Reviews of Gershwin Hotel

15 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It's a great looking place, full of art and very good taste in the decoration.

Disliked: I don't know if the heating was broken or what, but my room was freezing, and when I complained with the staff, they didn't seem to care...

12 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location was great, staff were helpful and the lobby and hallways were beautiful

Disliked: It was freezing in the middle of winter. The blankets provided were not thick enough to keep warm.

04 January 2012 John would recommend this property

Liked: It was a very good location, great for students. The building itself had a somewhat strange surrealist tinge to it, but it made it rather interesting. Staff were helpful and available. Next to the Subway. Daily housekeeping. Comfortable, and felt safe with friendly room mates. Also kind of liked that I was one of the few Americans there.

Disliked: Beds were very basic, not all outlets worked, so had to take turns with roommates. Had to bring own toiletries. Towels and sheets only available upon request.

26 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: perfect location, nice building, friendly staff, clean room/bathroom

Disliked: nothing

17 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location. I walked to most places: Chelsea, Meatpacking district, Greenwich, East Village etc. The hotel is stunning lots of red velvet and black and white images and art on the walls. Good value. Staff were great, very helpful and professional.

Disliked: This place seems to attract people that arent accustomed to dormitory style accom. Had a lot of rude, annoying roomates over a three night stay. I.e checking in at midnight, turning on lights and talking while others were sleeping. But perhaps this was just coincidence.

15 December 2011

Liked: The outside of the building is bright red and there are white things that stick out which help you to spot it on the road. The foyer inside and the hallways are nicely decorated.

Disliked: For those in dorms there were no lockers. The dorm room we stayed in was freezing and you only had one blanket. On the second night we turned the radiator on and it was as if someone was hitting it with a spanner all night - it was clanging that loudly. Also, we weren't warned that we were in a mixed room.

13 December 2011 Jamie would recommend this property

Liked: It doesn't look like a typical hostel because it is a hotel as well. Lovely staff and good coffee and teas in the cafe. Plus, my dorm room was big and clean and had a nice sized bathroom. I'd definitely stay here again!

Disliked: $6 to hire a towel if you forget yours! Typical in NY though probably. Nor would they hire out a blow dryer to dorm guests...only to hotel guests. Also, they didn't have my reservation when I showed up even though I had reserved it months before. It only took them about 15 minutes (I guess they had to get into their hostelbookers account to check??) and they found it. :)

03 December 2011 Diana would recommend this property

Liked: Location! Lobby is also cosy and nice. And it is not noisy at all considering it is a hostel and it's on a busy location.

Disliked: The air in the rooms - not fresh at any time.

14 November 2011

Liked: location

Disliked: cleanliness; noise; 5 men in the same room as me (I'm, obviously, a girl); deposit which I didn't know about before I checked-in

11 November 2011 Erik would recommend this property

Liked: A-location in Manhattan, helpful staff and very clean.

Disliked: No safety boxes in room itself and bad airconditioning.

20 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The atmosphere and the cleanliness. Loved the outside design!

Disliked: I would have liked to have somewhere to keep my luggage during my stay, not just before I checked in and after I checked out. (for those in the "hostel" accommodations)

17 October 2011 Emma would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent location, a 15 min walk gets to Time Sqaure, 5 mins to the Flatiron building, 5 mins to different subways to different places. Good atmosphere.

Disliked: Not really a negative, but you have to validate your room keys every day for security reasons. There aren't really any common rooms for eating in either.

14 October 2011 Owain would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent location

Disliked: Nothing

06 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very much

Disliked: very small the room

29 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I really liked the lobby and the piano concerts

Disliked: Nothing to declare

26 September 2011 Jonathan would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, well air conditioned, comfortable.

Disliked: Most pathetic key system I have ever encountered in my life. You have to recharge your key every day and if you keep it in either a wallet or your pocket they run out of magnetism...so where do you keep it? Not really a hostel, more of a hotel with shared rooms.

11 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: location

Disliked: no breakfast included, unfriendly staff

29 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Quirky, funky and great location

Disliked: Dorm rooms are a bit shabby but ok. Staff are rude but I find that's a trend across all of New York!

24 August 2011 Fabrizio would recommend this property

Liked: In the center of Manhattan, friendly staff, beautiful artistic environment.

Disliked: Nothing

22 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location

Disliked: Expensive to add an extra night at hotel when arrive. No common area to meet people - more a hotel than hostel.

18 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I love the designs and the paintings on the walls. The whole hotel is like an artwork. I love the comfortable couch area as well.

Disliked: I somehow expected that they would have a roof top, but they did not, so it was a little disappointment. But they did nothing wrong and I loved my stay.

30 June 2011

Liked: The hotel itself was rather cool, it had a nice lobby and the staff were friendly.

Disliked: The fact that it had no lockers, this is very important for a hostel! I asked and they told me that there were safety deposit boxes for 5 dollars a day and that they had no lockers left large enough to fit my laptop and that it was my responsibility to look after my possessions. I thought that was a bit harsh considering i had nowhere to leave them except for the hostel room shared by 10 people. Also the price is over 10 dollars more due to tax. Tax should be displayed in hostel prices!

25 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the art and it's location

Disliked: 1

20 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Atmosphere

Disliked: Not Much

15 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The decor was very quirky. Clean towels and linen were provided everyday.

Disliked: No security lockers were available in the dorms. You have to pay for a safety deposit box which were not even big enough for a laptop.