Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City > Reviews

Advantages: fantastic location, spacious room
Disadvantages: many floors rundown, aircon unit directly below our window

...we arrived over. With decent hotel rooms at a premium in NY, its hit-and-miss what sort of room you'll get for the type of money you'd pay for a 4 or 5 star elsewhere. The front of the hotel and the lobby are impressive - marble floors, shining reception, deep carpet. The give-away is the crowd of increasingly dis-heartened would-be guests assembled in the middle, waiting desperately to check-in. To say the reception staff are inefficient and unhelpful ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic Location, Price
Disadvantages: Very Basic

...the long search for a hotel began. We wanted somewhere that was a hotel (and not a hostel), a good central location close to attractions and transport and a decent room - the hard task was that we only wanted to pay £400 (£200 each) for a 6 nights stay. Given that this is New York City we didn't think we would get all our requests for that price, but then we fell upon the Hotel Pennsylvania. The price was great so we booked straight away (it ... Read review

Advantages: great Location, Great Value
Disadvantages: No frills

The hotel Pennsylvania is a tourist class hotel. This means low bidget no frills you get what you pay for. but at the end of the day if all you want is a clean room with a bed shower and basic tv, this hotel more than does the job. having been to NY numerous times I can genuinely say you will not find a better priced hotel. It is clean, the rooms are a fair size in relatively good condition. I have only had two problems during many stays there and ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, fantastic foyer
Disadvantages: Dirty, small rooms

...original telephone number for this hotel is 65000, so, for Glenn Miller fans, this has to be worth a visit, but I cannot recommend staying there. The location of this two-star hotel is excellent, being in the garment district, where the major designers used to have their establishments, right opposite Penn Station and Madison Square Gardens, over the street from Macy's, and less than two blocks from the Empire State Building. The huge foyer ... Read review

We have just completed a world trip and I must say this was the worst hotel of our Travels. Upon arrival we were advised there was no reservations made for us, for which we had legit vouchers and confirmation numbers They advised us the hotel was booked out, but still had rooms available via the net. The Check In staff and Manager (Glen) were unapproachable and we sat guarding our luggage in their lobby for 2 and 1/2 hours while our travel agent in OZ rebooked a room for us via the net. They would not allow us to go somewhere else other than the lobby, or store our luggage while something... more

...was sorted out. Eventually a room was found for us through the oz travel agent, but in the room, the smell of urine and condition of the room was appauling. With windows that half closed. Writing and marks??? on the walls. Please be warned this is not a hotel you wish to stay at for their lack of service and consideration for the weary traveller

Advantages: Clean and well equipped good position
Disadvantages: expensive for the single traveller

The Hotel Pennsylvannia is the best hotel I have stayed in in central Manhattan. It is perfectly situated for easy access to all of New Yorks best sights. For the single traveller it may be expensive as I found on my first visit but for two it is great. I reccomend booking in advance as rooms are very expensive taken on arrival. Times Square, Maddison Square Gardens, Empire State Building, Central Park and Fifth Avenue are all within easy walking ... Read review

Advantages: Only location
Disadvantages: Very old and dirty rooms

Worst hotel ive ever stayed in and i have travelled the world. unfriendly staff rude, no manners and the dirtiest smelly rooms. The first room wasnt fit to house an animal and the 2nd 3rd 4th to 5th didnt get much better. the duty manager didnt have anything to say he just gave us another room to look at, he didnt seem to care, im not surprissed since hearing that they intend pulling this hotel down next year. my sister an myself and 5 friends stayed ... Read review

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: Everything else

We arrived in New york in February after a long flight with continental to Newark airport. We checked into a nice helpful lobby however when we got out of the lift we were greeted with an awful old musky smell. We went into our room and found it smelt even worse. The bathroom was dirty and mouldy, there were bare wires in the room and damp across the walls to make matters worse 2 male guests walked in to the room as they had been issued the same ... Read review

Advantages: location, size of rooms
Disadvantages: long check in line

...york city landed us at Hotel Pennsylvania. Great location, just across from the Amtrak on seventh avenue. After a long wait in the lobby (it was late and they were obviously not staffed for the number of people), we get our room key. Nice to see a secuirty guard keeping non residents out of the elevators. room was on the 11th floor, at the end of a long corridor. Big surprise. Big room, large comfortable bed, Old, small but functional washroom, big ... Read review