WeWork Bryant Park

The good — location if you want to be in midtown. Space is nice and (generally) pretty clean.
The not so good — where to start.
— It is LOUD in here. I paid a lot of money to find a place to WORK. Unless you’re planning to wear headphones, get ready for a rude experience. LOUD people on conference calls — literally you are sitting in a room and someone will hop on a conference call and speak so LOUDLY, you cannot focus. So LOUD. I had to move my seat 4 times before getting so frustrated, I walked across the street to try and be more productive.
— It is LOUD in here. There is a woman in the front who literally screams «GOOD MORNING, DON’T FORGET TO SWIPE YOUR CARD, THANK YOU!»
— It is LOUD in here. There are five people who work here literally sitting on the couches playing games on their cell phone and speaking so LOUDLY while people are trying to sit at the table to do work.
— It is LOUD next to the conference rooms. You can hear everything, the glass is super thin and the conference rooms are in actual work rooms, so there’s no way to escape it when people are in the conference room (which is usually all day)
— The coffee tastes like warm muddy water. Which is a shame because La Colombe coffee is actually great.
— No cell phone charging stations, no USB charging cords to borrow, no printing access…
Really wanted to enjoy working here but it is really difficult to be productive. Suggestion: have cell phone use space and everywhere else should be quiet zoned.

WeWork Bryant Park! What can I say? Had my own office for years never thought it could be any better… I have been very impressed here. This place is awesome. The people are great, service is great, location is tops and the WeWork experience is so great you would think it should have come along years ago. Bravo!

This place is amazing. Beautiful common space on the second floor, wonderful location. A place to get a lot of work done. But what makes it is the staff. Gabrielle, Maeve and Ingrit make every day a pleasure with their smiles, their efficiency and their willingness to get sh*t done for you. Cannot speak highly enough of these guys!

I visited a few shared office spaces and two of them were WeWorks. The first was in Bryant Park which had a nice vibe and the people that greeted me and gave me a tour were wonderful. There were a few disappointments which were deal breakers for me.
First, the chairs for the commons membership are NOT ergonomic and looked pretty uncomfortable and cheap. Second, the common area at this location was closed off in a room which was smaller than expected and very hot. I also noticed there was a bar area with stools. Not sure if this is where everyone gets their coffee, but if it is, I would imagine it being a big distraction.
I also toured the Penn Station location. I wasn’t keen on the neighborhood, the building itself was not nearly as nice, and the receptionist had an attitude. When I asked her where I need to meet for a tour she said «go to ten» and dismissed me. One of the elevators was broken so it took a while to get upstairs. The person that gave me the tour was nice though.
The advantage this place has over Bryant Park is that it is more of an open space for the common membership and they have large leather couches and comfy chairs to lounge on.
In the end I decided to go with The Yard. A little more expensive but nicer environment and closer to Penn Station.

This is a beautiful space, but the music in the common areas is way too loud. It’s impossible to work or even have a conversation with out shouting… it feels more like a nightclub rather than workspace. When I asked the coordinator of the space to turn down the music, she told me that the loud music was a policy of the common space. This seems completely senseless. Honestly, for what I am paying to use the space, I was a little disappointed at this kind of inflexibility.
Bottom line: The Bryant Park We Work space is a chaotic, loud environment. It’s just not possible to do work here or have a conversation with the music so high. Do not waste your money. Go elsewhere.

Came here to visit a friend working from their space. Maybe I had too high of an expectation but I was definitely disappointed. For the price he is paying I was expecting more room and the environment was too chaotic I think to get work done.

My first impression of We Work.
They really know and embrace the concept of a shared work place.
I love the fact that if you work for one of the offices in any of their locations you will feel good about the place you work at. They have amazing amenities for the members to use. I like how each floor has their own lounge/​work area. For example the first floor has the largest working station where there are two quiet rooms, a kitchen with coffee, water, beer, running water, small fridges, recycling trash bin, etc. it usually very quiet in here but there is no Shhhhh be quiet policy. So you can talk as long as you are not having a party in there.
I like the fact that you feel so comfortable in this building and you can see that on most of the users while they are using these areas.
On the second floor there is another bar area, and the bathrooms which I find very comfortable. You don’t feel like a sardine in it and definitely always clean!
Each floor has its own personality and once again it makes you feels like you are working from home. Keep it up We Work!

I was here for their opening party and was mindblown by the view. From here, you can see the entire Bryant Park and at the time, the Christmas tree too. WeWork knows how to throw parties and events with great food and drinks. And they sure know how to find some great locations with great views. Startups and other businesses would be excited to have such a space to work in.