of the mojito you could at least argue that it’s supposed to be on the sweet side.
* Service at the bar itself was actually quite quick, considering how busy it was, but… we were at a table in the lounge, and the staff kicked us off it because some other group got bottle service. We were with a hotel guest, and it didn’t matter. We were close to leaving anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal, and I said to the hostess, «yeah no problem of course we’ll get up.» To which she replied: «Yes, YOU HAVE TO.» And then the people getting bottle service, for whom we HAD to make way, were dry humping and falling over one another.
* This was a Thursday evening. Earlier on in the evening the lounge was sparsely populated and altogether lovely. By 11pm or so, it was full of meat-​packing types, with a line at the door.
As for the hotel–
I only saw my friend’s $ 100/​night room, which reminded me of (and I think was explicitly modeled after) a ship’s cabin. It was maybe 40 square feet (not a typo – four, and zero) and my friend had to use a shared bathroom. She said got a bit crowded, come morning. In this hotel’s defence, it’s in a pretty rich area, and I guess this is just what $ 100/​night gets you down there… and again, the lounge and bar are gorgeous… but… I dunno folks, maybe try AirBnB.
In summary–
Meh, but it’s such a nice-​looking meh that I wouldn’t mind giving it a second try, especially during slower times.

Schon allein, weil hier vor hundert Jahren Überlebende der Titanic untergebracht waren (
), und weil es immer noch so aussieht wie damals, muss man da mal hin. Jedes Mal, wenn ich das Hotel betreten habe, dachte ich, das ist gerade ein Film, das kann nicht wahr sein. Aber das denkt man in New York ja sowieso die ganze Zeit.
Ich brauchte ein Einzelzimmer, und da es in New York nicht sehr viele Hotels gibt, in denen Einzelzimmer viel viel billiger sind als Doppelzimmer, habe ich mich für dieses entschieden. Ich bin immer noch sehr froh darüber.
Denn das Personal ist freundlich, zuvorkommend und dabei echt lässig. Und lustig!
Die Einrichtung ist stilvoll, alt und mit viel Patina.
Im Hotel gibt es ein großartiges Café bzw. Restaurant, das Café Gitane (das gibt es auch nochmal in der Mott Street:
)
Und es gibt Leihfahrräder, kostenlos!
Nicht zu vergessen, dass es irgendwo in der großartigen Gegend zwischen Meatpacking District und West Village liegt.
Trotzdem gibt es ein paar Dinge anzumerken:
Die Einzelzimmer sind so groß wie Schiffskabinen. Aber schön. Und mit
iPod Docking Station und TV. Ich habe mich in meiner cosy Cabine sehr wohl gefühlt. Allerdings gibt es nur Gemeinschaftsbäder. Die sehen gut aus, und eigentlich sind sie immer sauber. Meistens, wenn man eines der Bäder betritt, putzt dort gerade jemand. Von einem der Bäder kann man die Freiheitsstatue sehen.
Etwas problematisch finde ich die Zentralheizung. Ich wollte mal wissen, wie die Heizung ausgeht, da hat man mir erklärt, wie die Klimaanlage angeht.
Und es gibt im Hotel einen total angesagten Club. Der ist abends brechend voll, es gibt Türsteher und eine Schlange, die meistens weit in die Jane Street reicht. Das Publikum ist so ein anfangzwanzigjähriges mit Röhrenjeans und Nerdbrillen. Der Club ist ganz schön laut, und das Hotel liegt übrigens nicht genau am Hudson River, sondern am Lincoln Highway. Und die haben sich gegenseitig übertönt, manchmal war der Highway lauter, manchmal der Club. Ich habe mir Ohropax in die Ohren gestöpselt und dann aber trotzdem gut geschlafen.
Das sieht jetzt so aus, als würde es mehr Nachteile als Vorteile geben. Ich finde aber, dass die Vorteile schwerer wiegen. Ich würde wiederkommen.