CHELSEA INN
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Cheap hotel close to New York subway stations.
The 33 rooms of this hotel, broken down on 5 floors, are simple and clear. If all have a kitchenette (fridge and coffee maker), in return, many of them share the bathrooms. Only drawback: the noise in the rooms on the ground floor, overlooking a disco bar. Rather choose the rooms that overlook the courtyard or the garden, they are much quieter. You can see the branches and leaves of trees and can sleep properly. You will be given coupons at the beginning of your stay for breakfast - take-away -, in a pastry restaurant next door (La Petite Abeille): pastries, fruit juice and hot drinks. The building is a trademark (listed), the owner cannot really carry out substantial renovations. It is not possible to build a lift for example. The decor of the rooms is rough and a little bit old, but the hotel is clearly seeking to keep its price at its lowest. However, it is well located in Manhattan and near the subway stations, including 14th Street. Book about a month in advance.
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El WiFi funciona fatal, no tiene ascensor y no hay posibilidad de dejar maletas el último día, pero relación calidad precio buenísima.
There’s only one window that about a foot wide & it’s tucked behind a shelving unit so there’s no air flow either.
I actually hate this hotel & I don’t recommend.
EDIT: they moved our room to the first floor which had big windows & central air. It was definitely more comfortable but they never gave us the code to the room after we called multiple times (also ignored) & all our luggage was basically being held hostage every time we left the room. We would have to go find a maintenance person each time we needed to get in. We ended up leaving early anyways.
There are two rooms per "unit," which share a bathroom. I believe one room has a window, but ours did not. This seems like a fire safety issue. Make sure to set your alarm on your phone, because there's no alarm clock in the room!
There is a television, a small wardrobe, and a small desk. I wish there was an outlet closer to the bed. The air conditioning unit did not appear to work, but an overhead fan did (luckily, because it was sweltering in the building). In the middle of the night, a rhythmic banging inside the wall woke me up (I am a very deep sleeper).
Great location, just right around the corner from the 18th street station. Safe area in lower Manhattan, felt safe walking around after midnight. The building appears to be two buildings merged into one, which explains the strange structure of the rooms. Don't count on getting in touch with any hotel staff, I could only see one person in the room behind the counter, and there appeared to be another one living upstairs.
Overall, nothing special. The cheapest one we could find, and it was fine for our purposes. We'd probably spend more to get more next time though.