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San Carlos Hotel
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels
150 E 50th St(between Lexington Ave & 3rd Ave)
New York, NY 10022
Neighborhood: Midtown East
(212) 755-1800
- Nearest Transit:
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51 St (4, 6, 6X)
Lexington Av/53 St (E, M)
5 Av/53 St (E, M)
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
10 reviews for San Carlos Hotel
10 reviews in English
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Review from Kar-mun W.
Sunnyvale, CA
1/8/2012
We booked a double queen room. The room we got was good, fairly big for a new york hotel. The biggest plus is that it comes with a microwave and an empty bar-sized fridge that is for our use! There is a separate drinks fridge that the hotel provides for in-room convenience. But for us with young kids, a microwave in the room is a big plus!
The hotel provides a good continental breakfast spread, including fresh pastries, OJ, coffee/tea and yoghurt and cereal selections. We had our breakfast at the hotel everyday.
There is a free business center with 6 desktop computers and free internet access. A printer is even provided free to print-out online reservations/tickets and flight check-ins. Wifi is free around the hotel. There is a pool but we did not get to try it.
This hotel is has a good location mid-town. A block away is the Metro station on 51th St/Lexington, which covers both the 6 and M line, so it is fairly convenient. We do need to walk to 52nd street Metro entrance which has an elevator for our stroller. It is also a fairly quick 15-20 mins walk towards Times Square with the kids.
If supper is needed, there is a number of late night cafes around the hotels. Laundry service is also available down 2 blocks. -
Review from Alice G.
Suffern, NY
1/21/2012
this place is great, great, great!
staff is wonderful, rooms are beautiful, and the whole place is quiet and clean- which is just what i need after a crazy day in the dirty, loud city.
location is good- central and beautiful. -
Review from Tracy G.
Palo Alto, CA
7/11/2011
I am in NYC every three weeks and I have tried my share of midtown accommodations and by far the Hotel San Carlos is the best. ALWAYS accommodate me on the early check In ... Which is KEY after a red eye ... Which is enough for a five star rating from me. Only once have I had a surly front desk person as for the most part the entire staff at the HSC have been awesome. The rooms are , well, roomy and the beds are clean and comfortable. The sheets and towels SMELL clean and do not give you a rash from too much industrial laundering. They have many complimentary amenities, with the free wifi being a bonus. NOTHING is more annoying to me than to be charge frigging 14 bucks per day on top of my rate for Internet !!
Bottom line? Good convenient clean reasonable comfortable easy living while in the City that never sleeps! -
Review from Joan H.
7/26/2011
I cannot report on the actual rates here, since my firm put me up here, but I am guessing our corporate rate was in and around $200 a night.
Having been put up in corporate digs in the area before, I can say that this spot is special. It is conveniently located in an important work district of NYC, and yet close to the further East regions of Manhattan that are a little less business, shall we say.
Inside the rooms are ample (I've seen the tiniest hotel rooms in Manhattan), comfortable, and well appointed. The bathroom is equipped with Aveda amenities!
You can hear some noise through the walls, but it's not bad for a normal to light sleeper. The staff is very friendly, and no incidents.
The free breaky is nothing spectacular but wholly unexpected in a business boutique hotel like this. The orange juice is fresh squeezed! -
Review from Marie Y.
Azusa, CA
5/13/2008 1 photo
We really love everything about the San Carlos Hotel! When we arrived at 11:00 a.m., we were informed that check-in wasn't until 3:00 p.m. - but the desk clerk did us a favor and allowed us to check in right away because our son was so cute. (Awwww!)
Our suite was absolutely fabulous. It was a HUGE one bedroom with a living room area and kitchenette which had a microwave and a fridge. Perfect for this family of three.
The service is excellent and the hotel staff really friendly and helpful. Free continental breakfast is also available for guests. Even better, the hotel is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, so everything is within walking distance.
I would definitely recommend staying here if you're planning a visit to NYC. We know we will the next time we're in town. -
Review from George L.
Wilmette, IL
8/28/2007
Nice medium size boutique hotel. I have stayed here many times on business since they remodeled a few years ago. The remodel job is good, much better and more comfortable than what you get at a W or Royalton or other new, supposedly hip hotel, which usually look like Design on a Dime and then charge top prices.
The one bedroom suites are roomy and well appointed with multiple TVs and bathrooms for a reasonable price for NYC. The service is very friendly, personal and helpful. The have computers with Internet you can use for free and even print too. I've noticed more foreigners seem to stay here than Americans.
Location is good, just behind the Waldorf, near everything in Midtown, block to shopping, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, etc. Exercise room has the basics, no pool or spa.
The drawbacks are the beds are pretty hard, not really comfortable and 50th street is very noisy, but hey, its New York. The regular rooms are a little claustrophobic and the rates have gone up quite a bit in the last few years too, but you can still get deals because its not that well known yet. -
Review from Susan D.
3/22/2010
Okay here's the scoop. To get a decent room in the city you're looking at least paying $250 a night these days (unless you are really good with the internet specials). I'm old school I want to make a reservation and have a 24 hour cancelation policy. And I've stayed at many hotels around the Midtown area (times square with the kidlets, and even in Chelsea during a booked out weekend in the city). We paid $350 a night (this was St. Patty's week, prices vary due to the going ons in the city) I have to say by far for our money this was the best value and impeccable service for our stay....ever (well except when we stayed at my cousin's....love Hotel Jo! It's free!) But that aside when we can't stay with family I want a place that I can crash at the end of a day tromping all over the city and then stuffing a big ass dinner down, where I can relax and feel comfy. And San Carlos was great. We did a minor upgrade for and extra $25 a night and got the Executive Suite with a King and it came with a kitchenette and a pull out couch (with a second tv in the front area). So nice having the extra room to move around. And having a fridge, was a big plus! I like to have a few snacks on hand fruit and juice, and yes they have one of those silly tempting fridges in the bed area (with M&M's staring at you for $6) on a weighted top. But I had my little fridge for my personal goodies, oh and a microwave ( I like tea).
A coffee maker, and yes the mint on the last night was a nice touch.
Oh and we totally forgot to use our nice big robes in the closet....booooo
But it was quiet (other than outside noise occasionally). and I rarely saw other people even staying there. I used the exercise room which had two treadmills, a crossramp and a recumbent bike. I used the treadmill which worked well for me.
The staff was very helpful, and always seemed to be right there with whatever we needed. And when we initially checked in on a Saturday at 8pm tired and weary there was no waiting, it took 5 minutes. So nice....
I love the location, 50th for me is near the Lex subway line @ 51st and an easy walk to so many things. I will definitely stay here again. :-) -
Review from Joanna B.
Chicago, IL
10/16/2006
I stayed at this hotel this past weekend and it was a lovely time. The staff was friendly and accomodating. They even upgraded our room for free. The location was good, everything was clean. We had turndown service with a little chocolate on the pillow. We booked in way ahead of time so our rate was cheaper then if you had walked in off the street. I would definitely stay at this hotel again and recommend it to my friends.
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Review from S M.
San Francisco, CA
7/18/2010
This is a good, solid hotel for those who don't require a trendy bar scene/style-y environment. Makeup mirrors in the bathroom - huge! Large, quiet rooms and attentive staff. I don't have kids but think that this would be a good choice for travelers who do - kitchens in rooms Very positive experience.
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Review from Tim B.
Hudson County, NJ
9/28/2009
This was the second time I have stayed at this hotel. Each time I found it to be a rather enjoyable stay. The main entrance was well-kept, clean, and the staff seemed happy to be of assistance on check-in. Additionally, I found the room to be clean and comfortable as well. If you are looking for a decent hotel that truly seems to care for their guests as well as their property, give this hotel a try.
