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Hotel Newton
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96th St (1, 2, 3)
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7 reviews for Hotel Newton
The hotel is in a great location. Quiet neighborhood, great diner next door. Close to the subway, walking distance to decent restaurants, banks, etc. This is where the good stuff stops.
The elevator is super scary. It made wierd noises everytime we used it. The staff is somewhat helpful, but a little creepy. Weird looks and awkward stares.
The worst part was the size of our room. When we walked into the room, I opened up the door, and I literally a couldn't walk one step without bumping into the bed. I remember my wife telling me to get in, and i had to tell her, "I can't even move, because the bed's in the way. The room is not even small, it's tiny. I had to rearrange the room so that we could have enough space for our luggage. The bathroom was also just as small. We didn't have nearly enough space to put all our toiletries. I would not recommend Hotel Newton to anyone.
For the price we paid, we should have just subleted an apartment for a week.
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I booked through the hotel website directly. The value was one of the best that I could find for the location. The room was small but it served it's purpose in providing a CLEAN place to sleep and freshen up. (room with private bathroom) I am not saying this is a 4 star hotel but you get the best value for your money. If I planned to come to NY just to stay in a hotel all day then I would have invested more $ in another.
Although check-in was at 3 pm, we had a room at 12 pm upon arrival.
TV, air-conditioning and a refrigerator was also provided. If the microwave is unplugged, do not plug it in and use it. (or it will blow out the fuse). The hotel staff was able to quickly restored power to our room.
Convenient location: right next to Duane Reed convenience store, subway station and many bakeries.
There is only 1 small elevator (but I don't expect much since most of the NY buildings are old)
Service was quick, efficient and helpful.
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Good location right by the 96th st subway station. Relatively cheap rates for NYC (I paid $170, which was pretty reasonable)
Bed was adequate.
Issues with the place: only 1 elevator, which can get bogged down.
Shared bathroom. I highly suggest you shower and get your business done at night before the morning rush.
There's a coin locker for luggage storage, but it's just a lock once system for $5
The AC wasn't working super great when I was there
Overall, for a budget hotel in NYC, this got the job done. It's easy to hop on the subway and get to most places quickly.
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Consider this more of a 2 and a half star rating (I'll give them a little bit more since we had a bathroom and it was more affordable than other NY accomodations). My hubby and I went to NY around January 2008 for vacation. We actually got a good rate on the hotel when I went online. But this also got me nervous since I've never been to NY, and I've never seen this place. It was close to everything, even to a subway station, and is located on the Upper West Side. They had a good breakfast place next to it, and a good Thai restaurant nearby.
As soon as we entered the hotel, it had that hostel vibe and was an old building (but we ignored it since most buildings in the city are old anyway). The lobby seemed nice from a distance, but when you look closely, the furniture is mis-matched and dirty! The staff was courteous to my hubby so that was a plus. We rode the elevator and it was those really old-school lifts! Scary if you ask me, then again, I enjoy those in old SF buildings too. I just don't want to get stuck. So far that didn't happen. Whew!
We went to our room and as soon as we opened the door, it stunk! Smelled like pee and it was very, very small. I've seen hotel/motel rooms with bigger sizes for the same price. And this hotel is not even on Times Square! I kept telling my husband to upgrade or request for another room, but he just sprayed the room all the time and it was bearable, hahaha! We had a fridge, microwave, dresser, an lcd tv, a small closet, and a bathroom, so it wasn't too bad. Am not sure about air conditioning since it was cold in NY when we were there, sometimes snowing.
I was also able to use the internet via wifi, but you have to pay $5 a day for it. We were there a week, but I only used the internet for 3 days. One time, the connection was so bad that I got a refund of the $5 bucks. On other days, it was pretty good. Overall, it was a good bargain but you definitely get what you pay for. Maybe I'll spend a couple more bucks for better accomodations next time I'm in town. But if I'm in a hostel budget, I'll probably go back here.
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I don't like giving one star reviews, especially If I don't frequent the establishment, or have been there only one time, but in the case of the Hotel Newton, the one star is defiantly deserved. I stayed in the "hostel" section, which has a communal bathroom, where my first qualm lies. The bathroom was absolutely disgusting. There were a multitude of suspicious looking possibly pubic hairs in the shower, which is just gross. And that's only when you were able to use it, which for me, was only at 6 am. The room is incredibly small, even for one person. It also has a disgusting thick ever present musky smell, like someone hasn't cleaned the room. The massive stain on the carpet also gave the notion that the room wasn't clean. The TV only got half the channels in clearly. On top of this, the wifi, which wasn't free, was shoddy and only worked on the windows based machine we brought along. I'd probably never come back ever.
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3 stars not because it's bad but because it's not a luxury or near luxury hotel. I would give a more expensive, more luxurious hotel 4 or 5, but I was looking for affordable. For NYC in a good area this hotel is reasonable.
We stayed there the end of Feb. 2008 so I don't know the air conditioning situation. Our room was "well" heated, however. We keep our home cool so the room was too warm. I finally turned off the valve on the radiator and the room was better the last night. No heat thermostat. We had no air conditioner. Don't know if it was removed for the winter or what. We had a control but no unit.
This was the least expensive, fair quality hotel I could find. It turned out to be in a good part of the upper West Side and about a block from a subway stop. Although not ritzy, our room was furnished very nicely and it was very clean. Room was small but not too small like some of the horror stories I've heard about NYC hotels. Had a small fridge, a microwave, and HD flat panel TV (no movie channels). Bathroom was small but very nice, updated with new fixtures and tile, and absolutely spotless. Second room for my daughter's family had two beds (2 kids and 2 adults) and that made their room too tight. We had a single queen bed.
Didn't use it but I think Internet in room is $5 from noon to noon. Two Internet computers in lobby were frequently in use - they take a credit card for per minute charges.
No gym or restaurant or other special facilities.
Customer service on the phone and at the desk were polite and helpful.
They seem to do a lot of international business. Hotel was full of Germans the days we were there.
Key West cafe next door was wonderful for breakfast. Loved a Tapas and wine bar that was about 2 blocks away. Nice wine store almost across the street (Gotham).
Our stay was fine. Would go back but only to a room with one bed.
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Hotel Newton offers low prices for Manhattan but that is its only virtue. The quality of furnishings is poor and the service is atrocious.
During my stay I informed the front desk staff that the window air conditioner in the room had failed to bring the temperature below 86 degrees. I was told that I must have it on "Fan only" mode, which I did not. When I double checked and mentioned this, the clerk was skeptical, came up to the room, fiddled with the buttons, and pronounced that it had been on "fan only" mode.
I asked if he'd set it to the proper mode for AC and he said he had. 30 minutes later when there was no change, I called again. A second man came up to the room and again pronounced that it had been on "fan only" mode.
Upon reflection it is clear that the staff at the front desk were simply trying to stall for time, knowing that sooner or later I'd probably give up. They were unwilling and unable to fix the problem and did not offer to let me stay in a different room or to discount the rate.
In addition they were extremely rude when dealing with my mention of the problem.
I will not be staying at Hotel Newton again. Buyer Beware!
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