Adam M

Review of Hotel Pennsylvania

So..reading the reviews I was a little skeptical, ...

So..reading the reviews I was a little skeptical, plus I made reservations through a somewhat weird hotel agency (Gala Hotels), check out my review of them too). When we arrived, the hotel is massive, the largest hotel I've ever stayed in. The lobby is more like an airport, but beautiful. We arrived around noon, knowing that check in was at 3. TIME SAVING TIP: Call the hotel the day before and ask for your reservation number. We managed to check in at the kiosk, walked up to the front desk and they gave us our hotel room. Since we were so early there was hardly any line and we managed to get in super early! This may have been a fault in the system but it saved us so much time (also..i heard people who did not check in at the kiosk or have a reservation number that it was an extra 50 dollars to check in..we really beat the system somehow) ! Now..the hotel is not that great. You can tell that BACK IN THE DAY..this place was THE place to go. Now..its just worn out..tired..and needs a facelift. Since I'm a fan of anything haunted..this place was amazing. The door had a sign that said it was made in 1919( I was hoping for Sarah Paulson to come out one of the rooms, but alas, just some tourists). Our room was actually fine. It was huge...if it was updated..the rooms would be beautiful..for a room in NYC.. it was massive. The beds were average..nothing great...bathroom was old, the shower was fine. BUT..on the flipside..I saw no infestation with mice..no stains or mold or anything like that. Just a hotel that needs some TLC. Would I stay again...maybe..for a quick last minute trip to NYC, you couldn't beat the price. Check out was super easy too. All in all..it wasn't as bad as most of the reviews..however..there's around 1700 rooms..so I can imagine we were just one of the lucky ones.